Prozessanalyse Radinfrastruktur (PARI) is a Berlin research and planning project that systematically analyses the administrative, legal, and technical processes involved in planning, approving, and constructing cycling infrastructure across the city. The project was initiated in response to widespread frustration with the slow pace of cycling infrastructure delivery in Berlin despite the ambitious commitments of the city's Mobility Act (Mobilitätsgesetz), which mandates comprehensive improvements to the cycling network including protected bike lanes, intersection redesigns, and bicycle parking facilities. PARI identifies bottlenecks, redundancies, and inefficiencies in the multi-step process that cycling infrastructure projects must navigate — from initial planning and public consultation through engineering design, utility coordination, regulatory approval, tendering, and construction. By mapping these processes in detail and benchmarking them against best practices in other European cycling cities such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam, the project develops concrete recommendations for streamlining workflows, reducing approval timescales, and improving coordination between the numerous government agencies, utility companies, and contractors involved. Key findings typically address issues such as insufficient staffing in district planning offices, complex coordination requirements between transport, environment, and urban planning departments, lengthy public procurement procedures, and the challenges of integrating cycling infrastructure into streets shared with public transport, motorised traffic, and pedestrians. PARI's recommendations inform organisational reforms, process digitisation initiatives, and resource allocation decisions within Berlin's administration, helping to accelerate the delivery of the cycling infrastructure that residents have been promised. The project aligns with Berlin's Gemeinsam Digital smart city strategy by demonstrating how data-driven process analysis and digital workflow tools can improve the efficiency and responsiveness of public administration in delivering sustainable urban infrastructure.
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