Week 7 (literature)

Question 1

How was backcasting used in the article?

Answer 1

To see what the effectiveness of policies are for achieving a desired city scenario. IN this case the focus laid on AV’s

Question 2

The study found that the policy package ‘Reclaim and reuse released areas’ was rated as having the highest degree of effectiveness by most experts. Explain this policy package?

Answer 2

this package focuses on using the freed spacing resulting from the reduction of motorized traffic to create alternative modes of transport, green areas and public facilities. The policy package includes measures such as pedestrianization of streets, creation of bike lanes, and the development of public spaces.

Question 3

What is the essence of the hyper mobile city?

Answer 3

• Shared automated vehicles
• Ultimate accessibility. Everything accessible
• Increase of number vehicles and worsening congestion
• high energy necessity
• huge sprawl

Question 4

What is the essence of the restricted individualistic city

Answer 4

• Still energy shortage
• Personal automated vehicles
• No access to all parts of the city –> biking and cycling
• Congestion is still a problem

Question 5

What is the essence of the livable shared city?

Answer 5

• Less need for parking
• redevelopment of parking lots/buildings leading to more residential areas or green spaces in dense urban areas.
• Shared automated vehicles
• still a lot of energy is needed
• parking lanes –> new shared lanes, gardens and parklets.

Question 6

What is the essence of the unlimited individualistic city

Answer 6

• Lot of power
• Huge sprawl
• Power shortages

Question 7

Name the stages of the backcasting process.

Answer 7

Visioning, Policy packaging, appraisal

Question 8

To guide AV implementation, critical policy measures are identified in the article, grouped into three paths. Tell me which paths.

Answer 8

Policy path 1: safe and shared transition (2019–2030
- The first path focuses on ensuring a safe coexistence during the implementation phase, favoring shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) over private autonomous vehicles (PAVs).

Policy path 2: achievement of a shared and active mobility
(2019–2040)
- aims to promote sustainable public transport and discourage individualistic mobility.

Policy path 3: urban reconquest (2040 and beyond)
- seeks to enhance urban areas, reclaiming road and parking spaces, and avoiding urban sprawl.