{"id":7570,"date":"2023-07-27T12:09:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scientifica.ch\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=7570"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T09:51:39","slug":"e-bike-city-only-half-the-roads-for-cars","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/scientifica.ch\/en\/event\/e-bike-city-only-half-the-roads-for-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Bike City: Nur noch die H\u00e4lfte der Strassen f\u00fcr die Autos"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if half of all streets belonged to cyclists? With the “E-Bike City” lighthouse project, ETH researchers from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering are fundamentally rethinking urban mobility. The aim is to look at the city from the perspective of e-bikers and users of other micro-mobile vehicles such as bicycles and e-scooters in combination with public transport, rather than from the perspective of car drivers.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the alternative design of an e-bike city envisions cutting most of Zurich’s streets in half: into a single lane for cars and a double lane for micro-mobile vehicles. What consequences would this have for accessibility within the city and for connections within the agglomeration? How would it change our daily lives?<\/p>\n

Could it really reduce greenhouse gas emissions from urban transport to zero? What impact would it have on emergency services and parcel delivery? Could it even be financed? In short, would it be acceptable to the public? And are there alternatives? How did Bern, for example, manage to become a bicycle-friendly city?<\/p>\n

These and other questions will be discussed with experts from research, politics, the cycling lobby, the car industry, logistics, and with the audience.<\/p>\n

Participants:<\/p>\n