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Cycle Competence Webinars become an online academy!
Several 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 new overview page “Akademie” in german. [...]
Implementation of “right turn on red”: the Austrian criteria
Since the change of the Austrian road code in 2022, it has been possible to allow cyclists to turn right or ride straight on at red lights at certain selected junctions. This is marked by additional signage with a green arrow. So far, 29 such signs have been implemented and Vienna has announced a ‘green arrow offensive’ of 150 planned [...]
Focus on Lower Austria: Investment needs and measurements
Lower Austria, thanks to increased measures and financial support for municipalities in the cycling sector, is one of the most active federal states in Austria in this area. However, the state faces the challenge of having to make up for the failures of recent decades and has to overcome significant hurdles due to its large area and long car commuting [...]
New guidelines for austrian cycle planning
Current developments in traffic engineering have caused the previous standards and guidelines for road design from 2014 (RVS) to become outdated. From April 1st 2022 new standards and guidelines for cycling infrastructure are being introduced, which a number of our partners helped formulate. In this article, we will present some of the highlights. […]
Velo-City: World Cycle Conference in Ljubljana
This leading international cycle conference takes place annually, bringing together over 1,200 international experts over four days to give presentations, excursions and to provide a basis for networking within the best and most climate friendly transport sector. This year’s event is closer than it has been for a long time. In 2013, the conference took place in Vienna, and this [...]
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 [...]
Cycle Competence excursions showcase good practices
What do Leithaprodersdorf and Paris have in common? Only one thing: this summer, Cycle Competence Austria organised two excursions exploring the topic of cycle infrastructure. In June, the Mobility Academy ADMA from the French capital visited to explore good examples of urban cycling infrastructure in the Vienna region for a European learning program. They visited places such as Mödling, similar [...]
Mobilität in Wien unter COVID19. Begleituntersuchung Temporäre Begegnungszonen und Pop-Up Radinfrastruktur
Die Stadt Wien hat temporäre Begegnungszonen und Radfahrstreifen eingerichtet, um mehr Raum für FußgeherInnen und RadfahrerInnen während der Coronavirus-Pandemie zu schaffen. Die vorliegende Studie beschäftigt sich einerseits mit den Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf die Mobilität allgemein und evaluiert die Maßnahmen der Stadt Wien im speziellen.
Geschwindigkeitsunterschiede ausgewählter Fahrradtypen. KFV – Sicher Leben. Band #19
Die Forschungsstudie „Geschwindigkeitsunterschiede ausgewählter Fahrradtypen“ hat eine quantitative Analyse der Geschwindigkeitsniveaus von Fahrrädern ohne Tretkraftunterstützung, Pedelecs und S-Pedelecs zum Ziel. Im Rahmen der Studie wurden Testfahrten mit 101 ProbandInnen durchgeführt und detaillierte Daten zu Geschwindigkeit und Beschleunigung aufgezeichnet. Jede/r ProbandIn wurde zudem anhand eines standardisierten Fragebogens zu seiner bzw. ihrer subjektiven Einschätzung von Sicherheit und Komfort, bezogen auf die unterschiedlichen [...]
Protokoll Webinar So geht Radverkehr 2021
Als Ersatz für den Österreichischen Radgipfel 2021 bot die Plattform Radkompetenz Österreich eine gut besuchte zweitägige Seminarreihe an. ExpertInnen der Plattform luden zu Online-Vorträgen und interaktivem Austausch. Kostenlose Teilnahme wurde von klimaaktiv mobil, der Initiative des Bundesministeriums für Klimaschutz, ermöglicht.
con.sens verkehrsplanung
con.sens verkehrsplanung offers co-creative transport planning and tailored mobility design aiming to develop specific solutions for the best possible result. As the company name suggests – for all projects a focus is on finding a consensus among stakeholders and project partners. […]