In the “Mühldorfit – for the future” project, three fundamental fields of action were identified and addressed with the trends of land use, mobility and health. The focus is on reducing motorized traffic through alternative forms of mobility. “Mühldorfit – for the future” was developed as part of a project in the Master of Urban Studies at the Technical University of Munich.
Vision of Mühldorf's old town with the project's interventions, image: Luisa Herklotz
Concept - connecting the focus spaces, image: Sofía Martín Díez
It’s not just in our September 2023 issue that we make space for student projects. Students also present their own work on our website – for example in this article. You can find all the projects on our “Studies” topic page and the September issue is available in our store.
How must Mühldorf develop in order to remain attractive and liveable in the future? Mobility in Mühldorf is very car-oriented. This is due to the fact that the town is a hub in the region, with many through roads leading in different directions. At the same time, Mühldorf is also a railroad junction, which is the basis for public transport in the region.
The Big Plan shows the planned changes in Mühldorf, Image: Larisa Pavliuk
Focus trends in land use, mobility and health
Following the compilation of strengths and weaknesses during the inventory in Mühldorf, we have highlighted three fundamental trends. While the mobility trend addresses the traffic problem in Mühldorf, the use of space trend creates new spaces for spending time. However, mobility and use of space are not only considered as individual trends that are implemented separately, but also bring a joint solution. The aim is to create a path system that puts cyclists and pedestrians safely in the foreground, increases their mobility and at the same time opens up the path as a qualitative open space. The third trend also plays an important role here: the health trend should not only stand for new doctors’ surgeries or other institutions relevant to the healthcare system, but for a general understanding of health, i.e. a healthy life in Mühldorf. This also includes social life, noise reduction, clean air and an attractive recreational area.
Transformation of street spaces in conversion steps, image: Luisa Herklotz
Better quality of life through alternative mobility
Together, these three trends in Mühldorf are to be understood as a new network of movement that holds the other adaptations together and embeds them in the overall picture. The aim of the selected trends was therefore to reduce car traffic and promote alternative means of transportation in Mühldorf. This new mobility should form the basis for an increase in spatial quality and thus for the promotion of well-being and health throughout the city. This solution was derived from the high potential of Mühldorf and its surroundings, such as the nature reserve, the River Inn, good sports facilities and the old town. To this end, the city’s four barriers for pedestrians and cyclists are to be removed. We have then defined five focus areas, each of which takes this new mobility into account. The areas Aktivpark, Altstadt, Bahnhof, Grüner Campus and Wohnen were selected based on the weak points found in Mühldorf. These spaces determine their surroundings in the city through their use in this area and build on the basis of the new mobility of Mühldorf with the interventions in them. In turn, the trends of mobility, space utilization and health intervene in these spaces and improve them. As these interventions cannot simply be implemented overnight, they are spread over 30 years.
Focus area Social Old Town - development period in ten-year steps, Image: Larisa
The design was created as part of “Mühldorf 2053”, an interdisciplinary project in the Master’s program in Urbanism at the Technical University of Munich. You can read more about the background to the project here, and the designs of other students can be found here.