Because of the increasing mobility of the population some motorways in Switzerland are overloaded on a daily basis. Almost 50,000 hours of congestion were counted last year. Dr Anastasios Kouvelas from the Traffic Engineering Research Group (SVT) explains problems and possible solutions.
Eva Heinen has been Professor of Transportation and Mobility Planning in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at ETH Zurich since July 2024. Her interdisciplinary research looks at mobility and transportation at the intersection of sustainable development, spatial planning and health.
Die meisten Städte erheben keine Gebühren für Autofahrten, aber ist dies gerecht? Immerhin sind Lärm und Verschmutzung für Anwohner und Geschäfte negative externe Effekte. Staus zu Spitzenzeiten verschwenden wertvolle Lebenszeit, Geld und Kraftstoff. Sollte das Autofahren in der Stadt kostenpflichtig sein? Dadurch könnten allerdings weniger Verdienende systematisch vom Straßenverkehr ausgeschlossen werden. Könnten diese Verteilungskonflikte ausgleichen werden?
Matthias Andrews García receives the Prix LITRA for his work on time reduction potential through a continental-scale schedule optimisation of long-distance international passenger rail corridors in Europe. His bachelor thesis has been supervised by the Transportation Systems (TS) research group headed by Professor Francesco Corman.