Frigjord parkeringsyta med bilpoolslösningar - Fallstudie Lund

Sammanfattning: This master thesis examines how much of the urban area of the city of Lund, could be released from parking space in different future scenarios. These scenarios are based on three different options of car sharing and unfold around year 2040. Historically city planning has had various influences from different centuries with both economic and military ideals. But the 20th century and the introduction of the automobile shaped the city landscape with great impact in both new urban areas and in the town centre. However, there is an increased awareness of the environmental impact that motorized traffic entails. Some reports claim that the west has reached its peak in car use. The thesis explores alternative use of urban space from the perspective of both literature and interviews with urban planners and representatives from municipalities. Huge traffic solutions create barriers and these should be counteracted by infill projects and by expanding the city’s structure within its borders. A higher population density could be achieved which provides a healthier city life and better business climate. Based on a comparison of some chosen European towns which are planned for a low car use the thesis computes how much of the traffic space in Lund that can be released. It indicates that in 2040 between 10 to 74 hectares of urban space could be released from parking space, based on three different options of car sharing depending on how big the user share of the population will be. A space that could contain households for up to 1 200 citizens. The span of outcomes depends of the user share. The two options of 10 and 40 per cent of the city population have been studied.