What role do parking lots play in upgrading our cities? How can they be transformed to make the cityscape more modern, ecological and future-oriented? This is the subject of the research project “Transformation potential of large-scale parking lots for sustainable urban redevelopment”.
With the three model municipalities of Dortmund, Görlitz and Ulm, various transformation concepts are being developed based on a comprehensive analysis of parking spaces in the urban area. The analysis is primarily based on data and aerial image evaluations from mundialis.
The research project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction as part of the ExWoSt (Experimental Housing and Urban Development) program and is supervised by the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR). Consortium leader Gertz Gutsche Rümenapp GbR is responsible for the project as a whole, we are responsible for the geodata and analyses, the think tank paper planes e.V is working on the parking lot survey. Multiplicities – Designing Transitions is responsible for organizing the workshops in the process. An online collaboration platform was used to guide the participants through the results of the analysis and to seek a joint exchange. This involves working closely with the administrations of the municipalities.
On March 12, April 3 and 11, suitable parking spaces were identified with the municipalities for the upcoming concept phase. The mapping and categorization of the parking spaces, which had previously been developed, formed the basis for the selection process. On April 16, the results were presented to the BBSR and the selection was further refined.
And why? Increasing the quality of life in cities is becoming more and more difficult due to the increasing demand for space and the simultaneous shortage of space. Until now, parking lots have occupied a particularly unattractive space in the public cityscape and are particularly space-intensive. Redesigning them is therefore an enormously exciting approach!