The BERNARD Gruppe is working on a feasibility study for the Berlin inner-city district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. In the study, we are investigating suitable traffic-calming adaptive modal filters in the Bergmannkiez while preserving the radial bus network that connects the residential area.
The reduction of non-local through traffic, less noise and greater road safety are at the top of the agenda for many local authorities. Fixed road barriers such as posts or flower tubs reliably prevent unwanted motor-vehicle traffic, but they obstruct the desired local transport – or, as in this case, the bus service. An alternative solution to this could be dynamic variable modal filters, which allow permitted passage for a short time depending on the situation.
The feasibility study currently provides for the selection, testing and evaluation of technical components such as retractable bollards, barriers and various signaling systems. However, new elements of indirect access control are also being tested and evaluated using suitable technical options in the event of vehicles entering the road in contravention of the regulations.
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Jörg Stowasser, BERNARD Gruppe
