More sustainable mobility is crucial for the transition toward a climate neutral city. In this project, we work around three fundamental hurdles that may stand in the way of more sustainable mobility: the support base among inhabitants and users, the funding of investments in the infrastructure and the organisation of collaboration at the various policy levels. We're using the mobility plan for the Kessel-Lo sub-municipality and the regional Regionet mobility plan to find out what works to overcome these hurdles.
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Who takes part?
Who are all the partners in the project?
Role of Leuven 2030?
In this breakthrough project we assume the following role(s):
Place in the Roadmap?
This breakthrough project is part of the following programmes of the Roadmap:
How does it work?
In 2021 and 2022, we will first focus strongly on the issue of the support base. We will do this through an extensive participation process which, on the one hand, consists of a broad survey and, on the other hand, will also work concretely with this input through a citizens' panel and action labs. The outcome of this will help to draw up the new mobility plan for Kessel-Lo and will be used as the basis for a shared future narrative for the sub-municipality. We subsequently want to build a data-driven green district contract based on this. This is a new way of formalising and monitoring the undertakings of various parties towards a common goal. We expect that drawing up a green district contract for Kessel-Lo will provide us with new insights from which business cases can emerge and from which we can make the link to the funding issue.
Vorm 3010 participation process starts
Design bureau starts working on mobility plan
Selected citizens' panel formulates 28 goals
'Civic contracting' prototype is developed
Translation of the ambitions of the citizens' panel into a future narrative
Launch of 'Civic Labs' call
Submission of 'Civic Labs' projects
Vorm 3010 participation process starts
Design bureau starts working on mobility plan
Selected citizens' panel formulates 28 goals
'Civic contracting' prototype is developed
Translation of the ambitions of the citizens' panel into a future narrative
Launch of 'Civic Labs' call
Submission of 'Civic Labs' projects
Why is this project important?
Mobility accounts for about 22% of Leuven's carbon emissions*. A share that seems to be increasing rather than decreasing. This makes the modal shift crucial to turn Leuven into a climate neutral city. However, such a far-reaching shift to more sustainable modes of transport implies tough challenges. This project looks for answers to three major issues:
- How do you increase the support base for the modal shift among the city's inhabitants and users?
- What funding can we find to accelerate the modal shift, in addition to public funding?
- How do you best organise the collaboration at the different policy levels (city - region - supralocal)
*CO₂-inventory Covenant of Mayors
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