We have taken the Milky Way as a conceptual framework in order to promote the transition from a concentric town to a polycentric arrangement of centres and sub-centres.

The horseshoe-shaped urban structure of the Milky Way pools centrality, public transport hubs, a street grid permeable in all directions, open spaces and water features, large-scale satellites as well as a so far non-existent connection with the Elbe, and combines them in a comprehensive vision. The individual centres are essential for the decentralisation of urban concentration. With their help, activities, the distribution of density and mixed use developments can be distributed more evenly across the town. Local service and transit hubs which facilitate passenger traffic and goods transport can be better networked in the interests of sustainable urban development.