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Do townspeople prefer e-bikes over e-scooters?
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Vintage bicycle family outing](/en/info/news/2021/05/micromobility-ebike-escooter/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2005142763.jpg)
On what basis do people decide for or against an e-scooter, a rental bike, or an e-bike?
The Polybahn is undergoing refurbishment until mid of September
- News
- External
- Mobility
![Polybahn](/en/info/news/2021/05/the-polybahn-is-undergoing-refurbishment/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2035199289.jpg)
However, in the meantime one can ride virtually to ETH's Zentrum campus.
Why urbanites prefer bikes over e-scooters (or vice versa)
- News
- IVT
- Awards
- Mobility
![E-scooter vs. e-bike](/en/info/news/2021/05/why-urbanites-prefer-bikes-over-e-scooters/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1946973316.jpg)
Daniel Reck wins the 2021 ITF-Young Researcher of the Year award.
Energy trilemma in active distribution networks design: Balancing cost, emissions and security
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Electrical engineering
![Active distribution network (ADN)](/en/info/news/2021/05/26-adn-energy-trilemma/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.368427926.png)
ISTP Colloquium with Giovanni Sansavini who is an Associate Professor of Reliability and Risk Engineering at ETH Zurich.
New national disaster risk assessment in Switzerland
- ETH Risk Center
- Past Events
- Engineering sciences
![City of London](/en/info/news/2021/05/25-new-national-disaster-risk-assessment-in-switzerland/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.766066992.jpg)
ETH Risk Center Seminar Series with Dr. Stefan Brem from the Federal Office for Civill Protection of Switzerland.
Future urban transport
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Bus station in Brisbane](/en/info/news/2021/05/future-urban-transport/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1904122547.jpg)
Especially cities are stuck in traffic quite often. What are the possible solutions for our traffic problems?
The Federal Council passes the message on the law on bikeways
- News
- External
- Press release
- Mobility
![Cycling in Switzerland](/en/info/news/2021/05/bikeway-law/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.221279925.jpg)
Planning obligations, the definition of superordinate planning principles, path substitution and information on the bikeway network.
Urban climate modelling for high density city resilience
- ETH Risk Center
- Past Events
- Urban design
- Environmental sciences
- Climate sciences
![American pika](/en/info/news/2021/05/18-urban-climate-modelling/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.643312230.jpg)
Online ETH Risk Center Lunch Webinar with Prof. Chao Yuan from the Singapore ETH-Centre.
Microplastic regulation should be more precise to incentivize both innovation and environmental safety
- External
- ISTP Colloquium
- Past Events
- Environmental sciences
![Plastic on the beach in Somalia](/en/info/news/2021/05/12-more-precise-microplastic-regulation/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1281339095.jpg)
ISTP Colloquium with Professor Denise Mitrano from the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) at ETH Zurich.
Working from home is no panacea
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Trolleybus in Berne's Old Town](/en/info/news/2021/05/working-from-home-is-no-panacea/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.154421996.jpg)
City traffic: Working from home will reduce commuter traffic also after the pandemic, or will it not? It is also conceivable that it increases urban sprawl.
Info event CAS Transport Engineering
- CAS/DAS Transport Engineering
- Past Events
- IVT
- Mobility
- Spatial planning
- Urban design
![CAS Info-Event](/en/info/news/2021/05/06-cas-info-event/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.2007492501.jpg)
Deepen your knowledge and improve your skills in transport planning and transport operations. Info-event with Professor Kay W. Axhausen.
Spending even more time in traffic jams after home-office obligation
- News
- IVT
- Mobility
![Vertical traffic jam](/en/info/news/2021/05/spending-more-time-in-traffic-jams/_jcr_content/pageimages/imageSmall.imageformat.contentteaser.1127641476.jpg)
The home-office obligation could come to an end by the end of May. Road traffic has reached pre-crisis level already now. Experts forecast an increasing amount of traffic jams.