Plan und Rat is a planning and consulting office with a focus on municipal transport planning and expert’s activities in research and development projects. Active since 1995, its activities focus on integrative, social and environmental transport planning. The company conducts basic research on the topics of mobility and cycling promotion, mobility education/safety at school, mobility for children, gender planning, studies on traffic safety and the requirements of nonmotorized road users. Plan & Rat has specific experience with qualitative survey methods, concepts and the moderation of participation processes.

The company, represented by Mrs. Juliane Krause, brings a large German-wide network into the project consisting of representatives of numerous municipalities, transport planning offices, research institutions, local administrations, representatives of the city and regional development, political actors, gender representatives, civil associations and politicians.

Ms. Juliane Krause is a member of the Research Society for Roads and Transport (FGSV). In the FGSV she heads the working group “Gender and Mobility”, is a member of the committee “Fundamental Issues of Transport Planning” and the working group “Cycling”.