Four different scenarios are displayed for each city.

• The first scenario displays the business-as-usual (BAU) situation (the normal traffic situation calibrated by the model).
• The second scenario looks at what happens if certain residential streets are closed for car traffic (and used, for example, for other purposes).
• In the thirds scenario, car-sharing stations are installed in the direct vicinity of the street closures.
• The fourth scenario replaces the shared cars with shared bicycles.

For each scenario, a comparison is made with the BAU situation, illustrating the difference in car traffic flows and in modal shares.

What can I learn from this for my city?

Although in this dashboard this is only done for four case study cities, it also gives insights for other cities. By comparing the maps, one can learn about the directions of the impacts of street experiments and shared mobility hubs. For example, from the case study Ghent, we can learn that implementing street closures across the city will results in an overall decrease in car traffic, more pronounced on the ring roads. As well, providing more car-sharing hubs might increase overall car traffic. As simulations for the other case study cities show similar outcomes, we can expect that these trends might also occur in other cities.

Based on these findings and on a workshop with the City of Ghent, we outline some key findings and insights for local governments.

On the Methodology page, you can find out more about the methodology applied and the data used!

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