LAB 1 - Safe System Approach for children’s active travel in peri-urban areas

Location: Bergum Gunnilse

In the peri-urban area of of Bergum Gunnilse, many residents in the area rely on cars due to a lack of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and poor lighting. 

The pilot is exploring ways to make travel both more sustainable and safer, especially for children and young people commuting to school and extracurricular activities. This is being done in close collaboration with local stakeholders, including community organizations, schools, and families.

The pilot aims to understand why and how people, particularly children and youth, choose to travel. We will use this knowledge to co-develop solutions with the community, making sustainable travel easier while fostering a safer and more connected environment. The insights gained from this project can be applied to other peri-urban areas with similar conditions.

Key actions involve creating the following:

• A ‘Virtual mobility hub’ with e.g. a database of car-pooling schedules, combined with infrastructure measures, such as improved lighting, decreased speed limit, co-creating safety solutions and new ways to understanding safety.
• A Safety System Approach (considering vulnerable road users, road infrastructure and vehicles) to transition towards a more sustainable commute, and towards a ‘15-min village’ concept, replicable to other peri-urban areas.

LAB 2 - Seamless travel, citizen engagement & nudging tools in a complex mobility hub

Location: Korsvägen junction

Korsvägen is a complex and busy intersection in the heart of the city's event district, with a diverse mix of transport modes and a constant flow of people. The intersection is perceived as unsafe and has an additional obstacle - the long-term construction site of Västlänken (underground train station).

Using the city's digital twin and 3D visualizations, we are testing new ways to manage traffic flows, enhance safety, and simplify travel. Digital tools help us understand and predict the effects of temporary traffic solutions and allow us to plan accessibility more effectively. This is of great importance during the long-term construction work and all larger events that are taking place in the area. We explore how behavioural nudging can affect travellers to choose more sustainable modes of transportation as well as plan for the introduction of pick-up and drop-off zones, and the transformation of existing parking spaces.

Examples of measures to be tested:

• Simulating traffic flows and surface reallocation to better plan and manage reconstructions and temporary solutions.
• Using 3D visualizations to improve understanding of the area’s future development and promote sustainable travel options.
• Investigating travellers’ willingness to switch to more sustainable modes of transportation through nudging.
• Introducing “pick-up and drop-off” zones and combination travel solutions to improve accessibility and simplify journeys to and from events.
• Transformation of existing parking areas.