SUMBA Commuting Master Plan Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Borough of Altona 1 Imprint Client Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Borough of Altona Contractor orange edge – Integrated urban and transport planning, Hamburg In collaboration with uplab - Digital participation for the city of the future, Berlin Processed and financed under the EU Interreg BSR Programme SUMBA (Sustainable urban mobility and commuting in Baltic cities) Hamburg, August 2020 2 SUMBA Commuting Master Plan Part 1 Status analysis and commuter survey 3 Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6 Stocktaking .................................................................................................................................. 9 Demarcation of the study area ....................................................................................................................... 9 Population and employment figures .............................................................................................................. 9 Settlement structure and density................................................................................................................. 10 Transport system .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Administrative framework .......................................................................................................... 16 Stakeholder and governance structure ........................................................................................................ 16 Urban and transport planning ...................................................................................................................... 18 Survey ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Survey method ........................................................................................................................... 21 Sample description ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Place of residence and work......................................................................................................................... 22 Commuting distances and times .................................................................................................................. 24 Quality of the commuter services ................................................................................................................ 25 Different modes of transport for different areas ......................................................................................... 26 Different combination of transportation modes for different areas ........................................................... 28 Significance of the transportation mode ...................................................................................................... 29 Temporal distribution of commuter traffic and flexibility of working hours ............................................... 30 Framework conditions for choosing a mode of transport ........................................................................... 31 Commuter portals and carpooling ............................................................................................................... 32 Alternative transportation modes from the respondents’ point of view..................................................... 33 Stakeholder discussions .............................................................................................................. 35 Conceptual preliminary considerations ....................................................................................... 37 SWOT analysis .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Overarching trends ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................................. 41 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Questionnaire off-line survey ....................................................................................................................... 42 References .................................................................................................................................................... 43 List of figures ................................................................................................................................................ 46 List of abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................... 47 4 Executive Summary The Commuting Master Plan outlines the traffic commuting to Hamburg continues foundations and the first approaches for to play the central role. Nevertheless, the the development of a sustainable, cli- regional commuter traffic is increasing mate-friendly commuter concept for the proportionally and tends to follow rather settlement corridor between Pinneberg dispersive chains of transportation. Con- and the Borough of Altona in the Ham- ducting interviews among commuters in burg metropolitan region. Pinneberg County with a destination in Numerous plans at state, borough and Hamburg reveals the long distances peo- municipal level are already in place today, ple travel in their everyday lives. The based on the criteria of sustainability transport infrastructure - whether road and climate protection. Nevertheless, or rail - is trailing behind this trend. these plans are currently proving difficult The survey indicates that the vast major- to coordinate. There is no regional plan- ity of people are prepared to make use of ning organisation that is equipped with efficient and attractive regional the necessary competencies for the en- transport for their journey to work. The tire settlement and transport area as a bicycle plays a particularly important role unit. as a means of reaching other forms of Through an online survey carried out as transport and for longer distances with part of the SUMBA project, the mobility electric support. behaviour and patterns of commuters The experts who are involved clearly ad- from Pinneberg County could for the vocate a qualification and expansion of first time be presented in a manner that the public transport system. At the same is specific to the region. In the process, time, however, they highlight that the im- areas with motorised private transport plementation of these much-needed (MPT) and public transport (PT) connec- measures is currently only possible in the tions could be clearly identified. Areas long term and is made more difficult by with an affinity to MPT are areas where administrative and legal complexities. It people live who, on average, commute will also be necessary to invest in out- between Pinneberg County and the Free dated technology (signal boxes) prior to and Hanseatic City of Hamburg with a expansion. proportion of MPT of over 40%. On the Thus, in addition to setting the strategic other hand, people who commute to course for the expansion of the regional Hamburg with an average PT share of rail passenger transport (RRPT), it is es- more than 60% live in regions with a high sential to take the first concrete steps in level of PT. the implementation of the Commuting With the insights gained from the survey Master Plan with effective measures that and interviews, 10 key measures were can be implemented in the short term in developed together with the project the areas of mobility management, digi- partners in the form of fact sheets and in talisation and ridesharing. a manner geared towards implementa- Furthermore, the course must be set at tion. The study pre-evaluated a number state, federal and EU level to establish a of different strategic approaches. regional association that is significantly The study clearly identifies a differentia- strengthened in its transport planning tion in commuter mobility behaviour. The competence. The experience gained during the Corona crisis will reveal the influence home of- fices and the rapid spread of e-bikes may have on commuter traffic in the future. 5 Introduction For many people, commuting is part of their everyday lives. Every working person wants to reach their workplace as quickly, reliably, economically and trouble- free as possible. Cities and municipalities are seeking to provide the transport infrastructure needed for this. However, achieving safe and smooth commuter traffic as a planning objective is no longer enough. Climate protection has become an increasingly important aspect. In the future, cities and local authorities will have to design the day-to-day commuting to work in such a way that as few resources as possible (energy, time, space, urban space) are consumed. What is more, the sustained migration