Eine neue Leitung des MAS DAS CAS in Raumplanung hat mit 32 Studierenden in das neue Semester gestartet. Der neue Studiendelegierte ist PD Dr. Joris Van Wezemael und die Studienleitung hat Andreas Rupf übernommen. Weitere Informationen. Anmeldedeadline für den CAS: 10.01.-30.04.21. Kontakt: Andreas Rupf
How far will you walk when it gets hot? The global climate is warming at a rapid pace, and cities around the globe are confronted with increasing temperatures. In this work, we study how the future climate will affect urban walkability in Zurich by modeling the thermoregulatory functions Continua
In recent years technological innovations in transportation, such as automated vehicles (AVs), mobility-as-a-service, electric and connected vehicles, have been garnering attention. Some advocates liken the emergence of these technologies to a ‘revolution’ in transportation, while critics characterise this as a gross exaggeration. Despite the uncertainties in technological development, Continua
Gli sviluppi futuri della mobilità poggiano in larghissima parte su una complementarità e commistione di modi di trasporto. Da questo punto di vista è estremamente interessante la potenziale utilità (ad es. sociale ed economica) di una gestione della mobilità che abbracci tutti i modi di trasporto. I pendolari Continua
In considerazione della crescente domanda di mobilità e soprattutto al fine di ridurre i problemi che ne derivano nelle regioni urbane, come formazione di code, perdite di tempo, influssi negativi sull’ambiente ecc., negli ultimi decenni è stato sviluppato e implementato un gran numero di approcci alla gestione del Continua
Di fronte ai recenti sviluppi in ambito viario, il Dipartimento del traffico [Dienstabteilung Verkehr, DAV] della città di Zurigo è interessato all’equipaggiamento e alla preparazione dei propri sistemi di gestione del traffico in vista dell’era V2X. Sulla base dei vari progetti presentati nell’ambito di conferenze IST, il DAV Continua
Questo progetto di ricerca ha come obiettivo principale lo sviluppo di un sistema di gestione del traffico intelligente, funzionante in maniera automatica, distribuita e autorganizzata per il controllo di (i) segnaletica stradale luminosa e (ii) instradamento con i sensori avanzati più recenti sulla base di dati campionati come Continua
I sensori innovativi possiedono un elevato potenziale nel campo della gestione del traffico in città. Negli ultimi tempi hanno assunto una notevole importanza soprattutto le videocamere termiche, che si intende ora utilizzare presso il Dipartimento del traffico [Dienstabteilung Verkehr, DAV] della città di Zurigo. La rilevazione di tempi Continua
Questo progetto si concentra sullo sviluppo di soluzioni di controllo integrate (ovvero conteggio sulle rampe [ramp metering, RM] coordinato e limiti di velocità variabili [variable speed limits, VSL]) per la gestione delle code sulle reti autostradali. Un’efficiente soluzione in tempo reale di questo problema richiede lo sviluppo di Continua
Zukunftsfähige Verkehrs- und Transportsysteme sind gefragt, die das Ziel unterstützen, die Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2050 auf Netto Null zu senken und erneuerbare Energiequellen zu nutzen. Die ETH-Schulleitung hat der Gründung des neuen «Center for Sustainable Future Mobility» (CSFM) als Kompetenzzentrum der ETH Zürich zugestimmt und eine Anschubfinanzierung für vier Continua
Video jetzt online! In einem Dialog für Praxis und Hochschulen nahm das Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft (NSL) der ETH Zürich am 11. November im Volkshaus Zürich eine Standortbestimmung für die räumliche Entwicklung in der Schweiz vor. Ausgangspunkt bildeten Erkenntnisse aus der Pandemiesituation, Hintergrund der Klimawandel. Die Tagung war Continua
Il Dr. Anastasios Kouvelas è il direttore del gruppo di ricerca Ingegneria e controllo del traffico presso l’Istituto per la pianificazione del traffico e per i sistemi di trasporto (IVT), Dipartimento di Ingegneria civile, ambientale e geomatica del Politecnico federale di Zurigo (da agosto 2018). Prima di entrare a far parte dell’IVT, è stato ricercatore presso l’Urban Transport Systems Laboratory (LUTS) all’EPFL (2014–2018) e post-dottorando presso Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) all’Università della California a Berkeley (2012–2014).
FCL Global addresses the globally significant challenges of expanding urbanisation and aims to create a better understanding of the relationship between the city and its surrounding region, so as to make city-regions more sustainable. Following FCL Global’s Launch Event on 2 March 2021, FCL Global Co-Director Professor Sacha Continua
This short paper sets out the basic dilemma of transport policy making today, as how to strike the balance between the benefits of accessibility and the induced externalities in terms of sprawl, greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. The impacts of the Corona19 pandemic sharpens the dilemma.
During public transport disruptions, the performance of the public transport network is degraded due to unexpected events, resulting in delays and inconvenience for passengers. Therefore, the infrastructure managers and operating companies typically generate a new public transport timetable, called disposition timetable, to reduce passengers’ delays, thereby limiting a Continua
In case of railway delays, train operating companies update the planned timetable to the actual disturbed conditions to keep offering high quality services to travellers. Passengers face an adjusted service, and corrective actions (a disposition timetable). This communication is often assumed to be perfect, complete and immediate, which Continua
Finora nella pianificazione e nella politica dei trasporti è stata prestata scarsa attenzione agli effetti sulla scelta dei mezzi di trasporto delle variabili non legate al trasporto – ovvero anche delle caratteristiche non direttamente misurabili, qualitative e cognitivo-emozionali di nuclei familiari e singoli. Se nella pratica si conoscessero Continua
Questo progetto di ricerca studia le soluzioni di ripiego adottate dagli abitanti della Svizzera tedesca e francese relativamente ai viaggi in pullman e treno nel sistema di trasporto pubblico a lunga distanza svizzero (almeno 50 km). Nell’ambito di un esperimento di scelta basato sui viaggi a lunga distanza Continua
Per rallentare la diffusione del Coronavirus, alla popolazione è stato ordinato di restare a casa il più possibile. Questa misura ha avuto quindi un forte impatto sulle nostre abitudini di mobilità quotidiana. Ma chi ne è interessato e come? Il progetto di ricerca MOBIS-COVID-19, un’iniziativa del Politecnico Federale Continua
Les modèles de diffusion constituent un outil essentiel pour coordonner la réaction face à une épidémie. Leurs résultats aident les décisionnaires à formuler des stratégies de vaccination et de tests ou à déterminer des quarantaines ou des quasi quarantaines, ainsi que les récentes «mesures exceptionnelles». Ce projet améliorera Continua
Mobility service bundling has received a lot of attention recently due to its centrality to Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business models and potential to foster sustainable travel behavior. Despite an increasing number of academic studies and commercial trials, however, there is a surprising dearth of research on Continua
Die intensive Planungs- und Bautätigkeit im Bahnbereich äussert sich in einem breiten Interesse an einem Einführungswerk. Dieses Buch ist auf Grundlage jahrzehntelanger Tätigkeit in Lehre und Forschung entstanden. Die Struktur folgt – nach einer übergreifenden Einleitung – dem Lebenszyklus einer Infrastruktur, von der Planung über die Realisierung bis Continua
Green city areas are under pressure. Compact cities aim to reduce land consumption outside cities, but densification puts pressure on urban green areas. Will the existing green areas suffice for the increased demand during pandemics such as COVID-19? Using recent mobility data before and during the pandemic, we Continua
Over the last four years, the Institute for Transportation Planning and Systems (IVT) at ETH Zurich and CITIES at NYU Abu Dhabi have gathered urban traffic data from over 40 cities worldwide, including London, Tokyo, and Zurich. In total, almost 5 billion vehicles covering a combined time span Continua
In public transport disruptions, a key relation between the services of operating company and passengers’ satisfaction is the disseminated information. This paper proposes rigorous mathematical descriptions to describe the effects of information availability to passengers, including the user equilibrium and non-equilibrium solutions.
23 November 2020 (tentative) | ETH Zurich. As 7 years of SCCER Mobility slowly draw to an end, we invite you to this conference to present a synthesis of the competence center, to review the most relevant research results of each capacity area and conclude with an outlook on Continua
Researchers at the Future Cities Laboratory are using virtual reality (VR) in cycling experiments to reveal users’ cycling behaviour and preferences in different environments. These insights can help planners understand and quantify the impact of infrastructure improvements in setting guidelines and prioritization of new infrastructure.
ETH-Forschende zeigen auf, dass sich die Verkehrskapazität von Städten anhand der Struktur ihres Strassennetzes vorhersagen lässt. Mit diesem Wissen können Stadtplanerinnen und Stadtplaner künftig quantitativ bestimmen, wie bauliche Eingriffe die Verkehrsleistung beeinflussen. Artikel in den ETH News
Agent-based models in transportation model individual travelers and their interaction in the transport system on a micro-level. A natural advantage of agent-based models are flexibility and the ability to model emergent behavior. Work at IVT has produced a new software package, eqasim, that drastically simplifies the design of Continua
Traffic in an urban network becomes congested once there is a critical number of vehicles in the network. To improve traffic operations, develop new congestion mitigation strategies, and reduce negative traffic externalities, understanding the basic laws governing the network’s critical number of vehicles and the network’s traffic capacity Continua
Anastasios Kouvelas now leads the group Traffic Engeneering (SVT) at the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT). He thinks the shift from human driven to automated cars is like the shift from horse-car traffic to automobiles. Learn more about his views on the future of our daily road Continua
25 September 2019, 18:00-19:00 | The Grand Projet Book Launch & Exhibition Opening | ETH Zürich, Hauptgebäude, im Lichthof, Erdgeschoss (HG E Nord), Rämistrasse 101, Zürich | exhibition open 25.9. to 4.10.2019. At this book launch and exhibition opening, The Grand Projet team at the ETH-Future Cities Laboratory presents the Continua
24-25 September 2019 | Zurich. The FCL conference ‘Future Cities: Actions’ will feature outcomes of research conducted at the Future Cities Laboratory since 2015, when the second phase of the programme began. In particular, the conference will focus on actions and FCL’s contribution to sustainable future cities.
Kay Axhausen ist nun für zwei Jahre neuer Leiter des Netzwerks Stadt und Landschaft. Er äussert sich hier zur Zusammenarbeit der Disziplinen Städtebau, Raum- und Landschaftsentwicklung und Verkehrsplanung sowie zur Neuordnung der Strassenfinanzierung in der Schweiz aufgrund automatischer Fahrzeuge.
12.-14. September 2019 | Internationale Bahn- und Mobilitätstagung | ETH Campus in Zürich. Diese Tagung wird erneut ein breites internationales Publikum von Wissenschaftlern, Entscheidungsträgerinnen, und Fachleuten aus den Bereichen Bahn und Mobilität anziehen. Die Tagung wird im bewährten Format weitergeführt: Symposium (Donnerstag), Seminare (Freitag), gefolgt von einem technischen Ausflug Continua
29 July 2019, 08:30–14:30 | ETH Zurich, MM C 78.1, Leonhardstrasse 34, 8092 Zurich. Workshop by Anastasios Kouvelas with Prof. J. Haddad, Dr. A. Kouvelas, Prof. J.C. Muñoz, Dr. M. Ramezani, and Dr. J. Casas. Please register by e-mail until 19 July 2019. No registration fee. Programme
Eine einzigartige Simulation für die Stadt Zürich zeigt: Fahrerlose Taxis werden den Individualverkehr in Städten nicht verdrängen, sofern auch automatisierte Privatfahrzeuge verfügbar sind. Bisherige Simulationen gingen von einer zu hohen Nachfrage nach automatisierten Taxidiensten aus, weil sie Präferenzen von Nutzern bezüglich Flexibilität, Kosten und Wartezeiten nicht berücksichtigten.
This second volume in the Indicia series focuses on the tools, methods and approaches needed for research on future cities. Following Marshall McLuhan’s famous provocation, we focus less on the ‘message’ and more on the ‘medium’ of research. This involves retreating from research contents—the topics, themes, questions, hypotheses, Continua