2nd Networking Meeting in Graz on April 24, 2026: “Healthy on the Move – Active Mobility & Healthy Streets”

At the invitation of the Austrian Health Promotion Fund (Fonds Gesundes Österreich, FGÖ), 14 project teams met at TU Graz to discuss innovative approaches to active mobility under the scientific guidance of the Institute for Transport Studies (BOKU) and to test the “Healthy Streets On‑Street Tool” directly in practice.

On April 24, 2026, Verena Zeuschner, Health Officer for Physical Activity and Active Mobility at the Austrian Health Promotion Fund, invited the project leaders of the FGÖ call “Healthy on the Move – Active Mobility and Healthy Streets” to the second networking meeting in Graz.

In a great atmosphere, there was lively exchange and sharing of ideas among the 14 projects:

  • Aktiv bewegt – Gesunde Straßen / SPES, Birgit Appelt
  • GESTALT-mit – Gesunde Straßen als Treffpunkt für und mit Menschen mit (Seh-)Behinderung gestalten / University of Graz, Matteo Sattler
  • Gesund unterwegs: Lebendiger Anger Brunn / CARITAS Community Work, Senada Bilalic
  • Healthy Streets Hackhergasse – MORE space and health for ALL / JUKUS GmbH, Alena Strauss
  • Beweg(t) Dich! – Gesunde Straßen im Eggenlend / Interdisciplinary Research Center for Technology, Work and Culture, Franziska Häller, Sandra Karner
  • GESUND UNTERWEGS – auf den Straßen und Plätzen im Ortskern von Pischelsdorf a. E. / Municipality of Pischelsdorf am Engelbach, Ursula Witzmann‑Müller
  • Raus auf die Straßen! Gemeinsam zu mehr Lebensqualität im öffentlichen Raum / Styria vitalis, Christian Fadengruber, Gerlinde Malli
  • Gesund und klimafit mobil am Graben leben / City of Gmunden, Verena Pühringer‑Sturmayr
  • LebensWert. Gesundheit, Familie und Nachhaltigkeit in der solarCity / PROGES, Christian Fessl
  • Gesunde Blindengasse / City Psychology, Addi Wala
  • Healthy 2 School Tulln / City of Tulln an der Donau, Cornelia Hebenstreit
  • In Bewegung bleiben mit Demenz / City of Leoben, Alexandra Janze
  • GEHmeinde in Bewegung – aktiv mobil für eine nachhaltige Zukunft / University of Applied Sciences Burgenland GmbH, Anita Eggenbauer
  • Ge(h)sunde Wege / AVOS – Preventive Medicine Association, Patricia Lehner

Agnes Feigl, Managing Director of Agnes Feigl Landscape Architecture e.U. and Healthy Streets Practitioner, tested the Healthy Streets On‑Street Tool on site with participants.

Sandra Wegener (BOKU University, Institute for Transport Studies) presented initial results of the cross‑project evaluation and provided input on “Communicating Active Mobility.” Juliane Stark (BOKU University, Institute for Transport Studies) moderated the event. The FGÖ call is being scientifically accompanied by the two mobility researchers from the Institute for Transport Studies.

Many thanks to Markus Monsberger (TU Graz, Institute of Urban Planning) and Matteo Sattler (University of Graz, Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health) for organizing and hosting at TU Graz.

We look forward to meeting again and are curious to see how the projects continue to develop.

31.03.2026