Konzertiertes Parkraummanagement als Baustein einer nachhaltigen Campusmobilität an der TU Dresden (KONZERT)
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Initial situation
As the largest employer in the state capital of Dresden with around 8,300 employees and around 32,000 students, the TUD Dresden University of Technology is a major traffic-generating institution. Members of the university teach, study and research at various locations and visit them for work or training purposes, among other things. Accessibility and transport links to the university locations and in particular the main campus in Dresden's Südvorstadt district are therefore of particular importance. University members (employees and students) have individual mobility requirements due to different distances and connection qualities at their place of residence as well as their personal and family framework conditions. These mobility needs are to be supported and managed by the Dresden University of Technology (TUD) itself and by the stakeholders responsible for owning the land as part of a sustainable organization of transport processes.
Project structure and content
In the KONZERT funding project, the state-owned company Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB) is working together on behalf of the TU Dresden areas, the state capital Dresden (LH DD) for the publicly dedicated road space and TU Dresden as the direct user of the areas on the main campus to implement responsible parking space management as a core component of sustainable mobility development at the university location. The following diagram provides an overview of the basic project process.
The KONZERT funding project essentially pursues three main objectives:
1. implementation of core elements of innovative operational mobility management
A core concern is to institutionally anchor the corporate mobility management envisaged in the mobility concept for TU Dresden and to implement core elements of it. This includes, in particular, the "Responsible parking management" package of measures, on which the project focuses due to its considerable potential impact on sustainable mobility development. A special feature is that the planning for responsible parking management - in accordance with the title of the funding project - is concerted, i.e. carried out jointly, simultaneously and in a coordinated manner both on public streets and in university areas.
2. establishment of innovative working and process structures
This requires intensive, cross-actor coordination processes, for which innovative work and process structures are to be developed, tested and consolidated in the project. These include regular, weekly meetings at working level within the framework of mobility workshops (co-working spaces) as well as the technical and organizational preparation of draft resolutions and decisions. The project is also characterized by an intensive participation process with various interactive and informative formats, which are accompanied by neutral external moderation.
3 Process and impact evaluation
The coordination and technical involvement of the Chair of Mobility System Planning ensures sound, scientific process support and a transparent analysis of the effects of the funding project. The mobility survey of employees and students already established at TU Dresden will be further developed as part of the funding project and a further round of surveys will be conducted at the university in spring or early summer 2025. The results of these scientific studies will be incorporated into practical recommendations for action for other multi-actor groups and transferable use cases.
The research project is based on numerous preliminary works, strategies and concepts of the institutions involved in the project, which have been developed in recent years around the topic of mobility at TU Dresden:
- Leitziele für Mobilität in Dresden 2035+ of the City of Dresden
(https://ratsinfo.dresden.de/to0050.asp?__ktonr=175940) - TU Dresden Sustainable Strategy 2023–2030
https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/strategie-und-vision?set_language=en - Mobilitätskonzept für den Hauptcampus der TU Dresden (Teil 1+2) (part 1+2)
https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/nachhaltigkeit-im-arbeitsalltag/mobilitaetsportal/mobilitaetskonzept?set_language=en - Masterplan Campusgestaltung
https://tu-dresden.de/bu/architektur/ila/forschung/masterplan-campusgestaltung
The core of the KONZERT project is to answer three central scientific research questions:
- To what extent can innovative work and process organization make operational mobility management successful at a large university with a complex administrative and responsibility structure? What strategies can be used to overcome existing obstacles to cross-actor cooperation?
- How are innovative mobility management strategies perceived by those involved and affected and which approaches lead to the acceptance of a cross-modal "push & pull" concept for influencing mobility?
- Does the implementation process of core elements of the mobility concept lead to noticeable changes in the perception of transport alternatives and to behavioral changes among university members?
The results of the research project should not only contribute to the scientific discourse on corporate mobility management, but also provide concrete recommendations for action for universities and comparable institutions. Particular attention will be paid to the practical relevance and transferability of the findings to other educational institutions and organizations.
Participation formats
A broad participation format is planned to accompany the project work. Different stakeholder groups will be brought together at regular intervals to discuss specific mobility management issues. The following overview provides an initial insight into the planned participation formats and their timing. Some of the formats will be moderated externally and offer concrete opportunities to contribute your own and target group-specific ideas and concerns to the implementation process.
The information event on campus mobility entitled "The future of parking on campus - a balancing act between sustainability and necessity" kicked off on May 17, 2024.
Employees and students as well as representatives of TUD stakeholder groups were invited to attend. The event took place on May 17, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Dülfersaal (Mommsenstr. 13, 01069 Dresden). It was attended by 115 registered participants.
Objectives and concerns
The core objective of the event was to provide initial information for university members and to communicate participation opportunities and planned participation formats. In terms of content, the focus was on the integration of the project into the mobility concept and mobility management at the TUD, the presentation of the KONZERT research project and the discussion of possible future measures aimed at responsible parking management. Participants also had the opportunity to put their questions and concerns to those involved in and responsible for the project and then take part in an interactive live survey.
Course of the event
- Welcoming words by the Chancellor of TU Dresden
Chancellor Mr. Jan Gerken - Keynote speech: Mobility management and mobility concept at TU Dresden
PD Dr. Rico Wittwer, Chair of Mobility System Planning - Keynote speech: Responsible parking space management
Florian Schönherr, Chair of Mobility System Planning - Open discussion with project managers
State Capital Dresden, State Enterprise Saxon Real Estate and Construction Management, TUD Directorate Facility Management, TUD Chair of Mobility System Planning - Interactive live survey
- Closing words
Documentation and results
Presentation slides:
Slides of the overall presentation
Interactive live survey with Mentimeter:
Results of the Mentimeter survey
Contact and further information
The research project "KONZERT - Concerted Parking Space Management as a Building Block of Sustainable Campus Mobility at TU Dresden" is part of the funding guideline "Operational Mobility Management" with the focus on "Innovation Promotion" of the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) and is administratively managed by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM).
The project consortium comprises
- TUD Dresden University of Technology - coordinated by the Chair of Mobility System Planning and the Directorate Facility Management,
- the state capital of Dresden, represented by the Office for Urban Planning and Mobility and
- the Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB), in particular the Dresden II branch in the project.
- Amt für Stadtplanung und Mobilität der Landeshauptstadt Dresden
https://www.dresden.de/de/rathaus/aemter-und-einrichtungen/oe/dborg/stadt_dresden_6642.php - Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB, Niederlassung Dresden II)
https://www.sib.sachsen.de/niederlassung-dresden-ii-3998.html - TU Dresden, Chair of Mobility System Planning (MSP)
https://tu-dresden.de/bu/verkehr/ivs/msp - TU Dresden Dezernat 4 – Gebäudemanagement
https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/organisation/zentrale-universitaetsverwaltung/dezernat-4-gebaeudemanagement
Contact person:
TUD Dresden University of Technology,
Friedrich List Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Institute of Transport Planning and Road Traffic
Chair of Mobility System Planning
01062 Dresden
E-mail: konzert-mobilitaet@tu-dresden.de
