w Draft Agenda Study visit Cologne, 3-5 April 2019
Contact person Dr. Gregor Waluga, Mobility Expert, Department of Mobility and Transport Infrastructure, City of Cologne Tel: (+49) 0221 221 34155 E-mail: gregor.waluga@stadt-koeln.de Location Stadthaus, Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, 50679 Köln Next PT-station: Köln Messe/Deutz Day 1 3 April 2019 (Venue: Stadthaus ) Time Subject Notes / Objectives AM Arrivals Participants arrive in Cologne 13.00-15.00 Introduction and roundtable Dr. Gregor Waluga, City of Cologne; Mayor Andreas Wolter (requested); CIVITAS SATELLITE organisers All 15.00-15.30 Coffee break 15.30-17.30 Working session 1: mobility-measures to better air quality Dr. Gregor Waluga, City of Cologne; 17.30-18.15 Feedback from 1st day and expectation for 2nd day Introduction to the City s strategy and ongoing projects in transport and mobility. Participants present themselves and their city strategies briefly. Presentation of the Green City Masterplan Why we are doing this? What mobility-measures are we implementing? Discussion on expectations on this study visit. CIVITAS SATELLITE organisers 18.15-19.00 Free time 19.00-21.00 Free evening / Informal drink At Gilden im Zims (Heumarkt 77, Cologne; PT-stop: Heumarkt); At own cost
Day 2 4 April 2019 (Venue: Stadthaus ) Time Subject Notes / Objectives 9.00-10.00 Working session 2: Mobility station Silke Frank, Zukunftsnetz Mobilität NRW (requested), Benjamin Klein, Stadt Köln (confirmed) How are they funded by state government? How ist he design? How they are implemented in Cologne? 10.00-11.00 Workshop: experiences in other cities How you implement mobility stations? How you finance the operations? How you deal with the companies? 11.00-12.00 Site visit: mobility station Julia Egenolf, Stadt Köln (confirmed) Visiting Charles-de-Gaulle- Platz (funded by GrowSmarter EU-project) 12.00-13.00 Lunch At Henkelmännchen (directly at venue) 13.00-15.00 Working session 3: zero emission bus fleets Stefan Annemüller, Kölner Verkehrs- Betriebe (confirmed), Jens Conrad, Regionalverkehr Köln (confirmed), Thomas Schmalen, Regionalverkehr Köln (confirmed) 15.00-15.30 Coffee Break 15.30-17.30 Site visit: zero emission bus fleets Stefan Annemüller, Kölner Verkehrs- Betriebe (confirmed), Jens Conrad, Regionalverkehr Köln (confirmed), Thomas Schmalen, Regionalverkehr Köln (confirmed) 17.30-19.00 Free time 19.00-21.00 Networking dinner At Gaffel am Dom (Bahnhofsvorplatz 1, Cologne; PT-stop: Köln Hbf / Cologne Central station)
Day 3 5 April 2019 (Venue: Stadthaus ) Time Subject Notes / Objectives 9.00-10.00 Working session 4: e-mobility infrastructure Concept for implementing loading infrastructure Thorsten Gehrlein, team red (confirmed), 10.00-12.00 Working session 5: Public transport roadmap Bernd Rögels, City of Cologne (requested) Ralf Brand, Rupprecht Consult (requested) Development of the light rail metro system (east-westaxis); interim buslines (on fast lanes) 12.00-13.00 Lunch At Henkelmännchen (directly at venue) 13.00 14.30 Evaluation and transferability session Discussion on the output of the visit and drafting of the evaluation report 14.30 End of the visit Hotels Holiday Inn Express Cologne - City Centre https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/cologne/cgncc/hoteldetail?cm_mmc =GoogleMaps-_-EX-_-DE-_-CGNCC Motel One Cologne-Neumarkt https://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/cologne/hotel-cologne-neumarkt/ Dorint Hotel Köln-Junkersdorf https://hotel-koeln-junkersdorf.dorint.com/de/ These are some suggestions, however, the participants should feel free to choose among other options. Practical information Transport between Cologne Bonn airport (CGN) and venue: use S19 (platform 2, direction Düren or Sindorf) or "RE8 (platform 1, direction Mönchengladbach); remember to buy a valid ticket, pricelevel 1b for 3,00 EUR.
Public transport: you can use all local trains (S, RB, RE, MRB), metro ( U-Bahn ) and buses within the city borders for free (you get a ticket at arrival at venue). You can search for connections using the KVB-App: https://www.kvb.koeln/app/ You will also find Sightseeing: more information you find at KölnTourismus: https://www.colognetourism.com/
Map and directions to venues and hotels We d also like to send you the locations of the places where the activities are planned to occur and other useful sites, so that the partners can be aware of which are the best places to stay at: Venue: Stadthaus, Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, 50679 Köln Next PT-station: Köln Messe/Deutz Cologne Central station PT station Köln Messe/Deutz Venue Cologne Cathedral Ca. 1.400 m
Site visit 1 - mobility station: Charles-de-Gaulle-Platz Mobility station Charles-de-Gaulles Platz Venue
Site visit 2 - zero emission bus fleets t.b.c. Breslauer Platz (near Köln Central Station ) Venue
Ca. 700 m Informal drink Heumarkt 77, Cologne; PT-stop: Heumarkt Cologne Central station Gilden im Zims
Network Dinner Bahnhofsvorplatz 1, Cologne; PT-stop: Köln Hbf / Cologne Central station Cologne Central station Gaffel am Dom