Mobility 2050. Region of Munich – Creating a Common Vision for Sustainable Development in an Unique Public Private Cooperation

This paper presents the Vision Mobility 2050 for the region of Munich that has been developed recently. A special focus is laid on the process of its elaboration based on a unique public private cooperation, the so-called Inzell-Initiative. The initiative, officially entitled as “Solving Traffic Problems Together” was founded by the City of Munich and BMW in 1995, to jointly discuss traffic problems and look for solutions apart from political discussions. Within the framework of “Inzell” all actors involved in transport issues from politics, industry, science and the public sector are participating in an in-depth dialogue on mobility problems in the Munich area. The collaboration aims for developing sustainable solutions in transport and mobility. In 2007, against the background of future challenges for mobility and traffic as well as changes in people's mobility behavior, the participants of the Initiative started working on a common vision for mobility in the Munich region. This happened in a forum called “The Future of Mobility in the Munich Region”. The time line for the common work was 25 years. First results and recommendations were introduced in 2009. Based on these results all partners developed a common vision with an extended time horizon on 2050 in a cooperative approach. The results were presented in June 2013 including relevant fields of action and strategies for a sustainable development of mobility in the region. The vision has been paving the ground for the evolution of “Inzell” itself as well as new projects. With the time frame 2050+ this vision has to be regarded as a guideline for a sustainable development by means of short-, mid- and long-term strategies and measures. Fundamental for the results of this vision is the frame as well as the process in which they have been developed.