Strategic-Physical Development Plan for Lønstrup. How can Lønstrup become a walkable and bikeable city that balances daily life, tourism, and nature?: How can Lønstrup become a walkable and bikeable city that balances daily life, tourism, and nature?
Translated title
Strategic-Physical Development Plan for Lønstrup. How can Lønstrup become a walkable and bikeable city that balances daily life, tourism, and nature?
Author
Cruz Dias De Andrade, Cristina
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2026
Submitted on
2026-05-28
Abstract
This thesis examines how Lønstrup can become more walkable and bikeable while balancing daily life, tourism, and nature. Developed in collaboration with Hjørring Municipality through a participatory process, it analyzes mobility practices (car use, walking, cycling, and parking) and their effects on accessibility, safety, comfort, public space use, local businesses, and environmental quality. Based on fieldwork and spatial and mobility analyses, the work proposes a strategic-physical plan that strengthens the town’s existing qualities through small, people-scaled improvements. The strategy prioritizes walking as a sustainable way to experience the town and proposes measures such as enhanced pedestrian and cycling networks, improved pathways, more comfortable movement and stay spaces, and greater social inclusion via better access to public spaces, local businesses, and cultural activities, including free outdoor cultural events and recreational facilities. The thesis focuses on a defined area that complements a broader consultant-led municipal framework and outlines a pathway from vision to implementation. Its aim is to reduce congestion and car dependence, improve quality of life for residents and visitors, and preserve Lønstrup’s character and natural assets; specific impact evaluations are not presented in this excerpt.
Specialet undersøger, hvordan Lønstrup kan blive mere gang- og cykelvenlig, samtidig med at hverdagsliv, turisme og natur balanceres. Med udgangspunkt i samarbejde med Hjørring Kommune og en deltagende proces med lokale aktører analyserer projektet mobilitetspraksisser (bilbrug, gående, cyklister og parkering) og deres betydning for tilgængelighed, tryghed, komfort, byrum, lokale erhverv og miljø. På baggrund af feltarbejde samt rumlige og mobilitetsmæssige analyser udvikles en strategisk-fysisk plan, der styrker byens eksisterende kvaliteter gennem små, menneskeskala forbedringer. Planen prioriterer gang som en bæredygtig måde at opleve byen på og foreslår tiltag som styrkede gang- og cykelforbindelser, forbedrede stiforløb, mere behagelige opholds- og bevægelsesrum samt øget inklusion via bedre adgang til offentlige rum, lokale butikker og kulturaktiviteter, herunder gratis udendørs kulturtilbud og rekreative faciliteter. Arbejdet fokuserer på et afgrænset område, der komplementerer en bredere, konsulentledet kommunal strategi, og skitserer en proces fra vision til implementering. Målet er at reducere trængsel og bilafhængighed, forbedre livskvaliteten for beboere og besøgende og bevare Lønstrups kulturelle identitet og naturværdier; konkrete effektevalueringer fremgår ikke af dette uddrag.
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