In this episode, we welcomed Montserrat Miramontes – who is a Transport Planner in charge of mobility management at the city of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria, Germany. With her, we discussed transport planning, urban design, multimodal mobility and more!

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Overview of the episode:

02:42 - Teaser: if Fürstenfeldbruck were an animal, which animal would it be?

04:20 - What does Montserrat do as a Transport Planner and what is her background?

07:06 - Is convincing people not to use their cars a challenge in Southern Germany?

08:40 - What does sustainable mobility mean?

11:00 - What are the main challenges when planning and implementing a transport development plan in a city such as Fürstenfeldbruck?

13:42 - Transport demand measures in Fürstenfeldbruck

15:45 - What are mobility hubs?

18:30 - What are the challenges Fürstenfeldbruck faced in the process of implementing mobility hubs?

20:40 - What was the tendering process?

24:30 - Can you make everyone happy when working in city administration?

28:25 - Shoutout: our guest mention a person, an organisation or a city they think deserves more recognition in the field

30:08 - Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?

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