Mobility that brings the area together

You don’t need your own car to get to Areal Nord, as the area is integrated into Freiburg’s city bus network—and a tram connection is among the options already being planned for the future. Around 2,000 people will work here every day—and as many as possible are encouraged to commute using low- or zero-emission options: by bus, on their own bike, using the Frelo bike-sharing service, or via car-sharing. And for those who can’t do without a car, there’s parking in the central neighborhood garage, called the Mobility Hub. It’s available to all companies and replaces traditional company parking lots as well as street-side parking. This efficient consolidation creates valuable open spaces with plenty of greenery and thus new possibilities. The concept is therefore not intended as a restriction, but rather as an integral factor for more efficient land use.

The Mobility Hub will serve other key functions: it will be a bus stop, house the central stations for Frelo and car-sharing, and provide secure parking spaces for bicycles. The hub is even more multifunctional: a second building wing will accommodate ancillary uses, such as a neighborhood store, restaurants, a daycare center, a bike repair shop, fitness facilities, and lab spaces for startups. The hub’s roofs will be equipped with solar panels. The Mobility Hub will be developed as an economically self-sustaining unit and is expected to open in 2028. It demonstrates that cross-property and cross-company thinking works even in industrial and commercial zones.

The centralized parking concept also results in less traffic on the streets within the site. This eliminates the need to separate delivery and employee traffic, creating space for more greenery along the roadside. At the same time, centralization and attractive pedestrian pathways throughout the area encourage walking and micromobility. All in all, the North Site will set new standards for mobility.