2020
Towards a "net-zero" mobility future: A systems point of view
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Energy sciences
- Mobility
![Electric scooter](/en/info/news/2020/12/16-net-zero-mobility-future/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1245717772.jpg)
ISTP Colloquium with Professor Konstantinos Boulouchos focussing on energy supply and climate change mitigation options for worldwide and national transportation systems.
Pilot study in the city of Lucerne: Self-control light-signal systems
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
- Civil engineering
![Traffic light](/en/info/news/2020/12/self-control-light-signal-system-lucerne/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1200873104.jpg)
Rising requirements for mobility and the environment demand new ideas, especially in regard to efficency and sustainability.
Communicating railway delays and adjusted timetables: The role of incomplete information to passengers in railway operations
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Train station](/en/info/news/2020/12/communicating-railway-delays/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1568258487.jpg)
This communication is often assumed to be perfect, complete and immediate, which is hardly the case.
Passato e futuro delle ferrovie
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Jet Rocket](/en/info/news/2020/12/passato-e-futuro-delle-ferrovie/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.336553535.jpg)
Interview with Professor Francesco Corman about the past and the future of railways.
SOB turns into a national player
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
![Südostbahn](/en/info/news/2020/12/national-player-sob/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1637185881.jpg)
The Suedostbahn advanced from being a competitor into partnering up with the SBB. This year's timetable change is even more important for the SOB and PT in Switzerland.
Using framing for disaster risk communication: Really so powerful?
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Environmental sciences
![Firefighters](/en/info/news/2020/12/08-framing-disaster-risk-communication/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1898425807.jpg)
ISTP Colloquium with Jan Freihardt and Romain Buchs about evidence from online survey experiments exploring the effects of framing in disaster risk communication.
CREATE Mobility Symposium
- SEC
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Bukit Panjang, Singapore](/en/info/news/2020/12/01-create-mobility-symposium/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.12351318.jpg)
The symposium will feature achievements and potential impact of research conducted at the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) in Singapore.
Has the drive for transportation been thwarted?
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Berlin Hauptbahnhof](/en/info/news/2020/11/24-has-the-drive-been-thwarted/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1784185982.jpg)
Professor Kay Axhausen about the lockdown and what is left from traffic behaviour.
Urban design and the technological shift in transportation
- SEC
- Past Events
- IVT
- Mobility
- Urban design
![Street topology in HDB New Towns](/en/info/news/2020/11/18-urban-design-technological-shift/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.419210748.jpg)
How can urban design steer the impacts of technological disruptions in the transport sector?
planning—environment—cities
- Past Events
- IRL
- Spatial planning
- Urban design
![Planning theory](/en/info/news/2020/11/16-planning-theory/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1333095193.jpg)
Professor Phil Allmendinger is going to present the 3rd edition of his Planning Theory monograph in a virtual talk.
Hell is other people: Social networks and the impossibility of informational self-determination
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Social sciences
![Eye](/en/info/news/2020/11/10-hell-is-social-networks/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1411101103.png)
ISTP-Colloquium with Professor Ulrik Brandes, Social and Political Sciences at ETH Zurich.
New mobility service: VBZ offers rides on demand
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Pikmi minibus](/en/info/news/2020/11/vbz-drives-on-demand/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1284442387.jpg)
It is only a pilot scheme for 18 months, however, this on demand bus service by VBZ could change public transportation in Zurich in an essential manner.
A digital on demand bus for Zurich Altstetten and Albisrieden
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
![On demand ride pooling](/en/info/news/2020/11/pikmi-on-demand-bus/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.232093538.jpg)
Pikmi is Zurich's first on demand service for public transportation. The minibuses are available every evening for standard public transportation fees.
Mobility behaviour during the 2nd wave
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Bus and pedestrians](/en/info/news/2020/11/mobility-behaviour-2nd-wave/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1467257060.jpg)
Interview with Joseph Molloy about mobility regulations and changes during the first and the second wave.
Empirical dynamics of railway delay propagation identified during the large-scale Rastatt disruption
- News
- IVT
- Publications
- Mobility
![Rail tracks](/en/info/news/2020/10/empirical-dynamics-railway-delay-propagation/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1097691772.jpg)
Open access publication by B. Büchel, T. Spanninger and F. Corman.
Corona crisis: Carefree mobility
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![COVID-MOBIS-19](/en/info/news/2020/10/carefree-corona-mobility/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.984946378.png)
Professor Kay Axhausen about the mobility behaviour and the increasing infection rates in Switzerland in an interview with SRF Tagesschau.
ETH-Klimarunde 2020
- External
- Past Events
- Sustainability
- Mobility
![Planet Earth](/en/info/news/2020/10/27-eth-climate-round-online/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.402717542.jpg)
How has our mobility been influenced by the Corona crisis? And what can be learned from it in terms of sustainable mobility? Online table talk with Professor Kay Axhausen.
Pathways for advancing pesticide policies
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Agricultural sciences
- Environmental sciences
![Modern agriculture](/en/info/news/2020/10/27-advancing-pesticide-policies/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1406529555.jpg)
ISTP-Colloquium with Professor Robert Finger, Agricultural Economics and Policy at the ETH Zurich.
Transit oriented development & micro mobility solutions for cities
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
![E-scooter](/en/info/news/2020/10/23-transit-oriented-development/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.422826030.jpg)
Swiss, Indian and Singaporean perspectives on urban planning, transportation policy and electric mobility. Panel with Professor Kay Axhausen.
Counteracting shifting baselines
- Past Events
- ISTP Colloquium
- Spatial planning
- Architecture
![Highway in Johannesburg](/en/info/news/2020/10/20-counteracting-shifting-baselines/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1396510406.jpg)
ISTP-Colloquium with Anne Graupner from 26’10 south Architects in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sanctuary Cities in Europe? Urban Policies in Support of Irregular Migrants in Europe
- Past Events
- ISTP Colloquium
- IRL
- Spatial planning
![Arrested refugees-immigrants in Fylakio detention center](/en/info/news/2020/10/06-sanctuary-cities-in-europe/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.117826191.jpg)
ISTP-Colloquium with Professor David Kaufmann who is Deputy Director of the Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development at ETH Zurich.
Performance of transportation network under disruptions: From vulnerability to resilience
- SEC
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Traffic congestion at Kosmodamianskaya embankment in Moscow](/en/info/news/2020/10/06-transportation-network-performance/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1301418513.jpg)
Dr. Yi Wang from the Singapore-ETH Centre in the lunch talk at the Risk Center Seminar Series.
Railway infrastructures
- News
- IVT
- Publikationen
- Mobility
![Express Tram at Detroit airport](/en/info/news/2020/10/railway-infrastructures/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2022397998.jpg)
Railways move passengers comfortably, safely and with minimal space requirements. They connect metropolises, they carry freight over long distances and use little energy.
Can we go net-zero any time soon, and how?
- Past Events
- ISTP Colloquium
- Process engineering
![Wind turbines](/en/info/news/2020/09/29-net-zero-soon-and-how/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1920498850.jpg)
ISTP-Colloquium with Professor Marco Mazzotti from the Institute of Process Engineering at ETH Zurich.
Time-to-Green predictions: A framework to enhance SPaT messages using machine learning
- News
- IVT
- Awards
- Mobility
![Traffic lights](/en/info/news/2020/09/time-to-green-predictions-a-framework-to-enhance-spat-messages-using-machine-learning/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1795697267.jpg)
SVT members together with Kaidi Yang and Monica Menendez have won the ITSC Best Student Paper Award at the 23rd IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Are our cities green enough in times of a pandemic?
- News
- IVT
- IRL
- Mobility
- Spatial planning
- Urban design
![Ljubljanica river](/en/info/news/2020/09/are-our-cities-green-enough/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1509232273.jpg)
Green city areas are under pressure. Compact cities aim to reduce land consumption outside cities, but densification puts pressure on urban green areas.
Public transportation is contributing to energy saving and CO2 reduction
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Energy consumption in Switzerland](/en/info/news/2020/09/pt-energy-saving-co2-reduction/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1638203721.png)
The Federal Office for Transport (FOT) supports public transportation as a mean for energy saving and CO2 reduction.
Can my activity choices be explained through what my friends offer? Exploring a Social Capital Theory of leisure activity
- External
- Past Events
- Behavioural sciences
![Outdoor roller skating](/en/info/news/2020/09/22-social-capital-theory-of-leisure-activity/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1055242957.jpg)
Michael Maness (University of South Florida) about insights from social capital measures to build more socially and behaviorally realistic models in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
Modelling the dynamics of preference change
- External
- Past Events
- Behavioural sciences
![Cafe life in Portland, Oregon](/en/info/news/2020/09/15-dynamics-of-preference-change/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1244137394.jpg)
Akshay Vij (University of South Australia) about the dynamics of preference change in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
Transport hubs for more convenient transfers
- News
- External
- Mobility
- Spatial planning
![Transport hub](/en/info/news/2020/09/transport-hubs/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2130536994.png)
Special urban design and versatile utilisation possibilities.
Greater flexibility is vital
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![City transportation, Chicago, IL](/en/info/news/2020/09/greater-flexibility-is-vital/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1902679365.jpg)
Kay Axhausen explains how transportation systems may be adjusted for the future with 10 million inhabitants in Switzerland.
Choice models with stochastic variables and random coefficients
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
- Behavioural sciences
![Toronto travel times from downtown](/en/info/news/2020/09/08-choice-models-stochastic-variables-random-coefficients/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1792745924.jpg)
Abdul R. Pinjari from the Indian Institute of Science examines the use of the integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) framework in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
UTD19 - Largest multi-city traffic dataset publically available
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Highway](/en/info/news/2020/09/utd19-traffic-dataset/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.606692971.jpg)
IVT ETH Zurich and CITIES at NYU Abu Dhabi have gathered urban traffic data from over 40 cities worldwide. 5 billion vehicles were detected covering a combined time span of 3.8 years.
Discrete choice meets discrete optimization
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
- Behavioural sciences
![Toy network labeled with link travel times](/en/info/news/2020/09/01-discrete-choice-optimization/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.370604956.png)
Emma Frejinger (Université de Montréal) on background on so-called recursive route choice models in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
Freight transport across the Alps: Road and rail affected equally by the Corona crisis
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Freight transport across the Alps on roads: Weekly comparison 2019 and 2020](/en/info/news/2020/09/alp-freight-transit-corona/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1971094787.png)
Road and rail cargo trips have been reduced by 12%. However, 71% of all freight transport is still done by rail.
Operational mobility management
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
![Hilti AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein](/en/info/news/2020/08/bmm-liechtenstein/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.311056239.jpg)
Companies are trying to guide their employees' mobility behaviour by operational mobility management.
The comeback of the road
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Petrol station in Southampton, United Kingdom](/en/info/news/2020/08/comeback-of-the-road/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.717944156.jpg)
Private transport is likely to reach its limit in Switzerland. Professor Kay Axhausen sees an increased amount of traffic congestions this Autumn.
Using choice modelling to inform maritime transport development in Southern Africa
- External
- Past Events
- Behavioural sciences
![Cape Town, South Africa](/en/info/news/2020/08/25-maritime-transport-development-south-africa/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1311382564.jpg)
Abisai Konstantinus (CEO, Ndatara) about the suitability of choice modeling for maritime transport development in Africa in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
Choice experiments using virtual reality: Some lessons compared to traditional text and image experiments
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
- Behavioural sciences
![VR Verkehr der Zukunft](/en/info/news/2020/08/18-choice-experiments-virtual-reality/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.229477303.png)
Julian Arellana from the University Del Norte about benefits and drawbacks of using Virtual Reality (VR) for choice experiments in the CMS Online Seminar Series.
Scared of 'Peak Zurich': Is the Corona virus putting an end to the city's peak phase?
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich](/en/info/news/2020/08/peak-zurich/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1807329944.jpg)
City planner ask themselves if the Corona pandemic could be the exodus of megacites. This seems not to be the case in Zurich, though.
More bikes on the way – this has great potential
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
![Bicycles in Copenhagen](/en/info/news/2020/08/more-bikes-great-potential/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.46862850.jpg)
Current research at ETH Zurich and Basel University is dealing with mobility changes during the Corona pandemic, and with cycling issues, too.
Smokers’ choices and addiction: A hybrid choice model approach in the US.
- External
- Past Events
- Behavioural sciences
![Jet planes](/en/info/news/2020/08/04-smokers-choices-and-addiction/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1192757146.jpg)
John Buckell (University of Oxford) with David Hensher and Stephane Hess in the CMC Online Seminar Series.
Predicting the unknown
- News
- External
- Machine learning
![Road](/en/info/news/2020/07/predicting-the-unknown/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1033482785.jpg)
Olga Fink develops artificial intelligence algorithms for industrial assets, rolling stock and power plants.
E-Scooter and E-Bike bundles?
- News
- External
- IVT
- Mobility
![yumuv App](/en/info/news/2020/07/e-scooter-and-e-bike-bundles/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1080296076.png)
Will E-Scooters and E-Bikes be part of publication transportation soon? ZVV is testing the project called «Yumuv». Professor Kay Axhausen in an interview.
Generative machine learning for discrete-continuous choice data
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
- Behavioural sciences
![Mobile phone navigation](/en/info/news/2020/07/21-generative-machine-learning/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1333471503.jpg)
Bilal Farooq from Ryerson University talks about large-scale discrete-continuous (MDC) choice data.
Some emerging research issues in ride-sourcing markets
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Los Angeles](/en/info/news/2020/07/16-em4s-ride-sourcing/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1168066562.jpg)
Emerging Mobility Systems and Services Seminar Series with Professor Hai Yang from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: What does it mean for transportation and mobility?
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Al-Basrah, Iraq](/en/info/news/2020/07/15-3revolutions-policy-webinar-covid/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.240678961.jpg)
3 Revolutions Policy Webinar Series with Giovanni Circella, Dan Sperling, Lisa Snap, and Mollie Cohen D'Agostino discussing implications for the climate and for communities.
Bicycle mechanics are at their limits
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Cogwheel](/en/info/news/2020/07/bicycle-mechanics-at-their-limits/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2081424918.png)
Local bicycle mechanics are working at full capacity. Will the bicycles shape our future traffic or not?
Micromobility in Switzerland: Demand and competition
- External
- Past Events
- Mobility
![Kay W. Axhausen](/en/info/news/2020/07/09-micromobility-in-switzerland/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1190413873.jpg)
Kay W. Axhausen's webinar in the Emerging Mobility Systems and Services Seminar Series.
Justice on roads and rails: Who drives more, pays more
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Traffic in Neuchâtel](/en/info/news/2020/07/justice-on-roads-and-rails/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1764910750.jpg)
The Corona crisis has achieved what transport planners have tried for decades: People are changing their mobility behaviour.