Plan And Rat

What Plan And Rat does

plan&rat, Büro für kommunale Planung und Beratung, is a German sole proprietorship founded in 1985 by Juliane Krause and headquartered in Braunschweig. The firm specializes in municipal transportation planning with a focus on sustainable, non-motorized mobility — particularly bicycle and pedestrian traffic concepts, gender-sensitive transport planning, and cooperative public participation processes. Its core service offerings include integrated cycling concepts (Integrierte Radverkehrskonzepte), pedestrian traffic concepts (Fußverkehrskonzepte), the structured Nahmobilitäts-Check local mobility assessment, cooperative moderation and participation processes, and gender-and-mobility consulting. The methodology stack combines qualitative survey techniques, GIS-based network analysis, and Access-database infrastructure assessment rather than proprietary software platforms.

The firm operates as a 1–10 person consultancy drawing on a stable of core partners (PGV-Alrutz, LK ARGUS, ILS, WVI, STETEPLANUNG) to deliver joint projects. Revenue is generated exclusively through project-based professional services fees acquired via competitive public-sector bidding. All clients are German public-sector entities — federal ministries (notably BMVI), federal research institutions (BASt, UBA, Difu), state ministries across at least nine German states (Niedersachsen, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Sachsen, Berlin), and municipalities. Notable project outcomes include a regional cycling network concept covering approximately 2,000 km for Regionalverband Großraum Braunschweig, the state cycling development plan RVEP-RLP 2030 for Rheinland-Pfalz, and the national bicycle report (Zweiter Fahrradbericht) for the federal transport ministry.

Business development relies on professional association memberships (FGSV, SRL, ADFC, VCD, gender_archland), conference participation (Velo-city, Deutscher Straßen- und Verkehrskongress), and the institutional reputation built by Juliane Krause, who has led the FGSV working group on Gender and Mobility since 1994. Since 2020, a digital transformation mandate — covering the digitization of participation procedures — has been led by Arno Krause in his capacity as certified Digital Consultant. The firm is not venture-backed, has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding history, and operates as a private micro-consultancy without a software-platform product surface.

Name

Plan And Rat

Legal name

plan&rat, Büro für kommunale Planung und Beratung

Website

https://plan-und-rat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Plan And Rat is a Braunschweig-based German municipal planning consultancy (founded 1985) specializing in bicycle and pedestrian traffic concepts, gender-sensitive mobility planning, and participatory processes for federal, state, and municipal government clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Transportation Planning Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488), Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAF

Transportation & Infrastructure Planning

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYBPAIANAD

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAIALAI

Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Transportation & Infrastructure Agencies (Roads, Transit, Public Works)

SECONDARYBPAIACAM

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal transportation planning
• Bicycle infrastructure consulting
• Pedestrian traffic concepts
• Gender mainstreaming mobility
• Participatory planning services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brunswick

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Consulting Services: Project-based consulting fees for transportation planning projects commissioned by government entities including federal ministries, state governments, municipalities, and regional associations. Revenue is generated through competitive bidding on public contracts for research projects, infrastructure planning concepts, and participation processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

plan&rat is a Braunschweig-based sole-proprietorship consultancy (Büro für kommunale Planung und Beratung) that advises federal, state, and municipal public-sector clients on sustainable urban mobility planning. The firm's core services are integrated bicycle traffic concepts (Radverkehrskonzepte), pedestrian traffic concepts (Fußverkehrskonzepte), Nahmobilitäts-Checks (local mobility checks), gender & mobility analyses, and the design and moderation of cooperative public participation processes. Engagements typically combine technical transport planning with qualitative social-science research to deliver written concepts, action plans, and facilitated dialogue for government clients.

Product overview

Plan & Rat is a municipal planning and consulting firm (Büro für kommunale Planung und Beratung) offering specialized consulting services in sustainable mobility and traffic planning. The portfolio consists of integrated bicycle traffic concepts, pedestrian traffic concepts, local mobility assessments (Nahmobilitäts-Check), cooperative participation processes and moderation, and gender and mobility planning services. The offerings are consulting and planning services rather than software products, delivered through research projects, municipal projects, and professional publications such as the 'Sicher geradeaus!' guideline. The firm operates as a single-service consultancy without a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrierte Radverkehrskonzepte (Integrated Bicycle Traffic Concepts) Development of integrated bicycle traffic concepts for municipalities and public agencies, covering network planning, infrastructure assessment, and prioritization of measures to promote cycling.
• Fußverkehrskonzepte (Pedestrian Traffic Concepts) Planning and development of pedestrian traffic concepts for municipalities, addressing walkability, crossing safety, and pedestrian-network quality.
• Nahmobilitäts-Check (Local Mobility Check) Structured assessment of local (non-motorized) mobility conditions in municipalities, identifying gaps, opportunities, and short-term measures for walking and cycling.
• Kooperative Beteiligungsprozesse / Moderation (Cooperative Participation Processes / Moderation) Design and moderation of cooperative public participation processes for municipal planning projects, enabling dialogue between citizens, stakeholders, and public authorities.
• Gender & Mobilität (Gender & Mobility Consulting) Gender-sensitive analyses and consulting for transport and mobility planning, addressing how gender affects mobility needs, patterns, and infrastructure design, anchored by the founder's leadership of the FGSV working group on Gender and Mobility.
• Forschungsprojekte (Research Projects) Applied research projects for federal, state, and other public-sector clients on topics such as gender & mobility, non-motorized transport, and sustainable urban mobility, typically combining qualitative methods with policy analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regional cycling network concept for Großraum Braunschweig covering approximately 2,000 km of routes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LK ARGUS GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partnership for integrated mobility and urban transportation planning projects, including Berlin district mobility concepts
• Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung GmbH (ILS), DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for urban development and mobility studies, including gender-sensitive mobility surveys project
• Planungsgemeinschaft Verkehr PGV-Alrutz GbR, HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for cycling and pedestrian planning projects, traffic research, and network planning. Multiple joint projects including regional cycling concepts and traffic development plans
• STETEPLANUNG, DarmstadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partnership for urban and transportation planning initiatives
• Woköck Geotechnik, BraunschweigminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partnership for geotechnical aspects of transportation infrastructure planning, including cycling route planning projects
• WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth, Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for traffic research and infrastructure planning, including regional cycling network concept for Großraum Braunschweig

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SHP Ingenieure: Hannover-based planning and engineering consultancy with established German municipal practice in cycling, pedestrian, and integrated mobility planning — competes on similar public tenders.
• ILS Research Institute (Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung): Dortmund-based urban development and mobility research institute; research partner of plan&rat on gender-sensitive mobility surveys and a competitor on research-driven transport planning commissions.
• LK ARGUS GmbH: Berlin-based mobility and integrated transport planning consultancy; named partner of plan&rat on integrated mobility projects with directly overlapping bicycle, pedestrian, and participation-process services.
• Planersocietät: Dortmund-based urban and mobility planning consultancy active across German municipalities on cycling concepts, Nahmobilität, and participation processes — direct competitor on municipal tenders.
• STETEPLANUNG: Darmstadt-based urban and transportation planning consultancy partnering with plan&rat on integrated planning projects; comparable boutique profile and government client mix.
• KCW GmbH: Berlin-based consultancy specializing in cycling and pedestrian infrastructure, public participation, and transport policy for German federal and municipal clients — overlapping closely with plan&rat's core service lines.
• Planungsgemeinschaft Verkehr PGV-Alrutz GbR: Hannover-based cycling and pedestrian planning consultancy; long-standing strategic partner of plan&rat and the most direct peer in German non-motorized transport planning consulting.
• WVI Prof. Dr. Wermuth Verkehrsforschung und Infrastrukturplanung GmbH: Braunschweig-based traffic research and infrastructure planning firm; core strategic partner of plan&rat on regional cycling network concepts with directly comparable service offerings.

Broad incumbents

• PTV Group: Karlsruhe-headquartered global transport planning and modeling software firm; competes on larger federal/state transport planning tenders with broader portfolio and stronger tooling.
• Rambøll (Transport, Germany): Global engineering and consulting firm with a sizable German transport practice; competes on integrated urban mobility and active transport planning mandates for public clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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