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The primary goal of this thesis is to propose and evaluate “transitional urban spaces” (e.g., street space redistribution, car-reduced neighborhoods) and temporal interventions (e.g., speed limits, parking restrictions, congestion charges) for sustainable mobility. This will be achieved by examining ongoing experiments and implementations of transformative policies and applying them to different mobility cultures and case studies. To accomplish this, the first step is to develop the concept of “transitional urban spaces” and identify ongoing urban experiments, such as tactical urbanism, local-scale initiatives, and urban labs. Building on this foundation, the second step involves integrating elements of “transitional urban spaces” into living labs and testing their transformative potential in collaboration with policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders. Finally, the third step focuses on identifying the impact of spatial and temporal interventions on people’s travel behaviour and decision-making processes. This will be investigated through a quantitative survey conducted in Dortmund (N=600), employing choice and regression modeling techniques.