Be mobile in your own way
Citizen science study in Berlin 2025
Healthy mobility for everyone in Berlin
Whether on foot, by bike, wheelchair, skateboard or walker: those who move a lot live healthier lives. That's why active mobility should be accessible to everyone.
Are you often out and about in Berlin? Your experiences are important to us: in our research project, we want to make perspectives visible that have so far received too little attention.
Together we will find out how everyone in Berlin can be better and healthier mobile.
As a small thank you, you will receive an expense allowance of 60 to 80 euros.
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Who can take part?
The project is open to all people aged 18 and over who live in Berlin.
We are particularly pleased when people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, parents, older people and migrants take part.
No prior knowledge is necessary!
How does it work?
- You will receive all the important information at a kick-off meeting in April or May 2025.
- You will meet other people and researchers to discuss mobility.
- You record your everyday journeys for 2 to 4 weeks. In our app or with a paper questionnaire: both are possible.
- We lend devices with which you can measure the air quality in your own district.
- If you want, you can work with us to analyze the data and develop recommendations.
- After a year, we present the results: Participants, but also Berlin politicians, will be present.
Pre-registration: Stay informed!
Registration will start in the next few weeks. Please leave us a contact so that you don't miss anything:
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These are the issues at stake:
When observing everyday routes, for example, we are interested in these questions:
- How do you rate noise pollution and air quality?
- In what weather, on which routes and under what conditions do you consider walking, cycling or public transport?
- What obstacles and advantages do you observe when you try out unfamiliar means of transportation?
If you want, you can also take part in a research group. Each group will take a closer look at one of these topics:
- Mobility justice: Who is disadvantaged, and how can healthy mobility be made possible for everyone?
- Urban climate: How do weather, climate and air quality affect our mobility? How can Berlin prepare for the increasing heat, for example?
- Civic engagement: What can urban society do to advocate for a healthy, fair mobility transition?
