New Solutions for Sustainable Mobility in Leipzig

New Solutions for Sustainable
Mobility in Leipzig
Cebu City, 01.04.2016
Dipl.-Ing. Torben Heinemann
City of Leipzig
Office for Traffic Planning and Road Construction

Stadt Leipzig -
Leipzig – city of culture, trade and traffic
Office for Traffic Planning and Road Construction 2

Stadt Leipzig - 3Office for Traffic Planning and Road Construction
Leipzig - city of culture
 working site of Johann Sebastian Bach
 home of the world famous Thomanerchor
 a place for modern art and architecture

Leipzig trade fair international
 investment: 800 Million €
 start planning: 1992
 opening: 1996
 vistors per year: 1.4 Million

Stadt Leipzig - Office for Traffic Planning and Road Construction
inhabitants 568.000
(in 2011 plus ca. 9.000 people
in 2012 plus ca. 10.000 p.
in 2013 plus ca. 11.000 p. plus 2,06 %
in 2014 plus ca. 13.000 p. plus 2,12 %
in 2015 plus ca. 16.000 p. plus 2,90 %)
area 29.760 ha
road network 1.765 km
tram network 148 km
tram lines 13
bicycle network 442 km
Leipzig – numbers and facts
Leipzig
Bundesrepublik
Deutschland
Berlin
Dresden
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Region Leipzig-Halle
Dresden
PragueChemnitzFrankfurt/
Munich
BerlinHannover
• Leipzig-Halle: region with
1.8 mio. inhabitants
• very good transport
infrastructure
• motorways in all directions
• rail service to Berlin 1 hour

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Leipzig: A growing City
 new population more than
60,000 over the past 12
years
 more than 95 % of
inhabitants enjoy living in
Leipzig
 particularly attractive to
young people
 registered employees in
2011: 216,189
Source: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
493.052 502.651 510.512 518.862 522.883 523.815
2001 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011

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Leipzig city structure
North: New fields of employment
South: Leipziger Neuseenland

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airport Leipzig/Halle
2 new runways (1996-2000 and 2005-2008)
New terminal + ICE-train station (2001-2003)
DHL (2005-2008)

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airport Leipzig/Halle
Flights
(take-offs and landings)
Passengers (Persons) Air freight (Tons)
2000 47,030 2,288,931 11,273
2001 42,408 2,185,130 9,252
2002 41,209 1,988,854 9,675
2003 40,303 1,995,070 9,342
2004 39,316 2,041,046 5,700
2005 37,905 2,127,895 12,054
2006 42,417 2,348,011 29,330
2007 50,972 2,723,748 101,283
2008 59,924 2,462,256 442,406
2009 60,150 2,421,382 524,083
2010 62,247 2,352,827 663,024
2011 64,097 2,266,742 760,345
2012 …
2013 887,000
2014 911,000
2015 > 1,000,000
Source: Leipzig City Council, Office for Statistics and Elections
+ 1,600 %

Stadt Leipzig -
area around the new BMW factory
planning started: July 2001 - start of production: April 2005,
investment 1,5 billion €

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the new BMW factory
electric cars - start of production: 2013

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the new PORSCHE factory
planning started: 1998/1999, building: 2000-2002

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Porsche Cayenne

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Porsche Panamera

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Porsche Macan started in 2013

Expected Modal Split in Leipzig for 2020
39,5 38,2
31,5
26,3 27,3 25,0
5,8 5,8
13,2
12,4
14,4 18,0
23,2 27,5 27,3
34,1 28,6 25,0
8,7
8,4 8,7 9,9
11,0
9,0
22,8 20,1 19,3 17,3 18,8
23,0
36,0
5,2
17,8
5,9
35,1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Percent
By public
transport
By car, go
with
By Car
By bicycle
By foot
1987 1991 1994 1998 2003 20202008
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New goals for the Modal Split 2025
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44.0% 39.6% 32.0% 30.0%
17.3% 18.8%
23.0% 23.0%
12.4% 14.4% 17.0% 20.0%
26.3% 27.3% 28.0% 27.0%
SrV 2003 SrV 2008 Ziel 2015 Ziel 2025
Modal Split
MIV ÖV Rad Fuß
• SrV = Survey of travel behaviour of TU Dresden for the City of
Leipzig every 5 years
• Ziel 2015 according to STEP 2003
• Ziel 2025 according to STEP 2015 (draft version)
by foot
by bike
by pt
by car

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Principles of sustainability
Leipzig won the national German price for sustainability
for the criteria:
- quality of life and
- structure of the city
2012

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Public Space
Marktgalerie

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Living at the water front

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Living at the water front?

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Living at the water front?

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Leipzig – compact city center

Leipzig - downtown
ca. 900 m
ca. 700 m
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Cebu City – Colon Street Quarter

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City-centre – limited access for cars

Passages in the city
There are more
than 30 covered
walkways
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City Centre – strenghening functional mix

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Car reduced city center

Parking in the city center
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P
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P
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500 m
P
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5.900 parking places
in public parking
garages underground
and above ground
Parking in the
City center:
10.400 parking places
totally in the inner city
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Parking in the city center
 Raising the parking fee by 200 % in 2011, new: 2,- €/h
 Reduction parking lots on street in the
city center from 870 to 250 in 10 years

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Revitalizing public spaces: Richard-Wagner-Platz
a former parking lot for 120 cars
34Foto: punktum Bertram KoberOffice for Traffic Planning and Road Construction

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Cycling in Leipzig

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Cycling in Cebu City

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Cycling in Leipzig
 good conditions for
cycling:
 plain landscape
 compact city principle
as part of city
development
 number of bicycles:
approx. 515,000
 length of bicycle net
 bicycle lanes: 99 km
 bicycle advisory
lanes: 18 km
 bicycle paths: 225 km
 others: 93 km
 overall: 436 km
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Cycling in Leipzig
 1998
ca. 236,000 bicycles for 437,000 inhabitants
= ca. 540 bicycles per 1,000 inhabitants
 2015
ca. 515,000 bicycles for 568,000 inhabitants
 growth from 1998 to 2015
ca. 279,000 bicycles
or ca. 170 %

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Cycling in Leipzig
 Cycling share of Modal Split:
– SrV 1990: 5.2 %
– SrV 1994: 5.8 %
– SrV 1998: 13.2 %
– SrV 2003: 12.4 %
– SrV 2008: 14.4 %
– SrV 2013: 15.6 %
– SrV 2015: 17.3 %
SrV = Survey of representative transport behaviour in Leipzig since 1972
(German: System representativer Verkehrsbefragungen)
growth > 250 %
growth ca. 333 %

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Cycling in Leipzig
 trips in 1994 86,500 trips by bike per day
 trips in 2015 353,750 trips by bike per day
 km per day 1994 259,500 km per day
 km per day 2015 1,415,000 km per day
 number of bicycles 1994 215,000 bicycles
 number of bicycles 2015 515,000 bicycles
growth ca. 400 %
growth ca. 240 %
growth ca. 540 %

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bicycle parking downtown
 bicycle racks for two bicycles each:
– 2008: ca. 630 bicycle racks
– 2009: ca. 730 “
– 2010: ca. 830 “
– 2011: ca. 880 “
– 2012: ca. 1,030 “
– 2013: ca. 1,200 “
( April 2013)
Additional bicycle parking at
private bicyle racks (some with
advertising), on privat grounds or
in garages.

bicycle parking
 bicycle parking concept for
city center
 use of parking rack
„Leipziger Anlehnbügel“
 approx. 4.500 parking racks
placed in Leipzig
Best practice for bicycle infrastructure
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bicycle garage in the university
 opening of bicycle garages:
in 2009: ca. 600 parking lots
in 2012: ca. 1,100 additional
parking lots
total: ca. 1,700 parking lots

bicycle underground parking at the university

Examples for bicycle infrastructure

bicycle parking at the zoological garden

bicycle parking at the German National Library

bicycle parking at the main train station

bicycle parking in the pedestrian zone

bicycle parking next to mobility center

bicycle parking in the city centre

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Bicycle parking in the city center near the university
approx. 300 bicycles on this picture

bicycle lanes
An der Tabaksmühle Dresdner Straße Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
 width of bicycle lanes: mostly 1.85 m
 length: 99 km of 436 km bicycle net
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bicycle lanes in intersections
Dresdner Straße K.-Liebknecht-Straße
 for improved recognizability:
red colouring of bicycle lanes
Dresdner Straße
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
Dresdner Straße

bicycle marking in intersections (for indirect left turns)
Karl-Tauchnitz-StraßeDresdner Straße
RödelstraßeRödelstraße
Rödelstraße
K.-Tauchnitz-Str.Example for a bicycle lane
between two car lanes
Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße

bicycle lanes alongside to parking
An der Tabaksmühle Dresdner Straße
 marking of the bicycle lanes on both sides
 marking with 0.50 m next to parking, for protection
against car doors opening
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bicycle advisory lane (alongside parking)
K.-Liebknecht-Straße
Dresdner Straße
 width of the bicycle advisory lane: 1.5 m (minimum: 1.25 m)
 interrupted white line, with 0.50 m distance to parking cars
William-Zipperer-StraßeWilliam-Zipperer-Straße
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bicycle paths
Richard-Wagner-PlatzGeorgiring
Johannisplatz Waldstraße
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Georgiring
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Richard-Wagner-Platz
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Johannisplatz
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Waldstraße
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bicycle path against the direction of one way roads (50 km/h)
Dresdner Straße
 bicycles moving in direction of the one way road use the
car lane
66

bicycle path against the direction of one way roads (50 km/h)
Dresdner Straße seperate traffic light for
bicycles
67

bicycle marking in intersections
Richard-Wagner-Platz
Johannisallee
Karl-Tauchnitz-Straße
advanced stop line for bicycles
 3 m – 5 m ahead of the car
stop line
 for improved recognizability,
to avoid blind spot problems
widened stop area for bicycles
 advanced stop line, 5 m
ahead of all car stop lines
 to secure left turning bicycle
traffic
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„Leipziger Kombispur“ – „combination lane“
cars turn right, bicycles are allowed to go straight as well
Georg-Schumann-Straße/Lindenthaler Straße

„Leipziger Kombispur“ – „combination lane“
K.-Tauchnitz-Str.Georg-Schumann-Straße/Lindenthaler Straße
cars turn right,
bicycles are
allowed to go
straight as well

Leipziger Hauptbahnhof – main train station
Source: Freistaat Sachsen

Jeepney

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Rationalizing jeepney routes
Jeepneys will not be allowed along Colon Street. These will be rerouted so
that they cross can cross Colon Street and thus provide access to jeep
riders.
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Rationalizing jeepney stops
Designated jeep stops along strategic points in streets perpendicular to
Colon Street to serve jeepney riders.
JEEP STOPS
LEGENDS:

BRT – Bus Rapid Transit in Bogotá

BRT – Trolleybus instead of Diesel

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The electric bus

The electric bus

Stadt Leipzig -
history - local and regional rail service
1. Line (1968)
Wurzen (1974)
Grünau (1977-84)
Halle (2004)
2002 stoped
Plagwitz- Gaschwitz
New City-Tunnel (2013)

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The new local and regional rail service
Grünau – Stötteritz - Wurzen
Halle – Stötteritz - Wurzen
Borna - Eilenburg
Halle – Flughafen - Altenburg
Bitterfeld - Gaschwitz

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City-Tunnel Leipzig

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City-Tunnel Leipzig
project = 5279 m
tunnel = 1800 m
City centre

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Main station

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Market station

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Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz

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Quelle: Freistaat Sachsen
Bavarian Station: Moving the portikus

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Bavarian Station

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Urban development area Bavarian Station

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Tram line 15

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The tram improvement program
line 11
(1999 – 2025)
line 16
(1994 – 2005)
line 7
(2010 – 2020)
line 15
(1998 – 2016)

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Tram stop Goerdelerring

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Tram stop Phillip-Rosenthal-Straße

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Tram stop Coppiplatz

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Tram stop Lindenau bus depot

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Tram stop Main Station

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Tram stop New fairground

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Tram stop New Fairground

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Bike & Ride

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Tram linie 16

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Eisenbahnstraße

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Eisenbahnstraße

Georg-Schumann-Straße

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Public relations for cycling
overview:
 activities for bicycle promotion:
 ITF Active Transportation Tour
information material:
 leaflets for bicycle parking
 leaflets for car reduced
city-centre
 homepage: „
www.Leipzig.de/Fahrrad“
 bicycle maps for commuters and tourists
 public participation during planning process:
 bicycle traffic development concept
 working group bicycle traffic promotion
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New Mobility-Stations in Leipzig in 2015
The Idea:
The public transport company
provides all modes of transport
out of one hand.
These are:
 tram, bus, rail-service
 carsharing
 bike sharing
 electric car charging
 information to all modes
 one bill for all
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Intermodality with “Leipzig mobil”
Easy use of different modes of transport for one trip
135
Information about the
ticket sale and trip to the
mobility station on your
smart phone
Get
information
for carsharing
or bike
sharing

A network of mobility stations
Easy access to a dense net of mobility station
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International Transportforum (ITF) Active Transportation Tour

Citizen-consultation-hour of the Lord Mayor on bike

Cebu City – Colon Street Quarter

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Leipzig – compact city center

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Pedestrian zone

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Sidewalk

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Pedestrian zone

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„Jahrhundertschritt“-monument in pedestrian zone
pic.: Andreas Schmitz

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Why support walking?
 the desire to spend time in public
spaces is a sign of urban quality
– spaces without people are vast
and empty
 the presence of people brings
social security
 walking is healthy and leads to
well being
 walking gives urban quality
 Spaces for pedestrians are
attractive for tourists
Am Markt
Photo: Andreas SchmitzThomaskirche
Photo: Andreas Schmitz

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Walking = Thinking of Tourism

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Why support walking?
 for an attractive public transport there
is a need for an attractive net for
walking
 ecological mode of transport
 walking does not cause any
environmental
 economical aspects
 cost for infrastructure are much
smaller than for any other form of
transport
 supporting walking increases the
possibilities for handycapped people
to be independently mobile
 walking is not discriminating age or sex
 attractive public spaces
 attractive situation for local economies
Am Markt Photo: Andreas Schmitz

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Walking = Desing for all

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What is needed to attract pedestrians?
 high level of safety
 reducing spaces that might feel
unsafe for people
 reducing barriers through other
uses on sidewalks
Source: Beitrag zur Stadtentwicklung
40; S. 57
Underpass Wilhelm-Leuschner-
Platz
EmilienstraßeKarl-Liebknecht-Straße Photo: Andreas SchmitzPhoto: Andreas Schmitz

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 direct connections
 narrow network
 easy walking with no
obsticles
Willmar-Schwabe-Straße
Passage am Neumarkt
Goerdelerring Photo: Andreas Schmitz
Photo:AndreasSchmitz Photo: Andreas Schmitz

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What is needed to attract pedestrians
 good orientation, easy to
understand
 attractive design of
sidewalks, good quality
of material
Willy-Brandt-PlatzBrühl
Richard-Wagner-Platz Photo: Andreas Schmitz
Photo: Andreas SchmitzPhoto: Andreas Schmitz

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Bild:www.hamburg.adfc.de
conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists

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conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists

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pedestrian zone in Leipzig, 2011

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new city cars in Leipzig, 2010

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urban street life in Leipzig, 2011

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Cebu City – Colon Street Quarter – Step 1

BRT stop

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Thank you for your attention

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Department of City Development and Construction
Office for Transport Planning and Road Construction
04092 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 123 - 34 41
fax: +49 (341) 123 - 34 55
www.Leipzig.de
City of Leipzig
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Stadt Leipzig - 175Verkehrs- und Tiefbauamt
Haltestelle mit angehobener Kfz-Fahrbahn
 Prinzipskizze einer angehobenen Fahrbahn
(nach ERA-Entwurf 01/09, FGSV, Köln 19.01.2009)

Haltestelle mit angehobener Fahrbahn –
am Beispiel Leipzig
Pfaffendorfer Straße (Haltestelle Zoo - stadteinwärts)

Haltestellenkap mit Fahrbahneinengung
am Beispiel Leipzig
Zschochersche Straße (Haltepunkt Elster Passage)

Haltestellenkap mit Fahrbahneinengung
am Beispiel Leipzig
Pfaffendorfer Straße (Haltepunkt Zoo - stadtauswärts)

Haltestellenkap mit angehobener Radfahrbahn
am Beispiel Leipzig
Könneritzstraße (Haltepunkt Holbeinstraße - stadteinwärts)

am Beispiel Leipzig

Haltestellenkap mit angehobenem Radweg
am Beispiel Leipzig

Haltestellenkap mit angehobenem Radweg
am Beispiel Leipzig
Könneritzstraße (Haltepunkt Holbeinstraße - stadteinwärts

am Beispiel Leipzig
Könneritzstraße (Haltepunkt Rödelstraße - stadteinwärts)

am Beispiel Leipzig

am Beispiel Leipzig
Könneritzstraße (Haltepunkt Rödelstraße - stadtauswärts)

am Beispiel Leipzig

Haltestellenkap mit verschwenktem Radweg
am Beispiel Leipzig
Eisenbahnstraße (Haltepunkt Einertstraße - stadteinwärts)

Haltepunkt S-Bahnhof Gohlis
Haltestellenkap mit verschwenkter Radverkehrsführung
am Beispiel Leipzig

am Beispiel Leipzig

Radverkehrsführung an Haltestellenkaps
bei ausreichender Flächenverfügbarkeit
Lösungsvarianten für die Seitenräume analog Bushaltestellenkap
(analog Bushaltestellenkap, nach ERA-Entwurf 01/09, FGSV, Köln 19.01.2009)

bei hoher Flächenverfügbarkeit (≥ 7,00 m)

bei geringer Flächenverfügbarkeit (≥ 4,50 m)

bei sehr geringer Flächenverfügbarkeit (≥ 3,50 m)  Führung als Rad-/Gehweg

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