2013
SESDE 2013 Proceeding
Options for switching modes of transport in Vienna
Authors: Gerda Hartl, Gabriel Wurzer
Abstract
In city planning, simulation has often been employed for assessing the impact of regulatory decisions. One of the aspects that widely influence the development of a city is the use of different transport modes (motorized individual transport, public transport, pedestrian or bicyclist traffic). In the model we are going to present, we have looked into a reallocation of commuter traffic as means for building a walkable city. Holding commuters? origins and destinations constant, we built an agent-based simulation model in search for opportunities to switch modes of transport. We utilize real network data together with municipal census data (commuters living and working in Vienna, differentiated by transport modes). Our results show possible ways towards sustainable transport mode usage. Being already feasible today, its implications are interesting well beyond the borders of our chosen area.
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