Josef Schopf
Tu Wien, Civil Engineering, Faculty Member
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Public transport in the transition zone from cities to rural areas is increasingly becoming a focus from the financial and public service provision perspective. The (perceived) supply differences of rural and remote areas are on the... more
Public transport in the transition zone from cities to rural areas is increasingly becoming a focus from the financial and public service provision perspective. The (perceived) supply differences of rural and remote areas are on the agenda of policy discourse. Our survey studies the public transport supply of two districts and their municipalities in the region of Vienna, Austria, by using the parameters of service-opportunities, municipal population, acreage of settlement units and potential demand. Annual service-opportunities is a parameter recorded by the public transport authority of the Vienna region for every single station under its zone of influence. These parameters are analyzed to conclude that service-opportunities pose a viable entity for systematic public transport analysis and differences in supply of these two districts are in contrast to expectations. Finally, we address the need for future development of service-opportunities based analyses.
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Research Interests: Energy Economics, Climate Change, Industrial Ecology, Sustainable Transportation, Renewable Energy, and 11 moreTransportation Studies, Climate Change Adaptation, Adaptation to Climate Change, Settlement Patterns, Energy Policy, Housing, Transportation, Energy and Environment, Industrial Engineering, Climate Change Impacts, and Climate change adaptation measures
... or lane. Only 11 % have access to cycling infrastructure within a distance of 50 metre (Figure 9). ... casualties. Further it was pinpointed that 76 % of the accidents happen on roads with neither cycling infrastructure nor traffic... more
... or lane. Only 11 % have access to cycling infrastructure within a distance of 50 metre (Figure 9). ... casualties. Further it was pinpointed that 76 % of the accidents happen on roads with neither cycling infrastructure nor traffic calming. Only ...
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Provision of parking space is a constant challenge in urban transport planning because streetscape is a limited resource and therefore highly contested between different uses. In Austria, building regulation competence is subsidiary... more
Provision of parking space is a constant challenge in urban transport planning because streetscape is a limited resource and therefore highly contested between different uses. In Austria, building regulation competence is subsidiary appointed from the national level to nine provincial parliaments. This leads to nine different parking ordinances. Whereas historically all ordinances have been focusing only on car parking by means of rigid regulations, only recently selected provincial parliaments added detailed bicycle ordinances their building codes. After a detailed overview of the Austrian situation and selected international innovations, the authors identify long-run goals that parking organization in cities should aim at and suggest an improvement of parking ordinances so that city planners and city administrations will have at hand appropriate design tools for mobility regime improvement.
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... or lane. Only 11 % have access to cycling infrastructure within a distance of 50 metre (Figure 9). ... casualties. Further it was pinpointed that 76 % of the accidents happen on roads with neither cycling infrastructure nor traffic... more
... or lane. Only 11 % have access to cycling infrastructure within a distance of 50 metre (Figure 9). ... casualties. Further it was pinpointed that 76 % of the accidents happen on roads with neither cycling infrastructure nor traffic calming. Only ...
Research Interests:
Public transport in the transition zone from cities to rural areas is increasingly becoming a focus from the financial and public service provision perspective. The (perceived) supply differences of rural and remote areas are on the... more
Public transport in the transition zone from cities to rural areas is increasingly becoming a focus from the financial and public service provision perspective. The (perceived) supply differences of rural and remote areas are on the agenda of policy discourse. Our survey studies the public transport supply of two districts and their municipalities in the region of Vienna, Austria, by using the parameters of service-opportunities, municipal population, acreage of settlement units and potential demand. Annual service-opportunities is a parameter recorded by the public transport authority of the Vienna region for every single station under its zone of influence. These parameters are analyzed to conclude that service-opportunities pose a viable entity for systematic public transport analysis and differences in supply of these two districts are in contrast to expectations. Finally, we address the need for future development of service-opportunities based analyses.