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The objective of the Bachelor's thesis is to familiarise students with the methods of scientific work at the end of the Bachelor's programme. Special emphasis is placed on the formal basics in the preparation of a publication, such as compliance with citation rules, copyright, structuring and design of the work.
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2024
This paper analyzes the composition of bicycle traffic at the Linke Wienzeile counting station in Vienna's 14th district. Based on manual data collection over a period of six days, various characteristics of cyclists were recorded, such as gender, age, bike type and direction, as well as helmet use and clothing style. The study therefore took place on four working days and one weekend. The recorded parameters were then analyzed, compared with each other on various levels and interpreted. The findings of this research contribute to drawing a detailed picture of cycling in the area in question. The quantitative study showed that around two thirds of the cyclists who passed the counting point were men. In addition, the distribution of directions was roughly even and 55.64% of all cyclists were wearing a helmet. The largest age group counted was identified as 18-65 year olds, while the overall most common clothing style was casual.
In the course of this bachelor thesis, the cycling infrastructure in Bad Vöslau, Lower Austria, was surveyed and evaluated in the period from 26.9.2023 to 8.10.2023 on the basis of previously defined criteria. For this purpose, the individual route sections were traveled by bike and documented with the help of photos. The results of the surveys are intended to provide a picture of the current state of the cycling infrastructure in Bad Vöslau and highlight existing deficiencies. Eliminating the problem areas identified in this work could make cycling in Bad Vöslau more attractive.
This bachelor thesis deals with the composition of bicycle traffic at the Pfeilgasse counting point, near the intersection of Pfeilgasse and Tigergasse in Vienna's 8th district. The data collection took place in July and August 2022 and covered a total of six days, each from 7:00-22:00. During this time, attention was paid to climate, direction of travel, time of day, gender, age, bicycle type and other categories. In the evaluation, emphasis was placed on the number of cyclists, gender and age distribution, bicycle types, helmet shares, etc. A total of 8468 road users were counted, 61% of whom were men and 39% women, with 58.1% riding without a helmet and 41.9% with a helmet. The most represented age group in the census was 18-65 years with a share of 89%.
The City of Vienna is committed to promoting cycling and is investing 100 million euros in the expansion of the cycling network between 2020 and 2025. The projects implemented since 2003 are summarized in annual construction programmes, with the most recent offshoots often being boldly dubbed the mega cycling offensive. A quantitative and qualitative evaluation will show whether these really live up to the mega attribute and what improvements the current and historical construction programs for cycling contain. In particular, the types of facilities, network effects and space redistribution of the construction measures will be examined in order to identify both positive trends and any shortcomings in the expansion of the cycle network. These are particularly evident in the fact that only 35% of the total 205.3 km of cycle infrastructure included in the construction programs have been implemented as physically separated cycle paths. Furthermore, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the redistribution of traffic areas at the expense of motorized private transport in favour of cycling, as the study of the 2013 to 2022 construction programmes shows in particular.
This study deals with the composition of bicycle traffic at the Argentinierstraße counting station in Vienna. For this purpose, a manual count was carried out from Monday, 05.09.2022 to Sunday, 18.09.2022. The period from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. was recorded, resulting in a counting time of 84 hours. Using a pre-prepared table, characteristics such as gender, age, bike type, wearing a helmet and clothing were recorded and the results were then combined and evaluated in an Excel file. The traffic volume was analyzed throughout the day. Once the analysis was complete, the following statements could be made for the route. Generally speaking, more men than women are on bicycles. The most frequently used bicycle is the city bike and the age of the bicycle users is between 18 and 65 years.
2023
On March 1, 2022, the parking sticker requirement was extended to the whole of Vienna. As part of the bachelor thesis, the effects of this extension on vehicle traffic volumes in and around Vienna were investigated. In parallel, the effects of the coronavirus, the climate ticket (since the end of October 2021) and fuel price fluctuations due to the war in Ukraine were analyzed. The data was evaluated using counts from the Vienna traffic counting stations and published fuel prices. The period under review was chosen from January 2016 to September 2022 in accordance with the available counts from the traffic counting stations in order to obtain the longest possible comparison period before the events under investigation. The graphs show that the various events have different effects on the number of vehicles. A decrease in traffic figures due to the parking sticker regulation is not discernible.
During the lockdown in the COVID19 pandemic, temporary encounter zones were introduced in Vienna. Five of these encounter zones were analyzed using video recordings on two days each. The results show a clear need for permanent meeting zones. Pedestrians usually make up the largest proportion of all road users. Sidewalks and roadways are often too narrow in relation to the number of road users. Parking spaces are an obstacle to the use of meeting zones. To improve the acceptance and attractiveness of traffic-calmed zones, parking spaces should be significantly reduced and more greenery installed.
In the course of this work, a manual count of bicycle traffic in Vienna was carried out during a period from 29.08.2022 to 11.09.2022. This is to record and analyze the composition of bicycle traffic at the automatic measuring point "Vienna Opernring outside". In addition, the manual count can be used to check the accuracy of the autonomous measuring station. In an hourly period of 60 hours, data of almost 10,000 bicycles could be recorded. The documentation of the bicycles could be carried out without problems due to already prepared tables and classification of the differentiation characteristics. With the help of a suitable analysis software, the manually recorded data could be converted into electronic data, checked and analyzed in more detail. After the analysis was completed, the following statements can be made for the route. Basically, more men than women still travel by bicycle. With suitable adaptation of the bicycle network, more people and especially more women could be attracted to cycling. The most frequently used bicycle is the city bike and the age of the main users is between 18 and 65 years.
In June 2022, a pilot project was launched in the district of Favoriten (Vienna) for the "superblocks" that have become known in Barcelona. The aim of this project is to prioritize non-motorized movement in the area between Gudrunstraße, Leebgasse, Quellenstraße and Neilreichgasse by redesigning the traffic concept. The aim is to create new recreational and leisure areas as well as green spaces for residents in order to improve the quality of life within the neighborhood. This bachelor thesis is intended to provide an insight into how much the volume of traffic has changed within the Grätzel, whether the measures implemented are effective and what impact they have had on the outer main streets. The goal of traffic calming was achieved within the Grätzel, but not all traffic regulations were observed by motorized traffic.
This paper presents a comprehensive study of the composition of bicycle traffic at the Friedrich-Engels-Platz measurement point. The analysis of various aspects of bicycle traffic provides valuable insights into the mobility behavior of cyclists. The results confirm that the proportion of male cyclists exceeds that of female cyclists. The temporal analysis shows peak times during the morning commute and in the afternoon, as well as at weekends during the afternoon. City bikes are most common, dominating the 10-65 age category. Different age groups show different preferences, with electric bikes popular among the 65+ age group and e-scooters among young people. The helmet wearing rate illustrates the potential for improvement of the measuring point, as with a wearing rate of 50%, this is subjectively perceived as unsafe by every second person. This work provides a comprehensive basis for the design of future measures to promote road safety and sustainable mobility.
In the course of this bachelor thesis, the route characteristics of bus line 57A were analysed. The initial data was collected over several days with the help of a speed measurement via GPS tracking. In the course of this, passenger changes were also recorded. The collected data was summarised in tables and diagrams. These, together with the information collected during the bus journey, were used to profile the bus route, provide a basis for improvement and discuss possible measures. In its current form, Gumpendorfer Strasse appears unsuitable for bus traffic. However, a number of measures are identified that could provide relief.
In the course of this bachelor thesis, bicycle traffic was counted manually at the Praterstern counting station in Vienna in July and August 2022 and analyzed using various criteria. It was found that a particularly large number of cyclists were on the road at peak times on weekdays, whereas cycling traffic was more evenly distributed throughout the day and started later at weekends. More than 50% of those counted rode city bikes. Helmets were worn by around 36% of people. Among the cyclists, only a third were women and only 2% were under 18 years old. This could be due to the fact that the cycling infrastructure is considered too unsafe and that there is a need for expansion here.
The streetcar network in Vienna has a long history dating back to the middle of the 19th century. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, Vienna could boast an efficient, fully electrified streetcar network and it reached its maximum extension during the interwar period. Due to shifts in public and political priorities towards motorized private transport and the introduction of the subway as a means of public transport, the above-ground streetcar network was greatly reduced and many lines have since been abandoned. Since the end of the 1980s, there have been renewed efforts to extend and expand the network, and numerous announcements and proposals have followed from the political side. The aim of this work is to obtain a time series of the changes in the streetcar network in Vienna since World War II and to present them cartographically. Furthermore, all extension proposals and their (non-)implementation since 1989 are analyzed and visualized.
As part of this bachelor thesis, an accompanying study on right turns on red for cyclists was carried out at eight different locations in Vienna between October 2022 and June 2023. The reason for this is the new road traffic regulations, which allow right turns on red after a short stop at selected locations. Data on turning behavior, gender, wearing a helmet, age, bike type and delivery service were recorded, evaluated and analyzed. The behavior of cyclists did not change significantly as a result of the new sign. Furthermore, hardly any differences could be identified with regard to the various parameters.
The number of public parking spaces in cities plays an important role in traffic planning, because parking search traffic contributes a not unimportant share to the traffic volume. This bachelor thesis deals with the hypothesis that parking search traffic in a street depends less on the number of available parking spaces, but rather on whether there are parking spaces in the street at all. In other words, as long as there is hope of finding a parking space, motorists will enter the street. To test this hypothesis, a prior survey of three different streets in Vienna was conducted in the course of this bachelor thesis to capture the status quo. These data serve as a basis for assessing the parking situation in the streets after the reconstruction.
In the context of this bachelor thesis, the composition of bicycle traffic at the counting point Vienna Danube Canal in the period from 30.06.2022 to 17.07.2022 is recorded, evaluated and analysed. There are induction loops installed at the counting point, but they do not provide information on the type of bicycle, clothing, helmet, gender and age. For this reason, a detailed count is to be made by means of manual counting, which will subsequently enable an extrapolation. Special attention was paid to the distribution and the difference in the number of cyclists on weekdays compared to weekends. The result shows that the route is mainly used by leisure traffic and the majority of cyclists are between 18 and 60 years old; young people and children were hardly to be seen due to holidays. The most counted bicycle type was the city bike.
This paper analyzes and evaluates selected temporary encounter zones. These zones were introduced in Vienna for a limited time during the CoVid-19 pandemic in 2020. The opening of the zones without architectural redesigns and prior evaluations raises the question of the extent to which the encounter zone is accepted by road users. The standardized features of a pedestrian zone, such as traffic signs, equipment elements and surface design, are missing and are not recognizable to the various participants. The criteria listed in RVS Working Paper No. 27 are primarily used for the assessment. The zones were filmed on a working day and on a public holiday or Sunday using a camera from 07:00 to 21:00 and individually evaluated and compared in accordance with the RVS criteria. Overall, it can be said that although the available data allows a comparison of the different zones, it does not permit a comprehensive assessment due to the lack of characteristic features of a pedestrian zone. It is important to carry out further studies and collect more data in order to form a well-founded opinion on the effectiveness and acceptance of these temporary pedestrian zones.
This paper deals with the approval process of the high-level transport network in Austria and its importance for the mobility transition. In detail, the two procedures Strategic Transport Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment are examined for the possibility of participation by citizens' initiatives and environmental protection organisations. Using the case study of the S 34 Traisental motorway in the St. Pölten area in Lower Austria, the approval process that took place is analysed and general criticism of the procedure is elaborated. Subsequently, the main difficulties encountered by the opponents participating in the procedure in order to be able to object to a controversial construction project as members of the public will be discussed.
The data situation regarding surface parking spaces in Vienna is very uncertain. For this reason, an attempt was made in this work to estimate the number of parking spaces more accurately by determining the inscribed diameters of the parking spaces from the multi-purpose area map in QGis and a simplified simulation and analysis in Knime. A distinction was made between longitudinal, diagonal and perpendicular parking spaces. After calibration with existing data from the 7th and 8th districts and subsequent validation with figures from Neulerchenfeld and Ottakring, the total number of parking spaces after factoring in errors is 363,617. The number of restricted parking spaces available per district was also determined, specifically 3,798 disabled parking spaces, 1,119 motorcycle parking spaces, 10,039 resident parking spaces and 47,728.1 m of loading zone in Vienna.
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the effects of a countdown traffic light on road traffic. In January 2022, the first countdown traffic light was introduced in Vienna as a pilot project. It is assumed that this traffic light will have a positive impact on road traffic, such as improved traffic flow, less congestion and, in a broader sense, even a reduction of CO2 emissions due to shorter idle times of motorised vehicles. In the course of this work, an on-site evaluation was carried out, data was collected and analysed, hypotheses were made and finally statements were made about the data. According to the analysis and evaluation of the data collected in the course of this work, it was found that motor vehicle drivers tend to drive off faster due to the countdown traffic lights. On the other hand, no increased red light violations could be observed. However, no clear endorsement or rejection of the countdown traffic light can be made; further studies with far more extensive information would be necessary for this.
2022
This work deals with a systematisation and structuring of citizens' initiatives and environmental organisations in Austria whose concerns can be directly assigned to transport. The aim of this work is to create an orientation and overview of the types of citizens' participation and forms of citizens' initiatives and to record and classify the active ones. This is done through a list with criteria and subsequent evaluation of the generated data basis. Furthermore, it will be shown in which way non-partisan initiatives deal with transport-related issues in order to lay a foundation for further research in this field.
This bachelor thesis examines the existing cycling network in Wiener Neustadt in order to identify possible deficiencies and suggestions for improvement. A new cycling network is developed, in which the existing one should be integrated in the best possible way. Furthermore, the "Cycling Offensive 2021", which is part of the project "Urban Development Plan Wiener Neustadt 2030+" and contains concrete measures to promote cycling, will be examined and compared with the new design. The new cycling network will consist of main cycling, connecting and collecting routes, which will be integrated into the city infrastructure like an underground system, with individual colours and names. The Austrian guidelines for cycling will be used to plan the routes.
Increasing digitalisation opens up many new possibilities that can support people in their leisure time and work. In the traffic sector, too, there are opportunities to switch from manual counting with pen and paper to the use of devices with automatic evaluation. This paper first gives an overview of traffic surveys and their methods, and then lists various applications that can be used for traffic surveys and evaluates them according to certain criteria.
This paper deals with the composition of cycling traffic at the counting point Margeritensteg in Vienna. For this purpose, a manual count was carried out in July and August 2022. The period from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. was recorded on four weekdays and on weekends, resulting in a counting time of 90 hours. Characteristics such as gender, age, clothing, wearing a helmet and vehicle type were noted. Based on this, these results were combined and analysed. Attention was paid to the differences and distribution on weekdays compared to weekends.
The present study deals with the effectiveness of surface marking for cycling. The intersection area holds the greatest potential for conflict for cycling and is therefore chosen as the central point for this study. The focus in traffic planning is still on motorised individual traffic. In order to counteract this and to increase the share of bicycle users, safety for cyclists in road traffic must be increased. In addition to the effectiveness of the areal road marking, the effectiveness of other design variants as well as the current condition are also examined. With the help of an internet survey, the behaviour and the level of knowledge about the different marking variants was determined. The feeling of safety of cyclists is an important indicator in the survey. The survey showed that the combination of pavement markings and a cyclist crossing had the highest safety perception, and that in this situation car drivers were best able to identify the priority situation. The results of this work are to be used as a basis for bicycle-friendly traffic planning.
In the context of this bachelor thesis, the composition of bicycle traffic at the counting point Neubaugürtel, near Vienna's Westbahnhof, is observed and evaluated. The induction loop available there can record the pure number of users of the cycle path, but cannot provide more precise information on their usage purposes or their behaviour. For this reason, this study uses a traffic survey conducted on site to create a profile for each cyclist based on 9 different criteria and then analyses these for recognisable behaviour patterns. Information such as bicycle type, age, clothing and the like make it possible to draw conclusions about usage behaviour and the development of current trends in cycling.
This bachelor thesis deals with the deconstruction of oversized extra-urban carriageways. Reasons for redimensioning are often manifold. For example, the reclamation of land through unsealing is one reason. The first part of the thesis deals with the terms land use and land sealing. One of the focal points of the work was the survey of national implementation examples of reclamation measures in the open space sector. Subsequently, the assessment of traffic flow on open land roads according to RVS is dealt with.
In the course of this work, a possible connection between the sound immissions and the average speed of motor vehicles in the 7th district of Vienna is to be shown. In connection with the speed measurement, the traffic composition was also surveyed. A 30 km/h zone applies in the measurement area, from which the lanes for buses and rail roads are excluded. The measurements carried out are intended to make a before/after comparison possible in the event of a nationwide introduction of a 30 km/h zone. A positive correlation between lower speeds and noise pollution could not be clearly established in the measurements. Noise from motor vehicles is much more dependent on traffic volume and subsequently on braking and acceleration processes. Thus, a higher traffic volume, even with a partly significant reduction of the average speed, leads to an increase in noise immission. Whether a significant noise reduction is also achieved by speed reduction can only be determined by means of a comparative measurement. However, it can be said with certainty that a lower noise pollution can be achieved by reducing the number of motor vehicles.
The aim of this study is to compare the development of public transport services and settlement development in Donaustadt over the last 20 years. For this purpose, the spatial focal points of urban development in this period are determined on the basis of small-scale population data and the development of public transport services in these urban development areas is described and evaluated. The location, the extent of public transport development, as well as the temporal sequence between settlement development and public transport development are examined. The analysis has shown that the public transport network in Donaustadt has been expanded considerably in the last 20 years, especially through the expansion of the underground, but not to a sufficient extent for the very strong population growth in the district. Especially in urban development areas away from the metro extensions, the public transport offer was often not extended sufficiently or only after the completion of the flats. These neglected investments in public transport have contributed to the increased car dependency in Donaustadt over the last 20 years.
The focus of this work is the analysis of incentives and obstacles for and against cycling in the cold season. By means of an online survey, the motives and causes for the change in cycling are recorded and evaluated. The survey is aimed exclusively at people living in Austria. In 7 weeks, 380 people took part in the survey. On the basis of the survey, the problem areas were finally recorded and proposals for solutions were developed. The results of the survey show that the existing cycling infrastructure is perceived as insufficient and that the lack of snow clearance and the condition of the cycle paths are one of the most significant obstacles.
The aim of this work is to determine the theoretically possible travel time of a public transport line in Vienna by means of a GIS analysis. The basis of the method to be developed is the route information data of the 59A, which was chosen as the object of investigation due to the available secondary data. Different solutions for the preparation of the GIS data were developed and tested. In the subsequent calculation of the theoretically possible travel time, two solutions provided promising results. The journey times determined on the basis of the route information data deviate only minimally from the actual timetables in some cases. The results confirm the functionality of the developed method, which can thus serve as a reference for the analysis of further lines. The question of how comprehensive speed 30 zones affect public transport can also be answered with the developed method. In the case of the 59A, the designation of comprehensive speed 30 zones would result in a 10% increase in travel time (approx. 2 minutes). It can be assumed that it would be possible to compensate for this delay through accompanying measures.
2021
In the course of this work, the previously unknown number of car parking spaces in non-public spaces was determined. Garages and driveways, where the number of parking spaces could not be determined directly or through online and telephone research, were estimated on the basis of certain characteristics. After citing some general statistical parameters on land use and population, the collected data were compared with the figures on parking spaces in public street space and public parking garages provided by MA 18 to the vehicles registered in the district. When comparing the total number of parking spaces available in the district with the total number of private cars, a parking space deficit was found throughout Josefstadt, as well as in the majority of the census districts considered. Since in some count districts the existing deficits can be compensated by local parking space surpluses in neighbouring subdistricts, some suggestions for the most efficient use of the parking space surpluses and for further action were finally made.
This paper deals with the modal split and its survey methods. Again and again, modal split diagrams are published without disclosing more information about the survey method. This approach leaves a lot of room for interpretation of the figures. Since such statistics are often used for political decision-making in transport planning, the transparency of such surveys is of utmost importance. In this paper, several surveys are examined in detail and their results are presented. In this way, important points for the implementation of surveys and the interpretation of results could be worked out. Probably the most important point is a uniform and transparent implementation of future Mo- dal Split surveys. Only in this way can the results be compared and used for transport policy decisions.
Encounter zones serve to calm traffic and enable fair coexistence between the individual road users. Careful planning is necessary for successful implementation. The FSV (Austrian Research Society for Road - Rail - Transport) recommends criteria that help to assess which measures should be taken into account. In the course of this work, it will be examined how well the existing encounter zones in Vienna fulfil selected criteria. For this purpose, first an overview of the selected criteria is given. The criteria are divided into the groups "settlement and use structure", "traffic structure" and "design". Subsequently, all pedestrian zones in Vienna are examined to see to what extent they fulfil the recommended measures. For the qualitative evaluation, a "yes/no" system is used, whereby "yes" always means a favourable characteristic, while "no" describes a critical characteristic. The result shows that very many encounter zones fulfil the group "settlement and use structure" as well as "traffic structure" predominantly positively. Only the group "design" often shows some deficiencies in the design requirements for several encounter zones. For an outlook into the future, further streets in Vienna were investigated that have the potential to be redesignated as encounter zones.
This paper deals with the question of whether the vehicles provided by Wiener Linien meet the needs of physically disabled people. After narrowing down the work, the vehicles of the Vienna public transport system (underground, trams, buses) were examined for accessibility with the help of established criteria. Among other things, the following points were evaluated: independent opening of doors, connection between vehicle and platform, seating and standing space provided for physically impaired people. The most important conclusions that could be drawn from the work are that the metros, trams and buses have very different levels of accessibility. Buses have a generally higher level of accessibility in direct comparison to metros and trams. However, it should be noted that the aspect of autonomy was neglected in the development of all three types of vehicles.
The commuter allowance is one of a series of environmentally counterproductive subsidies. With the help of this paper, it is explained what environmentally friendly support measures could look like and how urban housing can become appealing. The focus is on the city of Vienna, its urban development projects and subsidised housing projects. Subsequently, models of cities with free public transport, car-free city centres and urban tolls are presented. A reform should not ensure that the commuter allowance is abolished without replacement, but rather represent an environmental bonus that does not favour motorised individual transport over local public transport. Inner-city noise and emissions could be reduced, while at the same time the health and satisfaction of workers would increase.
This paper deals with the topic of which measures for CO2 reduction in transport are assessed by the population as very or less effective and how effective they would be in reality. The estimation of the CO2 reduction potential is based on the "Sachstandsbericht Mobilität und mögliche Zielpfade zur Erreichung der Klimaziele 2050 mit dem Zwischenziel 2030, Endbericht" of the Federal Environment Agency. In the course of this work, a survey was conducted in which 18 options from the report were presented and the respondents were asked to assess their effectiveness and at the same time indicate the degree of personal acceptance. The results were then analysed and provided information on how much information the population has about the effectiveness of various climate measures.
The aim of this paper is to show the extent of soil sealing in Austria, to describe the effects and to point out possible solutions. To this end, statistics are analysed to determine the currently sealed area and the annual increase. In the process, the values are compared with other countries, placing the situation in Austria in an international context. Regardless of the result of the comparison, soil sealing has numerous negative effects on the environment and thus also on us humans. The exact consequences are explained and, if possible, quantified. There are numerous approaches to either reduce soil sealing or minimise the resulting impacts. Some measures are presented, discussed and evaluated according to their applicability in practice.
In the course of the bachelor thesis for the degree programme in Civil Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on bicycle traffic in Vienna was investigated. In January 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease was declared an epidemic in China and on 11 March 2020, the WHO declared it a pandemic. The coronavirus has dramatically changed the lives of each of us over the past year. The lockdown measures introduced have influenced all areas of life and especially people's mobility behaviour. The bachelor thesis analyses the development of cycling traffic in the past year 2020 in comparison to the previous years and examines the reasons for this change in cycling traffic figures. Furthermore, attention was paid to the differences in the purposes of use by examining where predominantly work traffic and where predominantly leisure traffic can be found.
This study deals with the lateral distance of parked vehicles depending on the parking lane. For the survey, 12 streets from the 13th, 16th and 23rd districts of Vienna are used. The streets are one-way streets where parking is only possible parallel to the roadway. The parking spaces are differentiated according to whether they are 2.00m or 2.50m wide, or whether such parking lane markings are present at all. Measurements will be taken on a total of 600 vehicles parked in these lanes. In the course of the evaluation, the influence of the parking lane width, the lane width and the vehicle width on the parking behaviour of the drivers will be investigated.
This paper deals with the traffic calming measures that were established in the course of the Corona crisis. The main focus is on the design implementation and use of temporary encounter zones in the city of Vienna. Three of them were examined in more detail on the basis of a traffic census. The results presented justify the statement that the use of the temporary encounter zones has not taken place to the desired extent. Design deficiencies and suggestions for improving the temporary encounter zones are presented and discussed in detail.
Since March 2018, e-scooters have been making their mark on Vienna's cityscape. Since everyone has passed overturned and broken e-scooters, the question has arisen whether the providers can work in a financially sustainable way. This paper attempts to answer this question with the help of break-even analyses. The break-even analyses are also used to test the sensitivity of the incoming parameters.
In this paper, the expansion of the Vienna underground network was examined in more detail from an ecological point of view. Two central questions were answered: "How much CO2 emissions does the expansion of the Vienna underground network entail?" and "Within what period of time does the expansion pay for itself from an ecological point of view? In addition, an extension of the tram network was considered as a variant to the extension of the underground network. The payback periods of both projects were calculated, which showed that the construction of the metro project had a positive carbon footprint for the first time after 37.9 years. In contrast, the alternative project, the extension of the tram network, pays for itself after only 4.3 years.
Cycling is becoming more and more attractive in big cities, including Vienna. In order to encourage even more people to cycle, cycling infrastructures are continuously being built or expanded. The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to gain an insight into how much cycling traffic increases as a result of the renovations, therefore preliminary surveys are carried out at seven different locations in Vienna. These before surveys can then be compared with after surveys in a further step. The goal of the City of Vienna is to provide Vienna with as many safe cycle paths as possible.
In the course of this work, the influence of the introduction of a school street on the motor vehicle traffic volume at the intersection of Fuchsröhrenstaße/Wilhelm-Otto-Straße was investigated. In this case, the school street refers to a temporary driving ban at the beginning and end of school. The volume of motor vehicle traffic is at its maximum at these times, which can be attributed primarily to drop-off and pick-up traffic. In order to guarantee the pupils a supposedly safer way to school, the pilot project "School Road" was started and its effectiveness analysed and confirmed by means of a before-and-after study. During the period of the road closure, the volume of motor vehicle traffic was reduced to almost zero.
This paper deals with the emission values of different means of transport from various studies and whether the values given in the studies are comparable with each other. For this purpose, the direct and indirect greenhouse gas and air pollutant emission values given in a total of 7 publications, as well as the data on fine dust particles, which are produced when driving with different means of transport in passenger and freight transport, including upstream and downstream chains, are examined. Since the data collection and its presentation in the published studies are mostly based on completely different methods, this study analyses whether a comparability of these data is possible at all. In the final part of the paper, the emission values in the studies examined are compared and an average value or a range of variation for the emission values of the different modes of transport is determined on the basis of the available data.
2020
This paper deals with the analysis of e-scooter data in Vienna, with a special focus on the temporal aspects of use. For this purpose, position data from five different providers were made available, which were recorded in a defined observation period, 22 July - 3 August 2019, and analysed with the help of Excel. The resulting results were analysed for usage priorities during the course of the day and week in order to gain a better understanding of the actual use of the new means of transport. Subsequently, the values of the City of Vienna were also compared with studies from Germany and France in order to show how the data can be evaluated in an international comparison. This yields the results that the use in early morning traffic is relatively low, but increases in the course of the day and especially rises strongly in the later hours of the day. In addition, an increase in use towards the weekend can be observed.
The work deals with possibilities for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport at the municipal level. For this purpose, a list of measures that make sense in terms of transport policy was compiled. In the run-up to the 2020 municipal elections in Lower Austria, an online survey was conducted in which transport policy-relevant demands from the election campaign could be uploaded. These submissions are first analysed statistically and in terms of content and then compared with the list. This shows that most of the demands in the election campaign are part of the list of climate-friendly transport measures at the municipal level, but conversely, many measures demanded by the scientific community have not yet found their way into the election programmes. Whether the demanded measures will actually be implemented after the election remains questionable.
This paper examines the functioning of the commuter allowance with regard to several criteria. For example, it explains in detail how the commuter allowance works, who benefits most and where the recipients are. In more detail, this paper looks at how the money is distributed by gender, location and income, and looks at possible approaches to change. A comparison is also made between existing concepts in Austria and concepts in other countries. Numerous statistics are used to analyse the behaviour of male and female commuters, as well as publications by academics on the topic. In the end, after a thorough examination of the topic, it can be concluded that the commuter allowance in its current form is no longer up to date. Over the course of time, it has lost more and more of its social accuracy, and it also takes far too little account of ecological aspects.
This bachelor thesis deals with the composition of cycling traffic in Vienna at the Praterstern counting station. For this purpose, on-site bicycle traffic surveys were conducted in May and June 2019 using a video camera. Various characteristics such as gender, age and wearing a helmet were taken into account. Based on this, these characteristics were combined and analysed together with traffic volumes. The results included the gender distribution, the helmet wearing rate, the age distribution and a differentiation of the clothing style.
In the context of this work, the composition of bicycle traffic in Vienna at the walking and cycling facility Opernring Innen, from Monday, 22.04.2019 to Sunday, 28.04.2019, is recorded, evaluated and analysed. For one week, from 8:30 to 13:30, the section with the installed induction loops was observed and the information obtained was recorded. Pre-prepared tables made it easy to divide the passing traffic into mode of transport type, age and gender and to guess the reason for the change of location on the basis of clothing and driving behaviour. The result shows that on working days the route is mainly used by commuter and school traffic and the majority of cyclists are between 25 and 45 years old. There were only a very small number of children and young people, who were assigned to leisure traffic, as schools were closed that week due to the Easter holidays. The most common type of bicycle was the city bike.
Every day, on the way to school or work, we humans are at risk of conflict with motorised individual traffic. Not only does this have a negative impact on all other road users, but children in particular are spontaneous and unpredictable and therefore all the more at risk in the traffic area than adults. They have to overcome a great danger in order to arrive at school safely and independently. "However, according to traffic surveys, about 20 per cent of primary school children in Vienna are taken to school by car." This has just as negative an effect on the road safety of the daily journeys to school made by schoolchildren. The establishment of school roads, which prohibit driving for a certain time before school starts, is a positive measure for increasing road safety. This bachelor thesis deals with the analysis and evaluation of the implementation of a school street in the area of the Gilgegasse primary school in the 9th district of Vienna. In order to fulfil this task, traffic surveys were carried out at defined counting points in June and September 2019. Finally, a comparison of the before and after analysis was made.
The aim of this research is to collect demographic, socio-economic and driving-related data from a statistically representative number of e-scooter users in Vienna by means of a self-created questionnaire in a face-to-face survey. With the help of the online survey tool SurveyMonkey, the collected data was analysed in terms of age, gender and social status, as well as in terms of usage behaviour and the associated impact on other means of transport, the city, the environment and public space. The answers to the questionnaire show that e-scooters are primarily used by younger, adult, well-educated users usually living in Vienna, but also tourists. The results of this survey show that the e-scooter is not a complementary means of transport or a substitute for the car, but a substitute for existing, in most cases more environmentally friendly means of transport, such as walking and public transport.
This bachelor thesis deals with the determination of private, commercial and public garage parking spaces as well as the demand in Vienna in order to obtain valid individual results according to scale. The determination of private parking spaces is based on the year of construction of the properties and the parking space specifications valid for each construction period. Missing data are compensated for by means of a parking space count already carried out for the inner districts, extrapolated to the outer districts, and result in a number of 257,411. Likewise, the number of public parking spaces is determined by means of an extrapolation with existing data in some districts and the available street lengths of districts not surveyed, resulting in 534,099 parking spaces. The number of commercial parking spaces was given by an interest group of the WKO, which amounts to 115,563. Thus, the demand for parking spaces in the amount of 893,398 vehicles, which was calculated on the basis of the vehicle population in Vienna and commuter flows, compares to a total number of parking spaces of 907,073.
This bachelor thesis was prepared on the basis of the fact that on 19.07.2018 an area-wide 30 km/h zone was declared in Innerwährung. Excluded from this are the streets of the district which are used by rail road traffic. This decision was made by the current district head Silvia Nossek (as of 2018), with the hope that this would lead to traffic calming and increased safety on the new 30 km/h speed limit roads. The ÖAMTC as well as the Wiener Linien were sceptical about this fact, as the restriction would cause additional traffic jams and bus lines running there would no longer be able to keep to the current timetables. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether all road users adhere to the 30km/h speed limit and how long the so-called adaptation phase of drivers of different means of transport lasts.
This bachelor thesis deals with the evaluation of the effectiveness of mobile speed signs. The investigated locations, Heinestraße 9 and Nordbahnstraße 16, are located in the 2nd district of Vienna. An evaluation of the choice of location as well as a review of the effectiveness of the mobile speed device is carried out on the basis of the manual measurements and the transmitted data of the mobile speed display. While the location Heinestraße is rather unsuitable for an evaluation of the effectiveness due to the local conditions, the location Nordbahnstraße is an "ideal" location, where, however, it is clearly evident that the mobile speed indicator hardly leads to a reduction in speed. It is not possible to speak of a sustainable reduction in speed through the mobile speed indicator.
This paper deals with European and Austrian transport policy and its consequences. Above all, the role of the European Union in transport policy events is clarified, which transport policy measures are consequently taken at the Austrian level and how they affect the achievement of climate goals. The focus is on road transport and its environmentally friendly alternatives. The decision-makers and influencers of transport policy and their instruments and measures at European and national level are described in order to highlight the tension between sustainability and economic growth and to deduce the extent to which concrete transport policy targets at supranational level lead to the achievement of climate targets in Austria. How much importance is attached to transport policy issues at the national level and which goals are pursued depends above all on the balance of power in the government. The discrepancy between programmatic aspirations and real implementation often leads to supraregional interests being neglected at times.
The Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) offer the possibility of restricting a street to vehicle traffic with the residential street. By giving pedestrians the right to walk on the roadway, residents are also encouraged to use the street space to linger and play. However, few road users are aware of the special rules of the StVO for a residential street. In order to document the existing situation and make it available for analysis, all 174 Viennese residential streets are inventoried along with their design, dimensions and location. In Vienna, residential streets are almost always additionally regulated by a one-way street or a cul-de-sac. There are hardly any places where the residential street functions as a regulation on its own; for effective traffic calming, additional structural and design measures are needed.
This study documents the investigation of the traffic situation in front of the OVS Märzstraße before and after the introduction of the school street in the morning between 07:30 and 08:00. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of this measure in reducing the potential danger from stopping and passing motor vehicles. For this purpose, the total number of motor vehicles, the stopping behaviour and the crossing behaviour of the pupils were recorded. It could be shown that the introduction of the school road led to a noticeable reduction in the total number of vehicles and thus minimised the potential danger to pupils from stopping and passing vehicles.
This bachelor thesis includes the creation, evaluation and discussion of an online survey on the topic of cycling in the Corona crisis, as well as the comparison of the results with existing studies. In doing so, the current attitudes and opinions of cyclists in Austria are to be meaningfully mapped and discussed by means of a random sample. The aim is to create a planning basis for decisions to increase the proportion of cyclists. Furthermore, it is to be elicited which aspects of cycling pose problems for people in the Corona crisis and how their choice of transport mode has changed compared to before the crisis. The survey is aimed exclusively at people who live in Austria and regularly use a bicycle. In 6 weeks, 353 people took part in the survey. The results reflect the measurably higher share of cycling and can be brought in line with existing studies and surveys on the changed mobility behaviour in the Corona crisis.
The content of this bachelor thesis describes the evaluation of mobile speed displays as a measure for traffic calming. The measurement by radar gun distinguished between different road users and recorded their speeds on comparable days before, during and after the installation of the speed displays. The locations of the mobile speed displays, Taborstraße 95 and Salierigasse 11, were determined by the Mobility Commission. From the results of the present study, it can be concluded that the display results in a reduction of speed during its installation period, but has only a minor sustainable effect.
This paper deals with the approach to collect data or information on private garage parking spaces, because in times of high traffic volume and simultaneous temperature and climate problems in urban areas, parking garages gain more and more importance compared to conventional parking spaces at the roadside. Survey options and different approaches are evaluated and finally a selection for a pilot census in the 12th district of Vienna is made. In the course of the preparations for the pilot count, the choice fell on the online survey, which, however, requires preliminary research and a walk-through of the selected test area. In the evaluation of the results, special attention is paid to the extrapolation and comparability of larger test areas.
This bachelor thesis analyses, evaluates and subsequently compares survey methods with regard to the choice of transport in European cities. For this purpose, metropolises were selected that resemble the capital of Austria in many aspects and thus make a Europe-wide comparison possible. The survey methodology has a great relevance with regard to the modal split, which, however, remains mostly concealed. For this reason, there is plenty of room for interpretation. Due to the large number of parameters, such as sampling dates, sample size, survey duration, survey year and many others, the modal split values can only be compared to a limited extent. The modal split values should therefore only be regarded as indicative values.
Traffic data is fundamental for assessing current and past performance and supporting decision-making, as it provides the ground for understanding the movement of motorized and non-motorized traffic flows and serves as a starting point for engineers and government officials to intelligently plan for the future. Recent advancements of traffic data, due to the latest technological advances, enabled to automatically collect the data on highways, sidewalks, and pedestrian crossings that are needed to power smart traffic systems and improve the road safety. This bachelor thesis presents an overview of current as well as new and emerging technologies and procedures for traffic monitoring. Specifically, will be discussed and examined the advantages and limitations of every approach. Furthermore, will be provided practical case studies of implementing the latest technologies for collecting traffic data and developing traffic monitoring programs.
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of parking space management and deals with the different measures that can be taken in the course of parking space management to achieve certain goals. A number of major European cities including the Austrian capital are examined. The aim of the international comparison is to obtain a collection of good and exemplary practices and procedures for the implementation of parking management measures.
This paper describes the traffic organisation of the 1st district of Vienna. The 1st district is mainly served by the Ringstraße and the Donaukanal-Kai. In particular, the significance of the non-traffic-light controlled entrances from these streets for the overall development of the district is examined.
The Ringstraße is a central hub for both private and public transport, cycling and pedestrian traffic. Due to the multimodal use, conflicts arise between the individual road users, especially at the junctions. Based on the traffic accident statistics of the years 2013-2018, it is examined how these conflicts affect road safety.
Based on the traffic effectiveness and accident frequency of the individual intersections, concrete measures to increase road safety will be developed. Subsequently, it will be shown how the development concept of the 1st district will change if these measures are implemented.
This paper addresses the question of how bicycles behave on downhill gradients. Is more space needed uphill or downhill? After a short theoretical part on cycling dynamics, the difference in speed and the associated cycling behaviour on downhill and uphill cycle paths is then examined by means of video analyses. The speeds are determined using a stopwatch. The driving behaviour is analysed with the help of a constructed grid surface embedded in the videos. The results are then compared. This shows that it makes a difference whether one is driving uphill or downhill on a slope. More space is needed going uphill than going downhill. These differences become more pronounced as the gradient or slope increases.
In this bachelor thesis, the composition of bicycle traffic at Praterstern in Vienna's 2nd district at the corner of Praterstraße and Heinestraße is presented. For this purpose, video recordings were made and analysed by means of manual evaluation. Special attention was paid to the distribution and the difference of the cycling volume on weekdays compared to weekends. Furthermore, the differences between summer and winter were examined. In addition to the evaluation of the number of bicycles, various other criteria were also evaluated in order to analyse bicycle traffic. Also of great interest was the control of the automatic cycle counting station located there. This could be checked by comparing the collected data with the data from the counting station.
The bachelor thesis deals with the parking spaces introduced in 2012 in districts with short-stay parking zones. The basic idea is to improve the parking shortage in the inner districts, especially around event locations. For this purpose, data collection took place in the Liniengasse, which is close to the Raimundtheater, as part of the bachelor thesis. The aim of this work is to compare the short-stay parking zone with the neighbouring parking zone by means of a licence plate survey at half-hourly intervals from Monday to Friday. In the course of the survey, the utilisation as well as the parking time was determined. Based on this work, it was determined that the neighbourhood zone is predominantly used as a permanent parking area. The concept of a quick search for a parking space does not apply here.
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to identify and evaluate danger spots on the way to school for cyclists. In addition, the catchment area was determined in order to evaluate from which starting points it is possible to reach the school safely. Furthermore, the comparison with other cities should show different solutions to optimise the school cycle path network in Vienna and make it safer. For the study, the AHS Maroltingergasse in Vienna's 16th district Ottakring was selected, in cooperation with the Mobility Agency Vienna. With the help of the geo-information system QGIS, possible danger spots of the bicycle infrastructure were analysed and evaluated. Subsequently, it was determined which danger spots need to be eliminated in order to increase the catchment area. The result of the study shows that the cycling infrastructure in the selected catchment area has many danger spots and pupils do not always have the possibility to get to school safely by bike. Possible solutions could be more cycle lanes or traffic lights. Another possibility would be school cycle route plans, mapping the safest routes for the children.
Political decisions concerning parking space should be based on utilisation data on parking spaces in public or private parking areas. However, there are no data on the utilisation of private parking spaces, or they are not publicly available. However, these data would be a necessary basis for transport policy decisions, especially because measures such as the parking space obligation of the Vienna Building Code or the parking permit (Parkpickerl) are controversial.
This work aims to find a method that makes it possible to determine these utilisation data in the city of Vienna. First, a study area is defined, analysed and subsequently examined in various ways. As a result, several possibilities of collecting the data are shown. However, a reliable statement can only be made with the help of house and garage administrations.
2019
The paper looks at how people can start a transport-related initiative themselves and which ones have been implemented in recent years. In this context, the level of the European Union, the federal government, as well as that of the provinces and municipalities (using the example of Vienna) are considered. The distribution of competences for topics with a transport connection is explained according to the TFEU and the Federal Constitutional Law. In a further part, an overview of the possibilities of participation with the impulse from the population is given, with a focus on the prerequisites for success and the procedure. In the case of selected participation instruments, this is followed by a statistical analysis of the initiatives received. These are presented and interpreted in the form of diagrams according to factors specified by the sovereign body or created by the author.
In this work, the traffic volume and the traffic conditions of existing roads and the associated relief road are quantitatively represented for different areas in Austria over as long a period as possible. From the data obtained, these road sections are analysed and, if necessary, evaluated with regard to the sustainability of the relief, but also with regard to the overall load. Furthermore, any existing targets set by EIS reports, statements by politicians, etc. are compared and contrasted with the traffic conditions that have actually occurred. The study deals exclusively with the presentation of traffic conditions before and after the relief provided by a new railway line. Population and economic development in the respective areas are not considered. In the sense of a high-ranking road, the relief route generally represents an A motorway or S motorway. However, this study also analyses the relief of existing local roads by bypasses, today's B roads.
The aim of this study is to determine the degree of utilisation of parking spaces for disabled persons according to § 43 para 1 lit d StVO 1960 on the basis of a Viennese district. The choice of the district was made with the help of the Open Government Data parking space map of the City of Vienna. After the pre-selection, some of the locations were walked through and the district to be investigated was fixed. Through the on-site survey, the parking behaviour on the disabled parking spaces was evaluated and documented. In addition, the results are presented in tabular form and in diagrams. The bachelor thesis concludes with the evaluation of the collected data and the final analysis.
This paper analyses whether safety upgrades improve the safety situation on Austria's motorways and motorways. For this purpose, accident data is collected and evaluated with the kind support of Asfinag. Two periods of equal length are compared before and after the expansion. Accidents that occurred during the construction phase are not included in the evaluation. The results are then compared with the mileage in the corresponding section of road. The individual rates tend to decrease.
Seating without compulsory consumption is often a controversial topic and its advantages and disadvantages are discussed under different aspects. Basically, seating should invite people to linger and improve the quality of stay of a place, in addition to other elements. However, seating not only makes a positive contribution to the stay in public spaces, but is also important in the context of active mobility, especially walking. People with limited mobility in particular depend on seating being available at regular intervals along their routes that are covered on foot. This study analyses how well the public space in Vienna is covered with consumer-free seating and to what extent recommended maximum distances are observed. It has been shown that there is no sufficient data basis for the entire city context. From the survey in the study area in the 2nd district, it can be concluded that seating is strongly concentrated in certain places, which indicates that it is mainly seen in connection with quality of stay and leisure activities. For the promotion of active mobility, it is therefore necessary to systematically record seating opportunities in order to subsequently derive clear quantitative and spatial targets.
This paper deals with the comparison of the speeds of bicycles, e-scooters and e-bikes. Particular attention is paid to the question of how they behave on cycle paths with downhill gradients. The assumption is that electrically powered bicycles/scooters travel faster uphill on average than conventional bicycles. The speeds of passing vehicles on a defined section of road in Vienna were determined by means of video camera recordings. In relation to the speeds, the kinetic energies of the means of transport were also calculated in various models. If the speed of the colliding vehicles is higher, the kinetic energy in the system is higher and, as a result, the severity of the accident may be higher.
Since 2002, bicycle traffic in Vienna has been measured using automatic counting stations. However, the measuring devices only record the number, direction, time and date of cyclists. In this bachelor thesis, the survey process is explained in detail and differentiated according to various other characteristics such as bicycle type, rental bike, clothing, helmet and gender. The composition of bicycle traffic in Vienna can then be extrapolated and the measurement accuracy of the counting station checked. The traffic surveys were carried out at the Operngasse counting station (1010 Vienna) and took place in 2018 between February and May.
The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a correlation between noise pollution and the average speed of motor vehicles. The speed limit of 50 km/h streets in the Josefstadt district of Vienna's 8th district was chosen as the measurement area. Since traffic calming is planned in these rail roads through the introduction of an area-wide 30 km/h zone, a before-after comparison is also possible. Although there is no doubt that there is a connection between individual measurements at the measuring stand, this could not be confirmed beyond doubt by measurements in the street system. Here, the noise level is mainly dependent on the traffic volume and driving behaviour. As shown in the following pages, an increase in traffic flow leads to a decrease in average speed and an increase in noise pollution. A possible noise reduction through speed reduction can therefore only be clearly proven through comparative measurement, whereby the influence of a possible traffic shift, i.e. reduction in traffic volume, must be taken into account.
This paper deals with 30 km/h speed limit sections on provincial and federal roads. For this purpose, a list was compiled that combines the data from all Austrian provinces in one list. In order to get an overview, the objectives of Tempo 30 are explained at the beginning. In the main part, the list is analysed, whereby the number, lengths and reasons for speed limit 30 sections are discussed.
Today's infrastructure offers a variety of ways for people to move from A to B. Each of these has different dangers, advantages and disadvantages. Each of these possibilities has different dangers, advantages and disadvantages. Especially for children, whose knowledge and skills in road traffic are not well developed, this is a very big source of danger. The way to school is therefore a hurdle that children have to overcome every day. According to studies, 20% of primary school children in Vienna are chauffeured to school by their parents. This motorised individual traffic has a negative impact on the remaining road users, especially for pupils who walk or cycle to school, particularly with regard to road safety. A so-called school street, which is a temporary driving ban shortly before and after the start of school, is intended to counteract the parents' taxis. In the course of this bachelor thesis, the effectiveness of the school street in front of the Deckergasse primary school in Vienna's 12th district is analysed and evaluated.
In December 2016, the Rosentalbahn Klagenfurt/Celovec-Rosenbach/ Podrožca was partially discontinued in southern Carinthia; parts of the route are still used by the S3 of SBahn Kärnten. Despite an attractive S-Bahn concept and the coordinated bus concept, the number of passengers is largely stagnating, while the number of passenger cars travelling daily from this area to Klagenfurt/Celovec is continuously increasing. Although public transport in rural areas faces challenges, regional railways can be operated successfully. Taking the Rosentalbahn as an example, the impact of the cessation of operations on mobility behaviour in Rosental/Rož is examined, the passenger potential is estimated and suggestions for making it more attractive are given.
On average, 21 public transport disruptions were recorded by Wiener Linien per day in 2015. Regardless of the cause of the disruption, in most cases there are delays and waiting times for public transport passengers. With the help of the records of the disruptions of the Wiener Linien, borrowing and return data of Citybike Wien and spatial analyses, it is investigated how these public transport disruptions affect the use of Citybike in Vienna. The results show that the public transport disruptions had no impact on the number of borrowings in 2015.
This bachelor thesis deals with the Viennese model of parking space management and compares it to comparable European cities. For this purpose, cities are selected that are similar to the Danube metropolis in various factors and thus provide an overall European picture of the different systems. To compare the selected cities, key figures are listed, which are summarised in diagrams at the end. In the description of the cities, the focus is on costs and outstanding differences to the Viennese system. At the end of the paper, the most important differences are discussed in more detail.
This work deals with an analogue survey of road users who pass the digital counting station at Operngasse by bicycle, scooter or "other" types of vehicles. Characteristics such as age, gender, wearing a helmet, vehicle type and purpose of travel were recorded by video and subsequently analysed. In addition, the traffic volume was analysed over the course of the day and analogue counts were compared with those of the digital counting station. For this purpose, hypotheses were made at the beginning, which are confirmed and some refuted in the study.
If you want to cover a certain distance in an urban area as a pedestrian, you often encounter obstacles. Heavily trafficked roads that you cannot cross at will are one of them. In order to get to your destination, you have to use regulated crossings and this is where another problem is hidden, the waiting time. The time you spend waiting at traffic lights is shown in this paper and compared with the ideal and maximum walking time using selected examples. The conclusion that emerges from this is astonishing and should also give the drivers among us food for thought.
The aim of this work is an inventory of safety- and quality-relevant specifications of public primary school forecourts in Vienna. The specifications chosen specifically for urban spaces are discussed in detail and assessed for relevance. A distinction is made here between design features that ensure an increase in safety for pupils and those that increase the level of quality. The inventory makes it possible to analyse the current situation, to identify the need for change, and to rank the primary school forecourts according to safety-relevant criteria. The recorded data is up to date in 2017.
This bachelor thesis examines the shopping behaviour of the population and the corresponding choice of means of transport (modal split) at four different retail locations in Vienna's 10th district. All available data were collected in the course of a personal survey in front of the retail locations and representatively processed and summarised in the context of this publication. For the data collection, the amount of shopping, the choice of means of transport and the place of arrival and departure are of central importance. The results are divided into demographic variables, individual observations of the locations and different comparisons.
2018
The aim of this work is to compare the actual situation at selected Viennese railway stations based on their traffic value and the existing information systems for travellers. The analysis covers the locations Westbahnhof, Wien Meidling and Wien Heiligenstadt. The first step is the data collection of the necessary input parameters to create detailed statistics on transfer routes. For this purpose, the distances covered, the height differences and the times between the platform and the public feeder lines as well as surrounding lines are recorded. Subsequently, the traffic values are determined for each of the three selected stations. The existing information systems are analysed at each location according to their accuracy. Finally, a summary is written and the results obtained are discussed.
This paper deals with the possible traffic calming in the area of Rotenturmstraße, located in the first district of Vienna - Innere Stadt. An overview of goals regarding climate and mobility should be the basis for changes in the traffic concept. At the beginning there is an inventory, followed by an analysis of the current situation and the resulting concept. Different road users have different needs, which will be discussed in the further course of this work. The current situation is contrasted with the new recommended concept, a pedestrian zone, excluding bicycle traffic, both in site plans and in cross-sections. The current traffic situation and the immediate surroundings are analysed on a scale of 1:2000, 1:3000 and 1:5000, and clarity is maintained with the help of coloured illustrations. Furthermore, considerations are made as to whether there are similar traffic situations in the Vienna area and, if so, for which ones a similar concept should be considered.
In the context of the bachelor thesis, free-floating bike-sharing systems were described and investigated. In this context, the parking behaviour of bicycles in public spaces was of particular importance, as the parking of bicycles in free-floating bike-sharing systems is not bound to specific stations. For this reason, an empirical study was conducted around the Augarten in Vienna. With the help of the collected data, concrete statements could be made about the parking behaviour of bicycles in the defined study area. On the one hand, the data collection took into account the rental bicycles of the providers Ofo and oBike, and on the other hand, private bicycles. These two groups of bicycles could be distinguished and compared in the data analysis. The data collection showed that there are sufficient bicycle parking facilities in the survey area. Furthermore, the parking behaviour of private and rental bicycles differed only slightly in terms of legal and illegal parking.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the traffic accident statistics for the urban area of Vienna in the period from 2012 to 2015 inclusive. In this work, the accidents with personal injury (UPS), in which at least one pedestrian was involved, are specifically addressed. The accident data for this period was provided by Statistics Austria. The main focus is on the change in the number of accidents and the presumed main causes of accidents. Also of great importance are the presumed causes of accidents and the degrees of injury. It was found that male children and older women were more likely to be involved in an accident than female children and older men. Inattention and distraction or priority violation were presumed to be the main causes of accidents. A particularly high number of accidents occurred on a safety path. The number of injuries was ten times higher at a speed limit of 50 km/h than at a speed limit of 30 km/h. As expected, multi-lane accidents were more common. As expected, multi-lane motor vehicles were the most frequent presumed main cause of accidents. The results can be compared with the bachelor thesis Evaluation of Traffic Accident Statistics for Vienna, Focus on Cycling.
The bachelor thesis establishes an evaluation possibility for bicycle parking facilities at food markets. Existing guidelines of the federal states of Salzburg and Vorarlberg, the applicable laws in Lower Austria and the guidelines and regulations for the road sector were brought into connection. The conditions in practice are examined on the basis of food markets in the city of Wiener Neustadt. Finally, the existing ratios of bicycle parking space to sales area, as well as the underlying percentage of bicycle traffic in the total traffic volume are examined. The bachelor thesis is based on the guidelines for bicycle parking of the federal states of Salzburg (Hemetsberger, 2013) and Vorarlberg (Steger-Vonmetz and Reis, 2013) as well as the recommendation for bicycle parking facilities of RADLand Niederösterreich (Radland Niederösterreich).
This paper is primarily concerned with rail as a competitor to air travel. The third runway saga by Heinz Högelsberger about Vienna Airport is taken as an impetus to compare the direct connections between rail, air and long-distance bus from Bratislava. The result is an analysis of multimodal route chains. In addition to the centre-to-centre travel time, other factors such as connections and capacities per week, ticket prices and environmental impacts are analysed and compared. The aim of this work is to determine whether rail or long-distance bus can compete with air travel.
Bicycle parking facilities are an essential means to promote environmentally friendly modes of transport. The paper identifies national and international approaches and analyses legislation, planning and implementation. Furthermore, the handling of bicycle parking requirements in different cities is explained. Furthermore, the parking problems that free-floating bikesharing systems bring with them are highlighted and the different parking systems are categorised.
This work examines accidents involving personal injury (UPS) and cyclists in Vienna, in the period from 2012 to 2015, with the aim of gaining knowledge and specific characteristics about accidents involving cyclists. Emphasis was placed on the analysis of the main causes of accidents, the main cause of accidents, the degree of injury to persons and the type of accident. Based on the figures obtained from the past, potential dangers for cyclists, such as high speed limits, were revealed. Based on such findings, improved forward-looking, political and planning decisions can be made. However, suspected accident clusters, such as those caused by permitted cycling against the one-way system, have not been confirmed. In addition, the correlation of previous analysis results and data on the use of cycle helmets was examined more closely. Some evaluations only gain their significance in a comparative analysis, which is not the entire content of this work. Comparable results of this work can be found in the bachelor thesis Evaluation of traffic accident statistics for Vienna, focus on pedestrians.
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse and evaluate the school environment of 10 schools in the 15th district of Vienna and to give suggestions for improvement. For this purpose, a catalogue of criteria was compiled according to which the schools are mainly evaluated, and on-site speed measurements were carried out in order to determine the necessity of traffic calming measures. The results show that there are sometimes large differences between the 10 schools in terms of safety, infrastructure and attractiveness. The NMS Selzergasse is to be mentioned for its outstanding results. The PNMS Gebrüder-Lang-Gasse performed the worst in this survey.
The parking search strategies of rural residents in large cities form an essential planning basis for sustainable transport planning, especially for parking space design and management in cities. The aim of this study is to examine these individual behaviour patterns through personal interviews. With the help of an elaborated questionnaire, certain tendencies and habits can be identified by comparing the answers, which can be summarised as a whole into meaningful statistics.
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2018
This bachelor thesis deals with the current topic of stationless bike rental, its spread, problems and approaches to solutions as well as with the experiences of countries/cities globally and locally in Austria. In particular, the underlying system and its optimisation concepts are described. Furthermore, the rapid expansion of the system worldwide is dealt with and the interaction between the public sector, the population and the system operators is presented. Subsequently, the approaches to solutions found so far or the legal steering options are explored. Finally, the situation in Vienna is examined and explained in detail.
This bachelor thesis deals with the evaluation of the effectiveness of mobile speed displays on driving speeds. Different types of vehicles are compared with each other and a distinction is made between turning vehicles and vehicles travelling straight ahead. The manual measurements by means of a radar gun are evaluated, the difference to the data of the mobile speed display is presented and the values of the display board are examined more closely. It was found that the installation of the mobile speed indicator has a speed-dampening effect, but no lasting effect. The display board is not suitable for an accurate cross-section count, as the number of vehicles does not correspond to the number of vehicles actually passing.
Speed reduction was then as now a topical and much discussed issue. Since the 1980s, more and more 30 km/h zones have been introduced worldwide and also in Vienna. The main reason for this measure were countless accident victims and even fatalities that could often be attributed to excessive speeds. The introduction of 30 km/h speed limits is intended to prevent such accidents as far as possible, as the reduction in speed from 50 km/h to 30 km/h also halves the stopping distance. Traffic noise will also be significantly reduced with the help of a speed reduction. The arguments in favour of a speed reduction are clear from today's perspective: more safety, less air pollution, less noise. The effectiveness of such a 30 mph zone is discussed in this paper on the basis of a speed measurement in the Liesing district.
Since 2017, cyclists in Vienna have been able to use free-floating bikesharing systems. Due to the large number of new rental bikes, effects on bicycle parking facilities and the streetscape are to be expected. In order to be able to quantify these, an empirical study was carried out in the area of the Vienna University of Technology. Based on the data collected, it was found that the existing capacities of the parking facilities in the survey area are exceeded on average, and as a result many bicycles are parked away from the parking facilities. In order to counteract this situation, legal requirements for the operators of rental bikes and the expansion of bicycle parking facilities will be necessary.
The subject of this paper is the relevance of pedestrian-friendliness for linking facilities in local public transport. In the introduction, requirements in this respect are defined and then their fulfilment is examined on the basis of two existing Viennese underground stations. While the Karlsplatz station is well integrated into its surroundings, the concept of the footpaths inside the building is not satisfactory. The Schottenring station, on the other hand, is partially not connected to its surroundings, and the green spaces surrounding the station buildings suffer as a result.
The bike sharing system BicikeLJ in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana was analysed for user behaviour in this bachelor thesis. The basis for this was the lending and return data provided by the operator in the period from August 2014 to August 2015. The information provided included the pick-up station and the return station, each with date and time. The numbers of the borrowed bicycles were also available, although these were not used further. The data sets, which were separated monthly, were aggregated, put into a uniform form and then analysed. From the station information, the air distances between the rental stations were calculated. From the times given, it was possible to calculate rental durations and, furthermore, point-to-point travel speeds based on the distances. By specifying the pick-up and drop-off points for each trip, it was possible to find out how busy the individual terminals were during the observation period. The various results were presented by means of diagrams and tables in Microsoft Excel and by the programme QGIS by means of maps based on OpenStreetMap.
This paper deals with road safety in school environments and takes into account the needs of younger road users, children and adolescents. The school environments of five schools were analysed and weak points were identified and listed using the guidelines and regulations of the road sector (RVS 03.04.14). In urban areas, it is not always easy to design school environments that are optimal for children. Children can often exhibit unpredictable behaviour. Therefore, it is important to place a high value on pedestrian and cyclist safety in the vicinity of schools. For the deficiencies found, different possibilities for improvement were considered and presented.
This bachelor thesis deals with Vienna's main cycling network. In order to get a first insight, an overview of the history of cycling in Vienna is given at the beginning. Furthermore, the subgroups of Vienna's main cycling network are defined. In the main part of this work, a statistical evaluation of the cycling network was made and illustrated by means of tables and diagrams. Part of this work was to list the represented facility types according to their inventory and to compare them with the needs of cyclists.
The bachelor thesis Evasive behaviour of pedestrians on pavements investigates the evasive behaviour of pedestrians under confined conditions. Special attention is paid to the restriction of the space used by fixed installations, such as devices for signposting traffic, litter bins and elements for greening the street space. The basis of the bachelor thesis is a survey that was carried out at three selected locations in Vienna in order to record and evaluate the evasive behaviour of pedestrians.
It is a well-known fact that more than 50% of motorists exceed the speed limit in 30 km/h zones as well as on main roads with a speed limit of 50 km/h - with corresponding effects on traffic safety, noise, etc.. In the context of this bachelor thesis, it is to be investigated which parameters have an influence on the inner-city speed distribution (including gradient, parking regulations, cycling facilities, speed limit, lane width, traffic volume, weather, time of day, etc.). The list of influencing factors will be completed by means of literature analysis. Subsequently, the data from the mobile speed displays will be evaluated with regard to the identified parameters and the strength of their influence on speed.
By analysing the raw data of the Austria-wide survey "Austria on the Road", the use of passenger cars is compared. Specifically, it is about the vehicle types and frequencies of use of first, second and third cars. The differences in frequency of use and annual mileage are examined. The results form the basis for an assessment of the suitability of e-cars as first, second or third cars.
The initial question of this paper is whether an area-wide 30 km/h speed zone in Vienna's Josefstadt would have a negative impact on public transport lines. For this purpose, speed profiles of the tram lines 2, 5, 33 and the bus line 13A were created. To collect data, each public transport line was examined with the help of a GPS tracker from 07:00 to 19:00. The collected data was then processed and analysed and presented in tables and diagrams. This allows statements to be made about average speed, standing times and possible alternative traffic organisation.
This paper contains the analysis of a traffic video of the intersection Mollardgasse/Hofmühlgasse in the 6th district of Vienna made between 6 am and 7 pm. The evaluation of the video was carried out in the form of a count of the different road users, an observation of the gait lines of the cyclists and an evaluation of the compliance with traffic rules and resulting conflicts with a main focus on cyclists. It was found that the greatest potential for conflict in the intersection area is caused by cyclists going straight ahead on Mollardgasse being overlooked by cars turning left onto Hofmühlgasse towards Gumpendorferstraße. From the traffic census it can be concluded that Mollardgasse is used as a shortcut to get from Reinprechtsdorfer Straße to Gumpendorferstraße. This situation can be prevented by a left-turn ban for motor vehicles.
This bachelor thesis deals with the investigation of accidents with personal injury (UPS) and bicycle involvement in Vienna, in the period 2012-2015. Of these, the accident type dooring and accidents that happened on the multi-use lane were filtered out and analysed in detail. The focus was placed on the analysis according to the spatial aspect in order to identify the criteria such as maximum permitted speeds, lanes, districts and individual streets where the accident figures differed. The analysis was conducted using a statistical and geographic information system programme. The analysis showed that most dooring accidents occurred at a maximum permitted speed of 50 km/h and that for the cyclist, the multi-use lane was the most dangerous facility type in terms of the risk of being involved in a dooring accident. When examining the multi-use lanes, it became apparent that the entries in the accident statistics data set deviated greatly from the accident figures along the road cross-sections with multi-use lanes.
2017
The mobility behaviour of pupils is to be investigated according to life-related parameters and parameters of a reference date. For this purpose, a questionnaire was filled out by the pupils. In addition, some mobility parameters of the participating schools were also collected. The completed questionnaires were analysed with the help of the statistics programme SPSS according to various criteria, partly also with links to the school parameters. Although the majority of the pupils are satisfied with the safety for cyclists in their neighbourhood, they rarely use the bicycle for their journeys. This is because most of them take the bus, which in turn speaks for a good public transport network.
The thesis deals with the topic of "autonomous driving", from various aspects. First, the meaning of the term is defined, which leads to a review of the origins and reasons for the developments and ideas of fully automated driving. It then moves on to the current state of the art and safety, mainly in the area of passenger cars. However, the topic is partly touched upon in the public transport segment as well as in freight transport. An essential factor is the social aspects and laws, which are also listed.
This bachelor thesis deals with the traffic light signal system (VLSA) at the intersection Schleifmühlgasse - Margaretenstraße in the 4th district of Vienna. The preparation of the existing signal timetable, the survey of the road dimensions and a junction flow count during rush hour formed the basis for the as-is analysis of the intersection and for the evaluation of pedestrian friendliness. Subsequently, the average waiting time of pedestrians was analytically determined. Ideas for traffic-engineering redesign in favour of pedestrians and the resulting adjustments in the analytical calculation for the average waiting time form the conclusion of this work.
The aim of this work is to show and analyse the legal basis regarding bicycle parking systems in Austria in comparison with international examples, as well as to evaluate available systems.
The idea of the paper is to show that a speed limit of 30 km/h has no significant negative impact on the operation of local public transport. In particular, this analysis applies to bus line 40A, where a speed measurement was carried out by means of GPS tracking. Furthermore, the specificity of the route and the stops during the bus journey were investigated. The collected data was summarised in tables and diagrams. These, together with the information collected during the bus journey, were used to find out what the impact of a possible speed restriction would be and which areas on the route could be improved. In this paper, we first give an overview of the controversial topic of 30 km/h speed zones. Especially in the context of public transport. Afterwards, the tables and diagrams are explained and finally a result and a conclusion are presented.
Wiener Linien has to deal with disruptions on an almost daily basis: be it parking violations, rescue operations, a defective vehicle or another source of disruption. The average number of new disruptions over the period under review is 23 per day with a maximum of 73. With the help of the records on the website www.f59.at, these were analysed in detail and graphically processed. Four main groups of disturbances emerged: Conflicts with individual traffic, the actions of emergency services, defective vehicles or route sections and others. An accumulation of disruptions on working days and at points with a high traffic density is evident. It is also evident that a traffic standstill lasts an average of 15 minutes, but that it takes another 45 minutes to return to scheduled operation.
In many places, the introduction or the sense of traffic-calmed zones is being discussed. What purpose do they serve and what effects can be expected? In the course of this study, the effectiveness of an existing 30 km/h zone, the old town area in Krems an der Donau (Lower Austria), was investigated. For this purpose, five locations were selected within this zone and the vehicle speeds were measured using a radar gun. The evaluation of this measurement data is intended to assess the acceptance of the speed limit and thus the effectiveness of this traffic calming measure.
In the course of a citizens' initiative, the redesign of Frauenfelderstraße is demanded. The residents want a traffic-calmed street space and sufficient space for leisure activities for children and young people This paper deals primarily with two redesign concepts concerning Frauenfelderstraße, Beringgasse, Dr. Josef-Resch-Platz and Josef-Moser-Gasse. Two concepts for a redesign are presented, which aim at traffic calming and the creation of living space. On the one hand, an intensive redesign in the sense of a pedestrian zone is planned and, on the other hand, an encounter zone. Finally, the characteristic features and planning principles of pedestrian zones and encounter zones are described.
The work contains a streetscape analysis of Frauenfelderstrasse and its immediate surroundings. The current situation with regard to public traffic and public facilities is briefly explained. This is followed by an evaluated node flow count, a cross-section count within Frauenfelderstrasse and Beringgasse, and a parking space survey. The result of this work is summarised in the last point and deals with a deficiency analysis based on the traffic surveys carried out. In addition, some re-planning steps are suggested, which were taken up in a further bachelor thesis.
The paper deals with the development of cycling figures from 2002 to 2016. Besides the general change of the figures for the whole period, the causes for those changes are analysed. The main focus of the analysis of the causes is on the influences of weather conditions and the subsidised annual ticket of the Wiener Linien by the City of Vienna. The findings are further compared with the developments of the modal split.
The bachelor thesis Evaluating the Effectiveness of Residents' Parking investigates the effects of residents' parking on parking behaviour. For this purpose, the principle of resident parking is compared with the principle of short-stay parking zones. The basis of the bachelor's thesis is a survey that was conducted and evaluated for various parameters. In tables as well as in diagrams, resident parking and the short-stay parking zone are compared with regard to their utilisation, type of parking permit, proportion of motor vehicles with a "non-Viennese" licence plate, number of accesses / exits, number of long-term parkers and parking duration, in order to finally assess the effectiveness of resident parking and also to formulate suggestions for improvement and change.
The bachelor thesis deals with the question of whether there are differences in overtaking behaviour on multi-use lanes. For this purpose, six different multipurpose lanes in Vienna were used, which differ from each other in their road cross-sections. First, the legal and constructional aspects of a multi-use lane were presented. In order to be able to analyse the individual road sections, a total of 20 hours of self-shot video material was produced within six days. Subsequently, the footage was examined for different criteria during the overtaking process and evaluated using a statistics programme. The study showed that the overtaking distance between motor vehicle drivers and cyclists is strongly dependent on the respective road cross-section.
2016
A concept for traffic calming is being developed in an area covering the 17th and 18th districts of Vienna. The various measures are intended to create a superblock that favours cycling and pedestrian traffic over motor vehicle traffic and makes it safer. The redesign of some areas creates places for pedestrians to stay and should make it more attractive to walk, cycle or use public transport.
The parking spaces especially for residents are intended to relieve the daily search for parking spaces, especially in the vicinity of event venues. These special parking spaces can only be used by owners of a "Parkpicker" from the district.
In this bachelor thesis, tram line 2 was examined for its speed distribution, travel times and standing times and optimisation possibilities were identified. For this purpose, data was recorded and evaluated for three days using a GPS logger. Based on this data, speed profiles were created. The evaluation showed that the total travel time was made up of 71% travel time between stations and 29% stopping time in stations. A speed higher than 30km/h was reached only 11.5% of the time. In the case of a general inner-city 30 km/h speed zone, the time loss for the tram line would be about 3.5%, i.e. 01:45 minutes with an average journey time of 50:15 minutes, which could, however, be compensated for by traffic light circuits adapted to public transport.
This study examines the effects of a speed reduction from 50 to 30 km/h using the example of the stretch Türkenstraße - Hörlgasse in the ninth district of Vienna. In general, a positive balance can be drawn regarding the changes in speed, traffic volume and noise level. For example, the traffic volume of about 17,800 vehicles per 13 hours (measurement period from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.) before the introduction of the speed limit zone has decreased by about 1,000 vehicles (per 13 hours), although this reduction cannot be directly linked to the reduction of the speed limit. Furthermore, the v50 and v85 speeds have decreased by a total of 6 to 7 km/h during the day, and by 12 and 15 km/h respectively at night. This also led to the fact that the energy-equivalent continuous sound level LAeq,night decreased by 2.7 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., despite the comparatively small decrease in traffic during this period, and that the LAeq,day also decreased by 1.5 dB(A) during the day. This reduction of the sound level is equivalent to a reduction of the number of sound sources by almost half during the night hours and almost one third during the day.
This paper provides an insight into the spatial and temporal usage behaviour of the car2go car sharing service in Vienna. By looking at the correlations between booking numbers, rental durations and distances, characteristics are identified and in a further step their spatial dimension is analysed. The results make clear the predominant use for journeys of up to 30 minutes and less than 5 km, whereby in addition to leisure mobility, the use for the way to work also shows a high degree of regularity. After about half of the bookings, a new vehicle rental takes place within 90 minutes, which often results in a very dense inflow and outflow in the city centre. A spatial analysis shows a high concentration of vehicle movements during the day in the inner districts of Vienna, which are also well served by other means of transport, while the outer districts become more relevant in the evening and at night.
In this paper, reference is made to how cyclists fit into urban traffic. Here, the reasons why cyclists ride on the pavement are discussed in more detail. Likewise, surveys of cyclists reveal problem areas where this misbehaviour by cyclists frequently occurs. These are described in advance, documented with counts, then analysed and discussed. Finally, a summary is drawn and suggestions for improvement are made.
The bachelor thesis "Evaluation of green flashing" deals with the effect of green flashing at traffic lights in the area of intersections on the road safety of the road users concerned. In the course of this, a literature research as well as an empirical survey by means of a speed measurement are carried out. The literature research includes information about the countries in which green flashing is used, and previous research and studies are presented and summarised. Furthermore, their results and evaluations are discussed. In the second part of the Bachelor's thesis, the thesis to be investigated, the creation of a catalogue of criteria for the appropriate selection of a crossing, the empirical survey as well as its evaluation and interpretation are dealt with. The intersection Florianigasse / Lange Gasse in Vienna was chosen. The empirical survey includes the speed measurement of road users passing the intersection, which was carried out from behind using a radar gun. The results of the measurement show that the thesis "The speeds when entering the intersection increase as the light signal sequence progresses" can be proven.
The bachelor thesis deals with the development of a new traffic system for the "Alte Universitätsviertel" in the first district of Vienna. The biggest traffic problems are caused by speeding cars, delivery traffic and taxi traffic at night. For the development of a new traffic concept, research results of the citizens' initiative as well as own research results were used. A significant improvement of the traffic situation will only be achieved if the level of the traffic areas is adjusted, the parking spaces are removed from the neighbourhood and the speed of the cars is reduced by construction measures.
This bachelor thesis deals with the different concepts of community sharing in the field of personal mobility. In particular, the principles of car sharing and bike sharing are addressed. A brief overview of the respective historical development is outlined before the current situation is presented. The focus is on the commercial providers, which are compared with each other. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of the individual systems are highlighted and existing barriers to their use are described. Their importance in the modal split, as well as for the future development of mobility, will also be discussed in the following in order to obtain a complete picture of the sharing economy.
The initial question of this paper is whether 30 km/h speed zones have a speed-reducing effect on public transport. In a study in which several tram and bus lines were examined, it was shown that only 20% of the speeds were above 30 km/h. In this bachelor thesis, the bus line 59A is examined in particular. In this bachelor thesis, the bus line 59A is specifically investigated. Speed profiles at peak and off-peak times are drawn up, causes of standing times are determined and statements are made about possible alternative traffic organisations along the route.
Hörlgasse" in Vienna's 9th district is a heavily congested, three-lane through road. The citizens' initiative "Allee Hopp" demands an increase in the quality of life in this street. To this end, this bachelor thesis deals with the development of a design and mobility concept. The urban development planning of the City of Vienna (STEP 2025) serves as a basis. The objectives of STEP 2025 include, among others, the demands of the citizens' initiative and support a sustainable transport policy. In the context of the bachelor thesis, different redesign variants are presented in plan and cross-section.
This work deals with the survey of the traffic basics of the Hörlgasse in the 9th district of Vienna. The aim is to collect and evaluate data for a possible redesign of the Hörlgasse. For this purpose, a parking space survey of the surrounding car parks and a traffic survey of Hörlgasse were carried out. Furthermore, a study carried out by the Magistracy Department 46 was evaluated. The evaluations show that a reduction of parking spaces in the project area is possible and that the deletion of a lane in Hörlgasse and Türkenstraße does not pose any problems from a traffic point of view.
The discussion about the usefulness and necessity of a pre-announcement of the "yellow" signal has occupied traffic experts since the introduction of traffic signals. Different forms of advance notice have been tested over the years, but the results of all advance notices were very similar. In this work, on the one hand, the decision-making behaviour of vehicle drivers at a selected intersection is to be analysed for correct and incorrect decisions and it is to be checked whether so many incorrect stopping decisions are actually made. On the other hand, the speed conditions during the "green" and "green flashing" phases are to be compared.
This paper compares the transport organisation of Houten, a city in the Netherlands, with that of Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Both cities have a comparable population and population density and are geographically close to large conurbations. Houten is considered a model city for walking and cycling in terms of transport planning and settlement structure, as walking and cycling are highly valued there. In Wiener Neustadt, on the other hand, motorised individual transport plays a major role. The content of this paper is a description of the traffic concept of both cities, a determination of similarities and differences as well as the possibility of applying the traffic concept of the Dutch city of Houten to Wiener Neustadt.
Pedestrians as well as cyclists want to cover the shortest distance from A to B. Most of the time, this leads through pedestrian zones. More and more areas and streets are to be converted into shared spaces for pedestrians and cyclists. However, this "compatibility" is often questioned. At Praterstern in Vienna, both cycling and walking are allowed. In the context of this work, a conflict analysis was carried out to check this "compatibility". The result was that in the area of the pedestrian zone the traffic volume is below the critical limit values, so that joint use is justifiable and unobjectionable.
In this paper, the traffic light signal system at the intersection of Dresdner Straße and Donaueschingenstraße is examined in detail, with special attention to pedestrian-friendliness. In a first step, a junction flow count is carried out, on the basis of which the current signal timetable and the associated performance of the individual relations are assessed. Subsequently, the signal timetable is redesigned according to the current RVS 05.04.32 (FSV 1998), with special consideration for pedestrians, whereby the performance of the MIV is maintained. Finally, the transition to the evaluation of the pedestrian-friendliness of the traffic light system and the current design formulae is made by comparing the existing system with the new design.
2015
In the course of this bachelor thesis, the traffic light system at the intersection "Josefstädter Straße-Lederergasse-Strozzigasse" in 1080 Vienna is examined with regard to pedestrian friendliness. Furthermore, suggestions for improving the current situation will be made and it will be determined whether a redesign of the traffic light system is recommended. In order to make the assessment, the existing signal timetable will be recorded and the current pedestrian waiting time at the intersection will be calculated. A junction flow count is then carried out, the traffic signal system is redesigned and the new pedestrian clearance times are calculated, without disregarding the motor vehicle traffic. Afterwards, the results obtained are compared and interpreted. At the end of the work, suggestions for improvement of the intersection "Josefstädter Straße-Lederergasse- Strozzigasse" are made.
This paper deals with the much discussed topic of cycling in pedestrian zones. For this purpose, the area of Vienna Karlsplatz in front of the Karlskirche was investigated. First, the respective traffic flows were counted and the corresponding walking and driving lines were determined for all relevant directions of movement in the study area. During the surveys, attention was paid to possible conflicts among the road users and these were recorded. Finally, it is of interest to draw a comparison between two different weather conditions and to draw conclusions on the situation of cyclists in pedestrian zones from the two results.
In the course of this bachelor thesis, the effectiveness of a 30 km/h speed limit zone is examined on the basis of a selected area in Vienna's inner city. The traffic-calmed zone near Neustiftgasse analysed in this thesis was converted into a 30 km/h zone as part of the new traffic regulation of Mariahilfer Strasse, together with the neighbouring through streets Gumpendorferstrasse and Burggasse. This speed restriction was imposed due to the expectation of an increased traffic volume on the aforementioned streets caused by the evasive traffic of the Mariahilfer Straße, which can only be used to a limited extent in the pedestrian zone. In general, more and more areas in Vienna have been converted into 30 km/h zones in recent years. In the meantime, these comprise almost 58 percent of the road kilometres. This paper is based on surveys carried out in the above-mentioned street section on two days by measurements with the radar gun. The evaluation of these measurement results was analysed with regard to the effectiveness of the 30 km/h speed limit. In a further step, based on these results, measures to improve safety are sought and tested for feasibility.
In this bachelor thesis, the effectiveness of a selected 30 km/h speed limit zone is investigated. To realise this task, the speeds of all vehicles in the study area were measured with a radar gun. The measurements were carried out on two days and lasted 2 hours each. After the measurements, the results were compiled, evaluated and interpreted. Based on the evaluation of the results, the road traffic and the existing road situation were analysed and suggestions for improvement were made.
In this paper, an assessment of the accident risk for the road user groups pedestrians and cyclists in the area of the main entrance of the TU Vienna is carried out. After the description of the area to be investigated, it includes all the necessary survey and evaluation procedures, with their diagrams and tables, which are required for a traffic conflict investigation and which are specified by RVS 1.22. The results are presented in the following. Conclusions are then drawn by interpreting the conflict statistics and the evaluation of the traffic-relevant data.
In the course of this work, compliance with the traffic regulations at the intersection Eschenbachgasse / Nibelungengasse, 1010 Vienna, was investigated. For this purpose, a video recording was made. The tendency to violations and the resulting conflict situations were analysed.
The Road Traffic Act was enacted on 6 July 1960 and applies to roads with public traffic. It contains regulations that apply to all road users as well as provisions for specific groups (e.g. pedestrians, cyclists). In order to continuously improve safety for all road users, traffic conflict studies are systematically carried out in which the detection of hazards and the identification of deficiencies in the road system and driving behaviour leads to an improvement in the quality of safety through the implementation of appropriate measures. In the present study, all rule violations at the intersection of Margaretenstraße x Schleifmühlgasse are recorded and analysed, and an attempt is made to reduce the hazard potential through appropriate measures.
Do speed 30 zones have a speed-reducing effect on public transport? To analyse this question, the speed of selected tram and bus lines in the Vienna area was measured using modern GPS devices. This measurement was carried out using a Garmin GPS device on the one hand and a free smartphone application on the other. The evaluated data showed comparable results in terms of measured speed for both bus and tram lines. For both means of transport, the percentage of recorded speeds exceeding 30 km/h is around 20%. Focusing on individual lines, it is reasonable to assume that a reduction in speed to 30 km/h would not result in any change to the current driving speed. With regard to the accumulated data of those lines that were measured with both GPS devices, it should be noted that both devices delivered meaningful results and showed very small measurement differences when comparing the two devices to each other.
An intersection has a great potential for conflict due to the interaction of various road users who act with different speed, overview and safety. In order to guide the road users and to avoid conflicts, the intersection under study is controlled by traffic lights. Now it can be observed that especially weaker road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, often ignore the traffic lights. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the studied intersection, to quantitatively evaluate the road users and the offences, especially the ignoring of the traffic lights, and to work out and analyse the resulting conflicts and make suggestions for improvement.
In the course of this work, two main traffic problems of Penzinger Straße, 1140 Vienna, were investigated. Firstly, it was checked whether Penzinger Straße is used as a bypass to Hadikgasse and/or Linzer Straße, which is the first traffic problem. This check was carried out with the help of video recordings at three different measuring points (intersections). On the basis of these videos, through-traffic was identified by means of a licence plate analysis. Furthermore, node flow counts were carried out in order to be able to analyse additional problems. In addition, the second main traffic problem was checked with the help of radar measurements and data from mobile speed displays in the district. This involved measuring whether the maximum speed of 30km/h was being observed. Finally, based on these evaluations, a new traffic concept for Penzinger Straße was designed that would calm traffic and make it more liveable for the residents.
2014
In the course of this bachelor thesis, cross-sectional censuses were conducted to investigate the shares of bicycle helmet wearers in leisure traffic. The district of Mürzzuschlag (Styria) and the Danube Island, area Handelskai U6, (Vienna) were selected as survey locations. The aim of the present work is to investigate whether the characteristics age, bicycle used, riding in a group or alone and rural or urban environment have an influence on the acceptance of helmet wearing.
This bachelor thesis examines how the dimensions of the passenger car fleet have changed in the past and what effects these changes have on the parking space supply. For this purpose, the registration statistics in Austria since 1970 were analysed and the dimensions of the passenger car models with the highest market shares were determined. The analysis revealed a steady increase in the length and width of the vehicles. This change in dimensions has a direct impact on the existing parking space supply, whose dimensions have hardly adapted to the growing number of cars in recent years.
The number one source of danger in road traffic is speed. Especially in inner-city areas, where motorised and non-motorised vehicles as well as pedestrians share the road surface, every participant must be particularly attentive so that conflict situations can be avoided. The amount of information a human brain has to process in such situations increases immeasurably the higher the speed of travel. Therefore, since the 1980s, speed limit zones of 30 km/h have been established in Vienna's subordinate traffic network in order to keep the consequences of accidents as low as possible or to avoid accidents altogether. Positive side effects of a lower speed in residential streets include lower pollutant emissions, increased fluidity of the traffic flow and noise reduction. In this study, the effectiveness of such a 30 km/h zone in Vienna is to be investigated with the help of speed measurements and possible suggestions for improvement are to be developed for the selected road sections.
Car sharing has the potential to change our mobility in a sustainable way. This work is intended to capture the ACTUAL status and give an outlook on what is possible. At the same time, it should also point out what is still missing to bring the system up to the TARGET status.
An online survey was conducted to find out where cyclists park their bicycles and how satisfied they are with this. Furthermore, it was investigated whether an improved offer of bicycle parking facilities would lead to more journeys by bicycle. The purposes of living, working and shopping were investigated. The study shows that almost half of the people are satisfied with the existing parking facilities and that about a quarter are dissatisfied with them. Another quarter described the situation as sufficient. The highest proportion of dissatisfied users is found where there are no bicycle parking facilities and the bike is parked on the street, in the basement or similar. The potential for more bicycle trips is definitely present in the unsatisfactory forms of parking.
The aim was to investigate the helmet-wearing behaviour of male and female cyclists in everyday traffic. This work is based on a cross-sectional census conducted in Vienna on Argentinierstraße, which is heavily frequented by cyclists. The helmet-wearing rates were evaluated with regard to gender, age and type of bicycle. It turned out that only about one third of the cyclists wear a helmet and that the proportion is even lower among women.
2013
This paper deals with the possibilities of traffic control in large cities in general and the situation in Vienna and the procedures and decision-making processes of the Vienna Traffic Control Centre in particular. The greatest effect can be achieved at junctions, i.e. intersections. Therefore, these are of particular importance in this study. The main question to be addressed is how the design and control of traffic signal systems must be designed in order to be adequate for as many road users as possible. This applies in particular to the needs of non-motorised road users and local public transport.
The subject of this paper is the investigation of the relationship between occupancy rate, trip purpose and vehicle type. For this purpose, four traffic counts were carried out at different locations as a basis for the study. Various hypotheses were formulated, which were tested with the help of the collected data.
2012
The aim of this work is to identify any deficiencies and possible improvements regarding the bicycle parking facilities for the buildings of Gußhausstraße 28 and 30.