Higher mobility and less traffic

The future perspectives in the field of “mobility and traffic” are experienced quite differently at present: while some people expect a continuously growing traffic volume and a gridlock soon, others rather anticipate a fundamental paradigm change caused by a shortage of energy and financial resources. In this context the 7th “Heidelberger Bauforum” held on 18.09.2008 (Fig. 1) asked questions about the limits of mobility, the availability of energy and in general about the required traffic infrastructure in respect of volume and mode. “Transit, transport, mobility – thinking ahead in order to...