On 30.04.2025, the kick-off for the research project “cycLINK: Conception of a nationwide bike sharing service in Austria” took place in Graz. Together with the Graz Energy Agency, opens an external URL in a new window, the transport system planning research department (MoVe) and the provider nextbike, opens an external URL in a new window, a comprehensive analysis of existing bike sharing systems is to be used as the basis for designing an Austria-wide range of rental bikes and considering possible roll-out strategies for their practical implementation (operator models, financing, etc.). Under the leadership of Hans Kramar, the SRF team with David Sutterlütti and Mina Chamraci will focus primarily on the implementation of a GIS platform in which the demand for rental bikes is modeled on a small scale and compared with existing offers. The project, which is funded by the Climate and Energy Fund (KLIEN) as part of the “Zero Emission Mobility Plus 2024” program, will run until September 2026.