Sustainable Mobility is Mobility for Humans

Mobility is a basic human need. However, our current mobility practices put a strain on the environment, damage our health and impair the quality of our time spent in public spaces. It's high time that something changed!

We support local authorities in strengthening sustainable mobility. The aim is to give people more mobility with less traffic. Our drive: avoid, shift and improve traffic. “Pull” approaches improve the mobility offer. The offer has the best effect when it is supported by so-called “push” measures, for example to redesign or redistribute road space. A combination of pull and push measures is therefore particularly important in order to achieve climate protection targets in transport and to reduce motorised private transport.

In addition, the quality of life and quality of stay in cities and municipalities, their road safety and noise and particulate pollution will also improve. A win-win situation for local authorities, especially for the people and the climate!

What you will find on KEA-BW's sustainable mobility website and in the department:

• Information on all aspects of sustainable mobility
• Expertise in a knowledge portal with documents, tools and good examples
• Contacts to stakeholders in sustainable mobility 

What we do:

• Initial counselling for local authorities and interested stakeholders
• Support of the state-wide funded job holders for sustainable mobility
• Professional exchange and networking
• Public relations and project work
   

Get in touch with us:

Sustainable Mobility department
KEA Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur
Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Rotebühlstr. 81
D - 70178 Stuttgart
Mail: mobilitaet@kea-bw.de
Web: www.kea-bw.de/nachhaltige-mobilitaet

Mobility stations link different modes of transport and promote environmentally friendly travel.

They can serve as a start or end point as well as a linking point on route chains: Mobility stations should at least consist of car sharing services, bicycle parking facilities and public transport stops (S-Bahn, U-Bahn, buses, local and long-distance trains).

If possible, they should also include scooter, pedal scooter and bike sharing facilities as well as parking spaces for taxis. Supplementary services can include Park&Ride car parks, Bike&Ride facilities, bicycle parking garages, parking spaces with charging infrastructure and mobility centres.

Mobility stations can be found not only at major public transport stops, but also in residential neighbourhoods. There are mobility stations of different sizes, for example in the city of Offenburg: their small stations combine a car sharing and bicycle hire system. They are distributed decentrally at numerous locations throughout the city. So-called medium stations expand the offer with a city and regional bus connections. Premium stations also offer long-distance buses and rail transport. Interested parties can find and book all services under the umbrella brand “EinfachMobil”.
 

Mobility pillars mark mobility stations in Baden-Württemberg: places where a variety of shared and public mobility options come together. Here, it is possible to transfer, both literally and figuratively, for example on foot to the suburban railway, from the bus to the rental bike, from the car to the train.

On behalf of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport, KEA-BW supports local authorities in setting up mobility pillars. It advises on good examples that have already been implemented, on funding opportunities and how to get started.

Baden-Württemberg is the federal state with the most car sharing locations in Germany. All cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants have at least one car sharing service, as do 80 per cent of municipalities with between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. In small towns and municipalities in rural areas, there is room for improvement: Only around 20 per cent of local authorities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants offer car sharing.

Car sharing in the countryside: Schäftersheim is a good example
With “SmarteKARRE”, Prof Dr Martina Klärle has set up a purely electric car sharing scheme for the people in her small town. The vehicles are supplied with their own green electricity and are reserved exclusively for the 120 families. For this commitment, Prof Klärle and “SmarteKARRE” won the state award “Wir machen Mobilitätswende!” in 2020. The award recognises people in companies, municipalities and organisations who professionally implement ideas for sustainable mobility.

Expansion of car sharing in urban and rural areas
Car sharing is a genuine and sustainable alternative to owning a car and therefore plays an important role in the mobility of the future. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Transport is promoting the expansion of car sharing as part of the environmental network.

Cities and communities should regain their quality of life and become places of a living community. Car sharing expands the range of mobility options in municipalities and leads to an increase in the quality of life and amenities in cities and communities in the long term. Nine good reasons to actively participate in the expansion of car sharing services:

1. modern communities through climate-friendly mobility
2. free space for reorganisation through good replacement rates for first and second cars
3. lively town centres
4. high quality of life
5. change in mobility behaviour and strengthening of public public transport as well as cycling and walking
6. linking with other means of transport at mobility stations
7. support of the regional area through co-operation
8. sustainable charging and transport infrastructure
9. positive climate balance

One of the pioneers of car sharing at mobility stations is the city of Offenburg. The small stations combine car sharing with a bicycle hire system. They are distributed decentrally at numerous locations throughout the city.

Ambitious climate and environmental protection targets can only be achieved if road transport itself becomes more climate-friendly, with less impact on the environment and health. In addition to motorised private transport, the transport and logistics sector and local public transport also cause climate-damaging emissions.

Electromobility offers great potential here: e-vehicles are locally emission-free thanks to renewable energies. They are also more climate and environmentally friendly overall. Due to the professional management of maintenance and operation, public transport is particularly well suited to the switch to emission-free drives. By electrifying their bus routes, local authorities can act as role models for this further development and demonstrate how suitable e-mobility is for everyday use.

The expansion of the charging infrastructure plays a decisive role in how users embrace electromobility.

The German government has already used the beginning of the 2020s to further tighten the binding greenhouse gas reduction targets by amending the Climate Protection Act. For the transport sector, this means a 48 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

In order to achieve these targets, road transport must be electrified as quickly as possible, among other things. The target set by the German government of 15 million purely electric cars by 2030 represents an enormous challenge for the development of charging infrastructure. Private charging will play a key role with a current share of around 80 per cent. In addition, around 80,000 to 160,000 publicly accessible charging points will need to be installed in Baden-Württemberg by 2030.

Local authorities can support the development of public charging infrastructure by companies through tenders for locations or more efficient authorisation processes. They can also convert their own vehicle fleets and make the necessary charging infrastructure available to the public.