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A nationwide traffic model digitally maps car, bus, train, bicycle and foot traffic as well as freight traffic in Baden-Wurttemberg. The model provides a central, powerful planning tool. The Ministry of Transport has presented a nationwide transport model for the first time that digitally maps car, bus, train, bicycle and pedestrian traffic as well as freight traffic in Baden-Wurttemberg and puts planning across the country on a common, uniform database. The new one makes it visible how people and goods move in the country: It shows where traffic originates, how it is spatially distributed and how mobility flows can develop in the future. The model provides a central, powerful planning tool. New quality of transport planning At the presentation, the transport minister emphasized the importance of this step for a modern mobility policy: We are making mobility more visible throughout the country. The model shows how people travel today and how traffic can develop tomorrow. This makes it clear which measures are effective - and where we need to make adjustments. A city can, for example, simulate in advance how it has to manage the detour for a large bridge construction site without everything ending in traffic jams. Hermann emphasized that the model enables a new quality in transport planning: Now we can make a well-founded assessment of which measures are effective, where bottlenecks arise and how we can organize traffic better. Our goal is fairer, more climate-friendly and safer mobility. New transport model saves time and money The model links car, bus, train, bicycle and foot traffic as well as freight traffic in a single digital system for the first time. It analyzes traffic volume, emissions, modal split and accessibility and shows how measures or new offers affect the overall system. In the future, many projects will not have to build their own traffic studies or their own traffic models. Instead, reports and planning can be based directly on the state traffic model. This saves time and costs and ensures that projects can be compared on the same data basis, says Hermann. Detailed picture of mobility throughout the country A special feature is the high spatial resolution. Around 10,000 traffic cells provide a fine representation of paths and movements - from the metropolitan region to the small community. This makes it possible to evaluate both large infrastructure projects and specific questions on site: commuter flows, new development areas, rapid cycle connections, public transport offers or construction sites. We can now see how traffic changes when we introduce new bus routes, build a rapid cycle connection or plan a larger construction site. Such analyzes used to be very time-consuming, but now results can be available much more quickly, says Hermann. The state transport model provides results for the forecast year 2030 and is currently being expanded to the 2040 time horizon. It links mobility surveys, traffic counts, public transport timetables, geodata and structural data such as population, jobs or school locations. By integrating neighboring federal states and international transport, supra-regional connections also become visible. New basis for traffic studies in municipalities The model offers direct practical benefits for municipalities. Many questions can be answered without new data collection, and it is estimated that results can be available three to six months faster. Municipalities also save up to 20,000 euros per examination. For large model projects, savings of up to 400,000 euros can be achieved. Use, on the other hand, is free of charge and is open to all relevant stakeholders as soon as a user agreement has been signed. The model is ready to go. It is expressly intended to be used, says Hermann. Figures, data, facts about the state transport model Digital transport model for passenger and freight transport Can be used free of charge by the state, regions, municipalities and commissioned offices Over 10,000 traffic cells represent the state, with 890,000 kilometers of roads and cycle paths, 60,000 stops and 4.6 million timetable kilometers Analysis year 2019, forecast 2030, expansion to 2040 in progress Database: mobility surveys, Structural data, traffic counts, public transport timetables, road and cycling networks Areas of application: Planning of infrastructure measures, commuter flows, new residential and commercial areas, public transport expansion, cycling networks, large construction sites and climate protection scenarios Three to six months faster results, savings of up to 20,000 euros per examination, up to 400,000 euros for large models
