Tramway renaissance in Munich - Effects of the new Tram 23 an urban structure and mobility behaviour.

Abstract

Since 1996 formerly abandoned routes have been put into service again. Recently the first completely new line - Tram 23 -has been opened in Munich. The tram line 23 connects "Münchner Freiheit," the center of the district of Schwabing, with the newly developed neighborhood "Parkstadt Schwabing". This former industrial area has recently been converted into a new, mixed-use area according to the city's planning guideline "compact, urban and green" locating up to 6,000 inhabitants and about 18,000 jobs. Together with the existing neighborhoods and further urban development projects there will be about 50,000 people / jobs within the catchment area of the Tram 23. This transportation project will have significant effects on urban structure, transport demand and mobility behavior. In order to evaluate the interactions between the new transport services and the built environment, a research and development project has been launched. This project is designed as an impact study that compares the situation before (2008-2009) and after the implementation of the new transport supply (2010).