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What happens when cities gear their road space primarily to the needs of cyclists and e-bikers? On a new popular-science website, ETH researchers from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering use examples from the city of Zurich to show what such an “E-Bike City” could one day look like.

Scientifica, the science festival organised by ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, takes place from 28 August to 3 September 2023. This year's theme is "What holds the world together". D-BAUG is taking part with twelve exciting contributions, including a discussion on Zurich as E-Bike City, a film screening, several exhibitions, short lectures and guided tours as well as a workshop.

On 8 June 2023 not only preliminary results have been presented, but participants were also actively involved in shaping the research questions from the D-​BAUG lighthouse project "E-​Bike City" conducted by its seven research groups. With various presentations and workshops, the researchers, experts and stakeholders deepened their research topics and methods. About 80 participants contributed to a successful event. The recordings are now online.

They come to ETH Zurich almost daily by bike or e-bike. Three D-BAUG transport researchers are investigating how an e-bike-friendly city works. They are also committed to a safe, sustainable, and CO₂-reducing campus mobility at ETH Zurich.

On 23 November 2022, the Kick-off Symposium dedicated to the D-BAUG lighthouse project "E-Bike City" took place. More than 150 participants attended the event and contributed to a lively discussion following the input talks by speakers from practice and research. We are delighted to share with you the video recordings of the talks and discussion.

What if 50 percent of existing urban road space was allocated to e-bikes and the slow modes? How would this change our daily lives? How many CO2 emissions could this save? These questions are at the core of the D-BAUG lighthouse project "E-Bike City". Seven research groups will join forces to explore the effects of an urban future giving absolute priority to cycling, micromobility and public transport. Join the kick-off event on 23 November 2022!

The new Center for Sustainable Future Mobility (CSFM) will launch on 6 May 2022 with a kickoff symposium at ETH Zurich. Kay Axhausen, Professor of Traffic and Transport Planning at D-BAUG, will serve as the inaugural CSFM director. In a conversation with ETH News, he shares his view of the challenges ahead for transport and mobility research.