Abstract The aim of this review is to enhance the visibility of the Mobility Culture Framework (MCF). Developed and productively referenced mostly in Germany, the framework suggests to analyse mobility cultures as the interplay of built space and social conditions. It is also designed to be a transformative planning tool for practitioners. Identifying theoretical, methodological and empirical research gaps, the review is a critical intervention and at the same time incentive to further develop the potentials and benefits of cultural perspectives in mobility research. Two key findings are of particular relevance: Firstly, methodological further developments should dare to integrate contexts beyond large cities. In the course of this, the advantages and disadvantages of mixed-method approaches for analysing mobility cultures should also be identified in a more explicit manner. Secondly and more importantly, the conceptual foundations of the framework need to be strengthened. Frequently performed distinctions between cultural approaches in mobility research and their respective theoretical foundations are only partially tenable and often lost in translation. The similarities and productive synergies are substantial and should be the focus of scientific endeavour – rather than the differences.
Michael Pollok (Mon,) studied this question.