2018

2018: Active Mobility and Health - ILAP and IVe at the Urban Forum

BOKU scientists presented Volume 13: "Argumentarium Active Mobility COMPACT" and Volume 14: "Active Mobility in Schools, Workplaces, and Municipalities: Models of Good Practice" from the "Knowledge" series of the Fonds Gesundes Österreich at the Urban Forum on October 22, 2018, at the Architekturzentrum Wien in the MuseumsQuartier.

DI Dr. Irene Bittner from the Institute of Landscape Planning and DI Dr. Sandra Wegener from the Institute for Transport Studies spoke at the Urban Forum as part of the event series "City of the Future – City for People" on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Architekturzentrum Wien.

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2018: Walk-space - Pedestrian Conference in Graz

The IVe team participated with the following contributions:

• Wolfgang J. Berger: "Sofort Grün / Alles Rot: Pedestrian Traffic Light Pilot System in Graz"
  (Presentation, Thu, 04.10.2018)
• Florian Aschauer: "Public Passageways – Mobility Surveys for Optimized Walking Routes"
  (Speed-Dating, Thu, 04.10.2018)
• Sandra Wegener: "Models of Good Practice for Active Mobility"
  (Plenary Presentation, Fri, 05.10.2018)
• Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen: "Active and Healthy Routes to Kindergarten and School"
  (Presentation, Fri, 05.10.2018)
• Michael Meschik: "Stair Motivation – Analysis and Influence on the Use of Climbing Aids at Vienna Subway Stations"
  (Speed-Dating, Fri, 05.10.2018)
• Juliane Stark: "What’s Happening? – Promoting Sustainable, Health-Enhancing, and Traffic-Safe Mobility Behavior Among Students"
  (Speed-Dating, Fri, 05.10.2018)

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European Cycling Summit in Salzburg

2018: European Cycling Summit in Salzburg with Speakers from the Institute for Transport Studies

Under the motto "Cycling Culture Moves," the European Cycling Summit 2018 took place in Salzburg from September 24 to 26.

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Project REFRESH in the Media: A Comeback for Summer Retreats

Niederösterreich heute refers to the results of the REFRESH project as a comeback for summer retreats: Particularly during the record-breaking heat of summer 2018, an increasing number of tourist trips were made to the recreational areas of Lower Austria surrounding Vienna. This trend is expected to continue, with values rising by up to ten percent in the coming years.

Project leader Wiebke Unbehaun from the Institute for Transport Studies highlights the natural qualities that are bringing summer retreats back to life: the mountains and lakes of Lower Austria are ideal for relaxation and recreation, as well as for numerous outdoor activities.

Read more on Niederösterreich heute (ORF)

The Kurier also reported on the growing popularity of summer retreats and the REFRESH project:

Read the article on Kurier

Innovative Ideas from Students at the VCÖ Mobility Award 2018

Several students submitted their theses, written at the Institute for Transport Studies, to the VCÖ Mobility Award 2018. The head of the Institute for Transport Studies, Univ.Prof. Dr. Astrid Gühnemann, emphasizes the importance of innovative ideas for the mobility transition.

Ergebnisse PASTA Studie

2018: Results of the PASTA Study: Cyclists Have More Joy in Life and Feel Less Lonely

The new study is part of the large-scale PASTA* project, led by the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. The project collected data over a two-year period in seven European cities (Antwerp, Barcelona, London, Örebro, Rome, Vienna, and Zurich).

About the PASTA Project

The EU-funded PASTA project (Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches) aims to connect mobility and health by promoting active mobility (e.g., walking and cycling) and encouraging physical activity in the daily lives of citizens.

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Publication by Sandra Wegener, Juliane Stark, and Christoph Link

2018: Active Mobility in Schools, Workplaces & Municipalities: Models of Good Practice … a publication by researchers Sandra Wegener, Juliane Stark, and Christoph Link, published by the Fonds Gesundes Österreich in the "WISSEN" series (Volume 14).

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Broadacre City 2.0

On Friday, June 29, 2018, at 7:30 PM, the exhibition "broadacre 2.0 – postfossil" opened at the "kunsthaus muerz," featuring visions for post-fossil mobility solutions contributed by students from the seminar "Traffic and Transport Planning," led by Prof. Astrid Gühnemann. The exhibition runs until September 16, 2018.

Frank Lloyd Wright's urban vision from 1935 has largely become a reality today—albeit not in the order and aesthetics he imagined. The real suburban city is the manifestation of the fossil fuel era. Broadacre City 2.0 is now envisioned as an urban region around the year 2050. By then, 95% of CO2 emissions will have been replaced. The project is being developed with the participation of several university institutes.

Concept and Implementation: fiedler.tornquist, Graz

The starting point is the observation that the challenge of post-fossil transformation is primarily viewed as a technological issue. Spatial questions are rarely addressed. A model area south of Graz was chosen, where the spatial typologies of the fossil fuel era are evident: single-family homes, overgrown villages, car-oriented consumption, and expansive transport infrastructure. As with Wright's vision (1935), the focus is on the spatial-technical consistency of the vision. The question of political feasibility is deliberately excluded. Instead, the model aims to promote political feasibility through the attractiveness of the proposals.

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Idea and Realization: fiedler.tornquist, Graz, with contributions from students

• TU Wien – Local Spatial Planning
• TU Graz – Urban Design
• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) – Transport Studies
• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) – Landscape Architecture

Participants in the panel discussion on June 29:

• Emilia Bruck, Vienna University of Technology – Spatial Planning
• Johannes Fiedler, Architect and Urban Planner – Curator
• Harald Frey, Vienna University of Technology – Transport Planning
• Astrid Gühnemann, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna – Transport Studies
• Karin Kraschl-Hirschmann, Siemens Mobility Intelligent Traffic Systems

Header Image: "Broadacre City 1935 - 2050," Model of Broadacre City by Frank Lloyd Wright (1935) and the study area Broadacre City 2.0 by fiedler.tornquist (2018), Area: 2 x 2 miles (3.66 x 3.66 km) each © MOMA / BEV / fiedler.tornquist

Preview Image: © fiedler.tornquist

Can Young Families Manage Without a Car?

This is the question posed by the research project ANFANG*, which has recently been launched at the Institute for Transport Studies. In cooperation with FACTUM, the project examines the mobility behavior of young families and identifies services that help maintain sustainable mobility even after major life events, such as the birth of a child. Based on the findings, concrete solutions will be developed for two partner municipalities (Spillern and Langenzersdorf).

Funded by the "Mobility of the Future" program of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).

PASTA

2018: PASTA Feels Good! … Especially When It’s About Physical Activity

The current issue of the professional journal zoll+, dedicated to the topic of "Health," features an article by researchers Sandra Wegener and Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen on the European research project "PASTA." The article demonstrates that the necessary level of physical activity can be achieved without sports, simply through daily activities and active mobility.

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FSV Seminar 2018: The Mobility Transition — A Status Report

The comparison of results from the current mobility survey "Austria on the Move 2013/14" with the findings of the last nationwide survey from 1995 documents changes in transport demand. The scope for action in active transport planning varies significantly in this area. However, technical, planning, and organizational innovations open up new promising approaches that may help achieve the desired shift in trends.

At this year's FSV seminar, we aim to explore successful implementation examples. We want to discuss how effective different approaches or combinations of various concepts are in achieving a mobility transition. In addition to the informative aspects, the event offers the opportunity for lively exchange, accompanied by wine, with experts from across Austria and Germany.

Thursday, June 7 — Friday, June 8, 2018
Venue:
Symposion Hotel Post, Ortsplatz 5, A — 4801 Traunkirchen

Digibus® Austria

2018: Digibus® Austria: New Flagship Project for Automated Driving in Public Transport

In the new Austrian flagship project "Digibus® Austria," a high-profile consortium led by Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft is researching and testing the reliable and safe operation of automated minibuses in public transport. The autonomy and driving safety of autonomous vehicles are to be further improved. Test drives for research purposes are being conducted in Salzburg and Lower Austria.

Further information: www.digibus.at

MARCH 22nd/23rd 2018: Workshop "System Dynamics in Transportation Modelling"

The first workshop of the System Dynamics Society Transportation SIG was held on Friday 23^rd March 2018, hosted by the Institute of Transport Studies, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria. In total 22 persons, from Masters/PhD students to Professors, attended the workshop. The programme included eight papers and two posters. During coffee and lunch breaks participants took the advantage of networking and discussing previous presentations.

The workshop was divided into five sessions (Program). Following a keynote by Gunter Emberger (Abstract, Presentation), there were three sets of oral presentations under the themes of Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Transit & Connectivity and Logistics & Freight, which were followed by a SIG Business meeting. Jonatan Gomez-Vilchez from the European Commission Joint Research Center presented on recent developments in the EC-JRC Powertrain Technology Transition Market Agent Model - PTT-MAM (Abstract). Marc Haddad of the Lebanese American University provided an overview of the issues developing countries face in the decarbonisation of transportation (Abstract, Presentation). David Pierce, of the University of Leeds, described the progress in his PhD project on the impacts of inter-city connectivity on economic performance and labour reallocation (Abstract, Presentation). Astrid Guhnemann of BOKU gave an overview of a model of the diffusion/use of a mobile phone travel app being developed to combine journey planning and ticketing (Abstract, Presentation). Enzo Bivona of the University of Palermo presented work about the connectivity between supply and demand actors in the sharing economy related to parcel couriers (Abstract, Presentation). Paul Pfaffenbichler, of BOKU, presented a proposal to include long distance travel and urban freight/e-commerce into an existing urban land use and transport interaction model (Abstract, Presentation). Finally Giovanni Zenezini, Technical University of Torino, presented on his ongoing PhD work on urban freight (Abstract, Presentation).

 

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Astrid Gühnemann

March 9, 2018: Inaugural lecture by Professor Astrid Gühnemann - "Limits to Growth in Transport?" In her lecture, Prof. Gühnemann presents the motivation for research aimed at achieving a sustainable transport system, as well as the future research priorities of the Institute for Transport Studies.

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Development of a Traffic Concept - Kickoff in Eggenburg

In early October 2018, the seminar "Development of a Traffic Concept" began under the direction of Juliane Stark and Michael Meschik. During this winter semester, the focus is on the town of Eggenburg in the Waldviertel region. On October 17, the 12 students were welcomed on-site by Mayor Georg Gilli and explored the town together with municipal representatives.

The three teams are now working intensively on their concepts until January 2019, when the results will be presented at Eggenburg Town Hall as part of a poster exhibition.