Shuttle service brings relief for Leopoldstadt allotment gardeners!

Shuttle service brings relief for Leopoldstadt allotment gardeners!

Wasserwiese, Wien, Österreich - The ÖVP Leopoldstadt has set up a new shuttle service for the residents of the Wasserwiese allotment garden association. This initiative was necessary due to the traffic restrictions caused by the construction work to extend tram line 18. This construction site has significantly impaired the quality of life for several hundred residents in the 2nd district, since the transfer of buses and the deletion of parking spaces make it difficult to access the allotments.

A particularly worrying detail is that many residents are largely cut off from public transport. The city government has not been able to offer an adequate solution in recent months, which is why the ÖVP Leopoldstadt has been active and put a shuttle service on its feet with a "train on wheels" of the Liliputbahn. The shuttle service was operated last Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and brought the residents to the stadium center and the U2.

Current status of transport connections

In addition to the redesign of the shuttle service, the 77A bus has been in one direction at the allotment garden club since last week, but only until August 31. This temporary measure is particularly important because many families live with children in the area who rely on safe way to school. The municipal councilor and district party chairwoman of the ÖVP Leopoldstadt, Sabine Keri, calls for a sustainable plan for safe way to school until mid -August to offer the families concerned.

The current situation is reinforced by the general challenges in the field of mobility. As part of the mobility transition, which the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) promotes, the need to develop new mobility concepts is becoming increasingly clear. This initiative aims to reduce motorized private transport and to support the change to foot traffic, bicycle and public transport.

Mobility transition in Germany

In the German average, the citizens use their car for about half of their daily paths, which are around 25 km on average. In contrast, public transport is only used for every tenth way (approx. 10 km daily). An essential aspect of the mobility turnaround is the creation of an infrastructure that promotes short distances and drives the use of electrically operated vehicles - especially for people restricted mobility.

projects such as Namix, which develops an index to evaluate the sustainability of mobility in districts, aim to improve and make mobility comparable. Developments in the context of Mfund also show that cities and municipalities rely on precise local data in order to operate sustainable mobility planning. Here the analysis of traffic and parking space consumption plays a central role in making planning processes easier and optimizing.

By combining the latest mobility solutions and engagements of local politics, it is possible to meet the needs of the residents and at the same time to counter the challenge of the mobility transition. Ö24 reports that these new measures are an important step in the right direction.