Participating towns and cities

AustriaWien Wieden, Austria

Website:
www.wien.gv.at
Population:
1.794.770 inhabitants
Contact:
Andreas Baur
Rathaus Wien
1010 Wien Wien Wieden

Participation 2014

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Wien Wieden organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2014, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Wien Wieden implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Pedestrianisation
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Further info
On Sept. 22nd the prototype for "pedestrian information pillars" has been put up.

Viennas first shared space zone was implemented on Mariahilfer Straße. The street is one of the most frequented shopping streets in Vienna. The street is corrently under construction, to become a pedestrian area. Parts of the street will be a shared space zone. The construction work will be finished in November 2014.

Air pumps in highly frequented place were installed by the Mobility Agency. Passers-by can use them to inflate the tires of their bycicles. They can also be used for baby strollers or wheelchairs.

Car-free day Car-free day

Wien Wieden carries out a Car-Free Day 2014 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
Car free day event: "Rasen am Ring". the wiener Ringstraße, one of Viennas main streets is closed for traffic, lawn carpet in the middle of the street invites people to have a picknick, experience streets without cars; organized by the NGO "platform car-free city"