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From bike path to integrated transport plan
Image: Kassel UniversityEarlier this year, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (BMVI) awarded a total of seven endowed professorships for cycling. These seven universities have launched an online seminar series in which they discuss key issues relating to the promotion of cycling.
On the occasion of the visit of Karola Lambeck, the cycling commissioner at the BMVI, an online seminar entitled "From cycle path to integrated transport plan" has now been held. There, Ms. Lambeck spoke about the reality of life for cyclists and the measures taken by the Ministry of Transport to promote cycling. The second panelist was Prof. Dr. Carsten Sommer - he heads the Department of Transport Planning and Systems at the University of Kassel and is an expert in integrated transport planning. In the online seminar, Prof. Sommer introduced the new professorship and its main content areas.
"What is required is a degree program that reflects the diversity and breadth of content and competencies for the promotion of cycling. In addition, the study should enable graduates to make effective changes towards more and qualitatively better cycling," demands Prof. Sommer.
The recording of the online seminar is available at the following link:
Background
The webinar is aimed at prospective students and students in the field of mobility and transport, urban planners, transport planners and engineers from local authorities, planning offices and specialist administrations, as well as interested members of the public. The event is free of charge and takes place in the context of the endowed professorship for cycling, which the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) has been funding at seven universities since this year. In addition to the University of Kassel, these include the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, the Bergische Universität Wuppertal, the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences in Wolfenbüttel, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter and Suderburg, the Wildau University of Applied Sciences and the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.
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