About the project:
For the city of Frankfurt am Main, Snakke & Co. (at that time Zebralog Luxembourg) designed a multi-stage participation process for the Master Plan Mobility – a strategic framework plan following EU guidelines for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP). Through various formats, citizens, stakeholders, children and young people, as well as a randomly selected citizen group were actively involved in shaping the content. The aim was to capture different perspectives of local residents, continuously involve key stakeholders from the city and region, and raise public awareness about the complexity of integrated mobility planning.
Services provided:
- • Design of a cross-media participation procedure that linked online and on-site formats with the ongoing planning process
• Moderation of three mobility forums (online and on-site) with interactive formats including exhibitions, rating sessions, panel discussions, and participation games "My Master Plan Mobility" and "Streetmix," in which participants compiled their own priorities and measures
• Conducting an online dialogue for joint assessment and commenting on future scenarios
• Development of age-appropriate participation materials for children and young people to contribute their own ideas for the city's future mobility
• Establishment and facilitation of a representative citizen group (20 members) who developed their own recommendation letter over three sessions
• Continuous expert involvement of an advisory board from science, business, and civil society to ensure process quality
Results and Added Value:
- • Perspectives from expert public, stakeholders, civil society, children, young people, and randomly selected citizens were brought together into a jointly supported design outcome
• The controversial debate about Frankfurt am Main's future mobility direction was objectified and channeled through the participation process, enabling the expert-political process to be concluded. The Master Plan was adopted by the city assembly in May 2025.
• Approximately 3,000 people actively participated, including half children and young people
• Their contributions – over 1,100 qualitative comments and more than 20,000 ratings – were evaluated, discussed professionally, and incorporated into the Master Plan. The impact of citizen participation on individual Master Plan measures is documented in the published Master Plan report