Den Weg zur Haltestelle mit Virtual Reality erlebbar machen: Digitaler Taktischer Urbanismus

Heike Marquart; Jan-Philipp Mesenbrock; Benjamin Heldt; Christian Wolf; Alvaro Chignola; Rita  Cyganski

doi:10.14512/rur.3113

Authors

Heike Marquart Institut für Verkehrsforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Jan-Philipp Mesenbrock Forschungsbereich Mobilität, Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
Benjamin Heldt Institut für Verkehrsforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Christian Wolf Institut für Verkehrsforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Alvaro Chignola Deutsches Fernerkundungsdatenzentrum, Oberpfaffenhofen, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Rita Cyganski Institut für Verkehrsforschung, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/rur.3113

Keywords:

Tactical Urbanism, Virtual reality, Transport planning, Participation methods, Digital participatory tools

Abstract

The redistribution of street space plays a central role in urban and transport planning. In this context, Tactical Urbanism offers a flexible and participatory approach to testing out street space design. However, redesigns are often associated with lengthy administrative processes and a lack of acceptance. Digital participation and visualisation methods with virtual reality can help to visualise redesign before implementation. This article brings Tactical Urbanism together with virtual reality technologies and analyses the use of ‘digital Tactical Urbanism’ based on the redesign of a station forecourt. Based on an online survey, Tactical Urbanism measures were developed, inserted as 3D models in 360° photos of the forecourt and could be experienced interactively in virtual reality glasses. Interviews were then conducted with public transport users and administrative experts to explore the opportunities, limitations and framework conditions of Tactical Urbanism in combination with virtual reality for planning processes. The results of the interviews show that the virtual reality world promotes an immersive experience of the redesign and motivates participation in planning processes. In the future, digital Tactical Urbanism could support street design, particularly in sensitive and conflict-ridden public spaces.

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