Austria

By Judith Stiekema / Updated: 12 Oct 2023

Unlocking the Potential of Digital, Situation-Aware Nudging for Promoting Sustainable Mobility

Submitted by Judith Stiekema on 13 Oct 2023

The DyMoN project has published an article describing a framework for triggering situation-aware nudges that can motivate people to use sustainable modes of transport, which is facilitated by GIS.

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By Andrew King / Updated: 05 Sep 2023

Austria offered free public transport pass for a tattoo

Submitted by Andrew King on 06 Sep 2023

In order to get more people travelling on public transport, the Austrian climate ministry and Klimaticket embarked on a unique and divisive campaign this summer: offering free public transport for a year to people who get a “Klimaticket” tattoo.

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By Claus Köllinger / Updated: 29 Aug 2023

Wiener Linien researches parcel delivery service involving public transport users

Submitted by Claus Köllinger on 29 Aug 2023

Vienna’s public transport provider, Wiener Linien, is looking into options to move parcels from one stop to another with the help of its passengers, as a response to the growing volume of parcels that need to be delivered.

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By Jane Tewson / Updated: 10 May 2023

WE-TRANSFORM 5th Stakeholder Forum Workshop 2023

WE-TRANSFORM 5th Stakeholder Forum Workshop 2023 will take place 13-14 June in Vienna, Austria. EU H2020 project WE-TRANSFORM project aims to create a policy agenda to prepare for the automation and related transformation of the workforce in the transport sector. The workshop will present the project's progress and discuss the following four topics:

By Claus Köllinger / Updated: 06 Apr 2023

Federal Court of Auditors welcomes tram line extensions in Austrian cities

Submitted by Claus Köllinger on 07 Apr 2023

The Austrian Federal Court of Auditors welcomes tram extension projects in the cities of Graz, Linz and Innsbruck as an important step on Austria’s roadmap to a climate-neutral transport sector by 2040.

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By Claus Köllinger / Updated: 11 Nov 2022

Vienna’s new bike-sharing service now covers the entire city

Submitted by Claus Köllinger on 15 Nov 2022

Vienna has completed the installation of its new bike-sharing service. The service now covers the entire city, just six months after its implementation began in April 2022.

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By Claus Köllinger / Updated: 04 Oct 2022

Vienna revamps its public spaces to cool the city and support liveable cities

Submitted by Claus Köllinger on 04 Oct 2022

Vienna’s campaign “Raus aus dem Asphalt” (Get rid of the asphalt) is changing public spaces from soil sealed areas for cars to liveable cool green spaces for active modes and people.

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By Matthew Collings / Updated: 14 Mar 2022

Austrian Post to only purchase zero-emission vehicles

Submitted by Matthew Collings on 14 Mar 2022

Austrian Post has announced that it is to stop purchasing fossil-fuelled vehicles and that it will instead develop its vehicle fleet with only electric vehicles.

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By Jane Tewson / Updated: 15 Jun 2022

EU Safety Conference 2022

A detailed conference programme has been published for the 10th European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, organised by EuroSafe and the Austrian Road Safety Board (KfV), will take place in Vienna, Austria from 23-24 June 2022. This year, the theme is 'Safety in a digitalized and fast-changing world. How smart will injury prevention get?'

By Hannah Figg / Updated: 22 Oct 2021

Graz Mobility Contracts for sustainable mobility in new developments

The City of Graz has experienced a strong population growth for at least the last 10 years, and the development of new residential and mixed-use areas has added traffic pressure to the city’s road network. The city is signing ‘Mobility Contracts’ with developers to reduce the need for the provision of parking.

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