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VCÖ Mobility Award 2025 for cycling projects from Vienna to Lienz
The VCÖ Mobility Award 2025 was selected under the motto “Fit for the future for cities and rural areas” in twelve nationwide categories and in nine federal state categories. Among others, the Cycle Competence members Mobilitätsagentur Wien were delighted to receive the award for top project in the category “Walking and Cycling,” and con.sens mobilitätsdesign received an award for [...]
How road markings influence overtaking behaviour: pilot projects in Salzburg
In many places, guideline-compliant wide cycle lanes are not possible due to the width of the roads. However, due to a lack of suitable alternative routes, these sections of road remain part of the cycle network and require improved safety for cyclists. Solutions to this problem are currently being tested and researched in the ‘Reallabor Nußdorferstraße’ and in the [...]
Hightech on two wheels: Innovative cycling research with the Holoscene Bike
The Holoscene Bike provides Cycle Competence member Salzburg Research with an innovative research tool that uses state-of-the-art sensor technology to deliver objective data on cycling safety. Developed by Berlin-based start-up Boréal Bikes, the bike is equipped with LiDAR, GPS, cameras and communication technology and is being used in several projects. These range from analysing overtaking manoeuvres between cyclists and [...]
Research project provides cargo bike tips for municipalities
The new KlimaEntLaster brochure for municipalities was developed as part of the research project "HAUSRAD", in which Cycle Competence member radverteiler participated as a provider of hardware and booking platform. The brochure is accompanied by detailed factsheets that explain how municipalities and housing developers can implement targeted activities to make the family-friendly means of transport, the cargo bike, more [...]
Report Active Mobility: Trends in Cycling in Austria
How have cycling and walking developed in Austria in recent years? The Active Mobility Report now provides answers. It summarizes the results of the second nationwide survey on active mobility from 2023 and compares them to the first survey conducted in 2021. The report also reveals surprising developments compared to the first survey: declining popularity among young people, fewer [...]
VERA research project: Which measures increase cycling?
Assessing the impact of cycling measures is a key challenge in transport planning. The VERA research project, which was carried out as a co-operation between the Cycle Competence members University of Salzburg and Herry Consult with the Technical University of Dresden and the company EBP Schweiz AG, dealt with this issue. The most important finding of the study: nothing [...]
Cycle Competence news with bike leasing, smart hire garages and Salzburg S-Bike
Spring brings lots of news from the Cycle Competence members: Bikeleasing-Service strengthens our company bike sector, five smart hire garages from radverteiler have been installed in Mödling and WINTERSTEIGER SPORTS has upgraded its automatic car wash to make it more user-friendly. In addition, the city of Salzburg passed a municipal council resolution in favour of the S-Bike system and [...]
RADBEST research project: Cycling in confined road conditions
In traffic planning practice, the routing of bicycle traffic in confined spaces poses a particular challenge. The RADBEST research project, in which Cycle Competence members Salzburg Research, the Department of Geoinformatics at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and con.sens mobilitätsdesign were involved, looked for possible solutions. To this end, regulations and scientific studies were analyzed, experts were interviewed [...]
Study: Austria-wide cycling network Vision covers 25,000 kilometers
What can a cycling network for the whole of Austria look like that guarantees connections to all settlement areas? The study “Austria-wide cycling network Vision” provides an answer to this question and also provides a data-based argumentation for future planning. On behalf of the Ministry of Climate Protection, cycling competence members con.sens mobilitätsdesign and the Department of Geoinformatics at [...]
Cycle Competence webinars in our online academy
More than 20 webinars under our motto “This is cycling!” have been held by our platform members since the beginning of the webinar series in 2021. To make this wealth of knowledge more accessible, we have compiled the individual webinar presentations into an archive: the Cycle Competence Academy! It is available on YouTube and on our overview page “Akademie” in [...]
Research discussion on cycling and mobility transition in Salzburg
This year, our annual cycling competence fireside talk was dedicated to the exciting topic of cycling research. Leading researchers from Vienna, Graz and Salzburg discussed current developments and challenges in cycling and mobility research. The discussion was moderated by Cycle Competence member Martin Loidl from the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS) and took place in an attractive setting in [...]
FamilienFlitzer: First smart garages for transport bike sharing
Spittal an der Drau is home to the FamilienFlitzer, Austria's first transport bike sharing project with a focus on tourism. Thanks to the innovative bike garages with a smart locking system, developed by Radkompetenz member radverteiler, the transport bikes can be parked securely and rented around the clock. The bike garages are a further development of the smart rental [...]
This was the Velo-city conference 2024 in Ghent
For 44 years, the Velo-city conference of the European Cyclists Federation has brought together the leading experts in cycling and has thus achieved the status of the world's most important specialist conference. The largest edition to date took place from June 18 to 21 in Ghent, Belgium, with 1,650 participants. Cycle Competence Austria was prominently represented. We bring you [...]
Mobility Observatory Austria: Better data enables sustainable cycling promotion
The KOMOA concept study for a Mobility Observatory Austria shows how systemic approaches using a variety of data can help with the current challenges of transportation planning. How can it meet mobility needs while minimizing the negative ecological, social and economic effects of transport? The two Cycle Competence members, the University of Salzburg and Salzburg Research, have been researching [...]
Cycling summit with 10th anniversary of Cycle Competence
The Cycle Competence Austria platform is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! Founded in 2014 by a group of innovative players in the cycling sector, our platform now has around 30 member companies and supporting members. Knowledge transfer and networking in the service of improving the quality of Austrian cycling is our mission statement, and international activities as the [...]
European Review: EU Cycling Declaration and study results from Paris to London
On April 3, 2024, the "European Declaration on Cycling" was formally signed at a meeting of EU transport ministers, the European Council, the Commission and the Parliament. This milestone in the supranational commitment to cycling as a fully-fledged means of transport and to key points for improving cycling is a sign that the important levers for promoting cycling are [...]
Kickoff for the cycling season with new members
Spring brings three new members to our platform, each with their own expertise to help improve cycling in Austria and the range of bicycles available: JobRad Austria brings knowledge of good company bike solutions from Germany, Radverteiler offers a smart sharing solution for e-bikes and bicycles of all kinds, and Salzburg Research focuses on active mobility research. With these additions, [...]
Future-oriented Study: Austria’s cycle infrastructure needs 7 Billion Euros of investment.
A study published in April 2022 by Cycle Competence members Planoptimo and Verracon at the request of the Ministry for Climate Protection and all nine Austrian regions has shown exactly how much investment is necessary for Austria to increase cycling to reach the ‘Cycling Masterplan’ goal in 2030. Presuming the highest quality implementation, the figure stands at 7 billion Euros. [...]
First Bicycle Policy Audit for Austria completed
The purpose of a Bicycle Policy Audit (BYPAD) is to evaluate the realm of cycling in terms of politics, administration and cycling’s interest groups. This method has so far been carried out in more than 200 cities and regions across Europe. What makes it particularly successful is the ability of its participants to self-evaluate and create space for discussion. For [...]
Economic Factors of Cycling: 46,000 Jobs in Austria
An updated study analysing the economic effects of cycling has demonstrated the many positive consequences of cycling in a set of concrete facts and figures. Cycling creates 46,000 jobs and contributes 2.9 billion Euros to the Austrian economy. In fact, the authors of the study discovered that the bicycle industry contributes more economically than the entire Austrian paper industry, and [...]
Members News with Smart Bikes, Climate Streets and Networking Meetings
There are numerous innovations from the circle of Cycle Competence members, ranging from hardware to research, planning, and construction projects. While con.sens mobilitätsdesign in Hamburg is involved in climate streets and Vello presents a new folding bike model, the first bike street is being planned in Vienna based on the Dutch model. Salzburg Research, on the other hand, is researching [...]
Austria-wide survey: huge potential for cargo bikes
The results of the first representative cargo bike survey in Austria have arrived. The goal of the 1511-participant survey is to identify potential for increasing the use of emission-free family vehicles and to understand the attitudes and needs of Austrians. The reason for this is that 77% of all personal transport errands could be performed with (e-) cargo bikes. However, [...]
Tax reform makes company bicycle models possible
On the subject of company bicycles the Austrian parliament has reached an important decision: As part of the tax reform passed at the end of September employers will be able to claim back input tax on purchases of company bicycles from 2020 (Vorsteuerabzug). Soon employees might also get legal clarity […]