SCHOOLS4iCity

The project examines commuter flows to educational institutions. These traffic flows exhibit significant peak loads, which in some places require additional personnel and vehicles to handle. The aim is to ease these commuter flows, improve traffic safety at educational institutions, and increase the efficiency of local public transport.

A mixed-methods approach is used to address the issues: Users are surveyed quantitatively about their mobility behavior, and the results of these surveys are supplemented by qualitative workshops. Similarly, mobility and traffic data are used in the modeling of traffic behavior.

• What characterizes the mobility behavior of young people?
• What challenges does public transport face due to peak loads in school transport?
• What options are there to optimize public transport in school transport from the perspective of operators and users?
• How can traffic safety be ensured in the school environment?

• Data collection at educational institutions in Stuttgart (mobility survey, formation of cohorts)
• Spatial analysis of educational institutions, their transport services, and traffic safety in the school environment
• Development of recommendations for action to the stakeholders involved and preparation of short reports
• Joint workshops with educational institutions.
 

•    Development of a scientific methodology for collecting data on the mobility behavior of young people
•    Identification of levers that can ensure transport services to educational institutions
•    Insights into the general mobility behavior of young people