diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/LausitzSpeedReductionScenario.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/LausitzSpeedReductionScenario.java
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+package org.matsim.run;
+
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.locationtech.jts.geom.prep.PreparedGeometry;
+import org.matsim.api.core.v01.Scenario;
+import org.matsim.api.core.v01.TransportMode;
+import org.matsim.api.core.v01.network.Link;
+import org.matsim.core.config.Config;
+import org.matsim.core.controler.Controler;
+import org.matsim.core.utils.io.IOUtils;
+import org.matsim.utils.gis.shp2matsim.ShpGeometryUtils;
+import picocli.CommandLine;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+/**
+ * Lausitz scenario including speed reductions on network links of all types except motorways.
+ * Speed reduction can be done relatively or by absolute value.
+ * All necessary configs will be made in this class.
+ */
+public class LausitzSpeedReductionScenario extends LausitzScenario {
+	Logger log = LogManager.getLogger(LausitzSpeedReductionScenario.class);
+
+	private final LausitzScenario baseScenario = new LausitzScenario(sample, emissions);
+
+	@CommandLine.Option(names = "--slow-speed-shp", description = "Path to shp file for adaption of link speeds.", defaultValue = "../shp/lausitz.shp")
+	private String slowSpeedAreaShp;
+	@CommandLine.Option(names = "--slow-speed-relative-change", description = "provide a value that is bigger than 0.0 and smaller than 1.0." +
+		"The default is set to 0.6, such that roads with an allowed speed of 50kmh are reduced to 30kmh.", defaultValue = "0.6")
+	private double relativeSpeedChange;
+
+	public LausitzSpeedReductionScenario(@Nullable Config config) {
+		super(config);
+	}
+
+	public LausitzSpeedReductionScenario(@Nullable String args) {
+		super(args);
+	}
+
+	public LausitzSpeedReductionScenario() {
+		super(String.format("input/v%s/lausitz-v%s-10pct.config.xml", LausitzScenario.VERSION, LausitzScenario.VERSION));
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	protected Config prepareConfig(Config config) {
+		//		apply all config changes from base scenario class
+		baseScenario.prepareConfig(config);
+		return config;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void prepareScenario(Scenario scenario) {
+		//		apply all scenario changes from base scenario class
+		baseScenario.prepareScenario(scenario);
+
+		List<PreparedGeometry> geometries = ShpGeometryUtils.loadPreparedGeometries(IOUtils.extendUrl(scenario.getConfig().getContext(), slowSpeedAreaShp));
+
+		Set<? extends Link> carLinksInArea = scenario.getNetwork().getLinks().values().stream()
+			//filter car links
+			.filter(link -> link.getAllowedModes().contains(TransportMode.car))
+			//spatial filter
+			.filter(link -> ShpGeometryUtils.isCoordInPreparedGeometries(link.getCoord(), geometries))
+			//we won't change motorways and motorway_links
+			.filter(link -> !((String) link.getAttributes().getAttribute("type")).contains("motorway"))
+			.collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+		if (relativeSpeedChange >= 0.0 && relativeSpeedChange < 1.0) {
+			log.info("reduce speed relatively by a factor of: {}", relativeSpeedChange);
+
+			//apply speed reduction to all roads but motorways
+			carLinksInArea.forEach(link -> link.setFreespeed(link.getFreespeed() * relativeSpeedChange));
+		} else {
+			log.fatal("Speed reduction value of {} is invalid. Please put a 0.0 <= value < 1.0", relativeSpeedChange);
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void prepareControler(Controler controler) {
+		//		apply all controller changes from base scenario class
+		baseScenario.prepareControler(controler);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunLausitzSpeedReductionScenario.java b/src/main/java/org/matsim/run/RunLausitzSpeedReductionScenario.java
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+package org.matsim.run;
+
+import org.matsim.application.MATSimApplication;
+
+/**
+ * Run the Lausitz speed reduction scenario policy case.
+ */
+public final class RunLausitzSpeedReductionScenario {
+
+	private RunLausitzSpeedReductionScenario() {
+	}
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		MATSimApplication.execute(LausitzSpeedReductionScenario.class, args);
+	}
+
+}