Fellbach is upgrading: New mini roundabouts for less traffic jams!

Fellbach is upgrading: New mini roundabouts for less traffic jams!

Fellbach is planning heavily and is relying on modern transport concepts. Two new mini roundabouts are being established in the city center, and the city administration wants to not only improve traffic flow, but also improve the quality of the city center. This is part of the “Neue Mitte Fellbach” project. The planned redesigns focus on the junctions on Bahnhofstrasse and Cannstatter Strasse, where traffic lights are currently causing long waiting times. The city administration has looked intensively at various solutions and has come to the conclusion that mini roundabouts are the best option. This comes from a report by Stuttgart News out.

The redesign specifically affects the intersection on Bahnhofstrasse between Tainer Strasse and Seestrasse as well as the intersection of Cannstatter Strasse with Seestrasse and August-Brändle-Strasse. As a result of these measures, the light rail terminus will also be moved and extended to the west by 100 meters. An important argument for the mini roundabouts is the positive traffic simulation, which shows that this form of traffic control guarantees high performance without the risk of backlogs. Pedestrians in particular benefit from this, as the mini roundabouts enable continuous priority, which means that waiting times for pedestrians will be a thing of the past.

Environmental protection and urban development

Another advantage of mini roundabouts is the possibility of creating additional green spaces and a barrier-free design. These aspects were enthusiastically received by the local council, which Mayor Gabriele Zull underlined with a clear vote in favor of the mini roundabouts.

The city administration has also included modern traffic simulations in its planning. These simulations are an important tool used by traffic planners to test different scenarios in advance. These tests use microscopic traffic models that represent realistic scenes such as road networks and intersections. The PTV Group describes in its report that such simulations help to assess the quality of traffic flow and identify necessary adjustments to the infrastructure. Especially in complex traffic situations, these models can provide valuable insights that are crucial for planning new traffic systems. Further information can be found on the website PTV Group.

The new mini roundabouts in Fellbach not only make traffic more efficient, but also promote overall urban development. The measures are part of a larger plan that also takes into account innovative technologies and traffic control systems. Such approaches are certainly the right way to make the mobility of the future sustainable and user-friendly in attractive cities like Fellbach. As already mentioned by Fraunhofer ITWM emphasizes, realistic operational scenarios and the implementation of traffic simulations are the cornerstones of future-oriented traffic planning.