Masterplan Winterthur Süd
Project title
Masterplan Winterthur Süd (2021-2023)
Main themes
Restructuring of a large urban district, strategic urban planning, usage concept, open space concept, traffic concept, social space, urban highway, removal of bottlenecks, design of highway connection, main traffic axis, new suburban train station with new station district, business district, productive city, economic profile, city hub, city logistics, bus network, dosage and traffic control, intersection places, centralities, neighborhood centers, infrastructure, ecological network, open spaces, urban climate, study of variants, scenarios, communication.
Team
Van de Wetering Atelier für Städtebau GmbH (lead planners; urbanism, architecture, landscape planning), Metron Verkehrsplanung AG (traffic planning).
Client
City of Winterthur
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The masterplan shows the way for a large-scale upgrading of this strategically important district. Unlike all previous plans, the master plan focuses on an integral, holistic view and the creation of synergies. The plan proposes to run the A1 motorway between Steig and Nägelsee in a tunnel. In this section, both protected residential areas and major development potential are situated. In addition, significant ecological improvements are possible here, such as the continuous renaturation of the Töss river (today covered by the motorway) and the connection to the forests on both sides of the valley. The new proposed train station "Dättnau" will not only offer direct connections to Zurich and the Airport, but will also connect the current suburban districts to the rest of the city.
