Identification of today’s and tomorrow’s mobility patterns in the Rhenish coal-mining area

Figures & data

Figure 1. Location of the Rhenish coal-mining area in Germany.

Figure 2. Motorway and rail infrastructure.

Figure 3. Modal share in the Rhenish coal-mining area.

Table 1. Modal share for cities and districts in the Rhenish coal-mining area (IT NRW 2020).

City/District	Pop. Density (Inhabitants per km^2)	On Foot	Bike	Public Transport	Motorised Private Transport
Düren	282	19%	9%	8%	64%
Mönchengladbach	1,523	24%	11%	12%	53%
Heinsberg	408	19%	10%	9%	62%
Euskirchen	156	20%	6%	7%	66%
Rhine-district Neuss	754	24%	13%	9%	54%
Rhine-Erft district	666	23%	14%	11%	53%
City region Aachen	787	24%	9%	11%	56%

Figure 4. Schematic representation of the modal share (private transport) and road network in the Rhenish coal-mining area and schematic representation of the modal share (public transport) and the line network in the Rhenish coal-mining area.

Figure 5. Car ownership and development between 2010 and 2019 and schematic representation of access time to public transport stops.

Figure 6. Overview of mobility scenarios.

Figure 7. Modelled modal shares in the Rhenish coal-mining area (passenger transport).

Figure 8. Modal share values at the district level in the “Regulated Shift” scenario.

Figure 9. Modelled CO₂-emissions in the Rhenish coal-mining area (passenger transport).

Figure 10. Renewable energy potentials in the Rhenish coal-mining area.