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STUDY VISIT SITES

We have collected places all over Europe that enhance your study and teaching unit by practical information. Learn how others realize good practice in Urban Transport. Exchange experience with experts who have been involved in real life examples.

Public Transport System in Zürich
Multimodal ticketing solution (Zürimobil), Advanced urban railway system connecting city with rural areas. Priorisation of busses and tramlines on intersections (zero waiting time for public transport).
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Mobil Zentral
"Mobil Zentral" is the first Austrian Mobility Centre. It is the information office on mobility in the province of Styria and beyond. As basic services Mobil Zentral provides information on public transport...
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Trampe - The World's First Bicycle Lift
Sometimes it's hard going when we bike up some of our steep hills. That's why Trondheim was the first city in the world with a lift specially designed for cyclists. The bicycle lift helps cyclists up the...
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Tempo 30
The 30 km/h speed limit applies to more than 75% of all roads in Graz. A limit of 50 km/h applies only to major roads and collector roads with important public transport lines. In addition to an information...
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Park-/Rivium-shuttle and Phileas
In August 2001, The European Commission Has Awarded A Three Year Contract For The Cybercars Project To Develop And Experiment New Transportation Techniques For The Cities Of Tomorrow. These Techniques...
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Rheinufertunnel Düsseldorf
For decades an arterial road with an average annual traffic volume of 20 million vehicles inhibited the use of the river banks of the Rhine close to the historic city center of Düsseldorf. Since 1993 the...
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The 'Karlsruhe model'
The Karlsruhe model gained international renown for being a forerunner for combined regional and urban transport making use of modern two system light rail vehicles.
The model is a cost efficient yet...
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mobile - bicycle parking and mobility center
The mobile is situated in a circular building directly at the Freiburg main railway station. The mobility center combines a bicycle parking facility with various mobility services and a restaurant.
The...
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Rieselfeld
The Rieselfeld quarter is situated on part of a former sewage field measuring 78 ha. The quarter is designed to offer 4.500 housing units for about 10. to 12.000 inhabitants. It comprises shopping facilities...
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Vauban
The Vauban quarter was developed on a site of 38 ha which was formerly occupied by french barracks. Major guidelines for the urban planning were:
To create a mixed use area which offers work space close...
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Freiburg
Freiburg is a good example for consequent promotion of the 'green' transport modes (pedestrians, bicyclists and public transport). Integrated traffic planning and a consistent strategy towards sustainable...
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Münster bicycle parking
The Münster bicycle station is the largest underground bicycle parking facility in Germany. The building itself is situated directly in front of Münster central station and serves as a kind of 'city gate'....
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Münster 'mobilé' Service Center For Clever Mobility
The Mobilé service center offers independent information about all means of transport as well as mobility consultation. The service is available personally in the mobilé office as well as via phone, fax...
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Bicycle City Münster
The city of Münster is an example for a successfully implemented traffic policy promoting the use of sustainable transport modes especially bicycle traffic. The city gained international renown for its...
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Stadtinfo Köln
'Stadtinfo Köln' is a research project about inter modal traffic information and services and part of a research initiative of the German ministry of education and research.
'Stadtinfo Köln' provides...
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Französisches Viertel
The 'Französische Viertel' is situated on a former french military site of 60 ha. After realisation appr. 2005 the quarter will provide housing for 6.000 inhabitants and space for 2.500 work places.
The...
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City Railway Zwickau
The City Railway Zwickau a.k.a. the 'Zwickau model' describes a system in which regional train lines were extended into the city center of Zwickau, thus it somehow is an inversion of the Karlsruhe model...
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City Railway Chemnitz
The city railway Chemnitz project aims at increasing the demand for public traffic by connecting formerly unserviced traffic generators notably suburban living and commercial areas to the newly revitalised...
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