Düsseldorf · city centre with Königsallee and old town

What is shown – why – for whom

City, networks and transport in the model

• Section

  main station · Königsallee · Schadowstraße – 2,100 × 1,660 m, 3.5 km², OpenStreetMap as of 30 October 2026.

• Landmarks

  Wilhelm Marx House, castle tower, St Lambertus church and town hall.

• Buildings

  10,651 building blocks, buildings up to 123 m, 37 % of the area built up, 7.5 % green; 66 named buildings and 536 places.

• Streets

  5,334 path segments and 4,274 nodes with traffic lights, zebra crossings and crossings; pavements along every street.

• Venues

  1,532 shops, restaurants, bars and clubs, cultural venues, leisure and independent scene from OpenStreetMap – each one doing well, tight, struggling or closed.

• Water

  Rhine: 6.8 % of the section, with waves, foam along the banks and bridges.

• Water

  235 hydrants and 25 further points from OpenStreetMap; pipes assumed under the streets.

• Power

  980 street lights, 3 substations and 1 further point from OpenStreetMap; cables drawn schematically.

• Data

  54 street cabinets, 2 exchanges and 20 antennas from OpenStreetMap; the network in between is assumed.

• Underground / Suburban rail

  Tunnels of the light rail and trams in true depth below the city.

• Flows

  Flows of people as arrowed bands of light, visible in every view.

• light rail and trams

  4 lines through the section, 19 stations, partly in tunnels; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• suburban and regional trains

  4 lines through the section, 2 stations, above ground; trains run to a timetable (model), people board and alight at every stop.

• Bus

  In the model: ring line from the station with a limited number of seats; 83 bus stops from OpenStreetMap; a full bus glows pink.

• Cars, walking, cycling

  Cars keep their distance and obey traffic lights, priority and crossing pedestrians; queues take up space. Nobody disappears.

What the model can be used for

• Urban and transport planning

  The switch to bus and rail, denser service or a car-free centre can be adjusted. The analysis colours streets and paths and shows where a decision takes effect elsewhere.

  対象urban planning, transport planning, mobility

• A dense centre with many stops

  Light rail and trams call at 19 stations in the section. You see how people between Königsallee, Schadowstraße and the old town are spread across rail, bus and footpaths, and where they back up.

  対象transport planning, public transport, city marketing

• Networks and utilities

  Beneath the city lie tunnels, water, power and data. The points come from OpenStreetMap, the routes are assumed. You see how many networks a city carries.

  対象utilities, infrastructure, teaching

• School, university, exhibition

  How do living, working, transport and city life connect? The city runs around the clock, from day to night, and the demonstration also runs without anyone at the controls.

  対象schools, universities, museums and exhibitions

What you can change

What the model brings

• 01

  The real city centre on the Rhine as a stage

  Streets, houses, tracks and the Rhine come from OpenStreetMap. You show Düsseldorf with Königsallee, the Schlossturm and the old town as it lies, not as a diagram.

• 02

  See the effect at once

  Every control acts immediately: pavements, streets and trains fill up or empty, and the analysis shows where.

• 03

  Situations without damage

  Rail outage, congestion, a street festival or empty shops can be triggered. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

• 04

  For big screens and the browser

  Runs in the browser and on large projections, from day to night, with a demonstration that starts without anyone at the controls.

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  Bochum · city centre with town hall and Mining Museum

  Bochum's city centre as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Dortmund · city centre with Westenhellweg

  Dortmund's city centre inside the Wallring as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Essen · city centre with main station and town hall

  Essen's city centre between the main station and the town hall as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Duisburg · city centre with Königstraße and inner harbour

  Duisburg's city centre from the main station to the inner harbour as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with tunnels, water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.

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  Oberhausen · city centre with Altmarkt and town hall

  Oberhausen's city centre between the main station, the Altmarkt and the town hall as a living model: people, cars, buses and trains, each with its own destination, with water, power and data underneath – and controls that show at once how it all connects.