Mobility Hubs: A Way Out of Car Dependency Through a New Multifunctional Housing Development?

Today’s urban design of new quarters in the fringes German metropolises shows a renaissance garage building as cluster for car parking. In contrast to past, parking garages are planned multifunctional “mobility hubs.” Planners enrich them with mobility and sharing options incorporate sports or social infrastructure facilities on roof ground floor, thus contributing vibrant neighborhoods. internationally renowned example Nordhavn (Copenhagen), we observe decentralization mainstreaming approach: Mobility hubs become constitutive parts small subcenters. this respect, they can be seen common leitmotiv Germany’s metropolises. The form model local mobility, guaranteeing certain flow pedestrians freeing adjacent streets traffic. Integrated into system alternative modes transportation nearby mass transit, those infrastructural clusters might contribute change habits ultimately reduce dependence. If their underlying policies implemented if more successful than traditional even create an incentive not use private cars at all remains open further investigation. For purpose, article will trace emergence discourse practice particular focus major developments periphery cities. It analyzes competitions formal planning implementation following them.