Analysis of bicycle parking spaces as a basis for supply planning
The importance of parking space surveys as a planning tool is demonstrated by the parking space surveys for bicycles and motor vehicles in Vienna's Neubau district conducted by Cycle Competence member komobile. Vienna's 7th district has clearly changed in recent years in favour of active mobility and quality of life. But what does the factual analysis say? If this [...]
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 [...]
What does Austria’s government programme promise for cycling?
The new federal government's work programme contains important elements of Austria's cycling strategy. The government wants to increase the cycling mode share to 14 per cent and has named some important measures to achieve this, the implementation of which is now up to the new Transport Minister Peter Hanke (SPÖ). We have taken a look at the most important [...]
Lower Austria’s cycling capitals in figures
The ‘Cycling Capital Certification’ was launched by Cycle Competence member Radland back in 2022 in order to systematically record the cycling-promoting activities of Lower Austria's cities. The second evaluation round took place in 2024 with 37 cities. Here, for the first time, we provide comparative figures on the cities' budget developments and summarise the implemented construction measures. Data analyses [...]
Cycle streets in Burgenland as an opportunity for rural areas
In addition to the previously dominant use of bicycle streets in an urban context, completely new fields of application are opening up in rural areas to create attractive cycling networks. At the beginning of 2024, there were around 80 kilometres of these cycle streets in the federal states. Our Cycle Competence members Mobility Centre Burgenland and Radlobby provide an [...]
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 [...]