205,000 Commute Daily to Work in Vienna
The number of occupants per car in commuter traffic is very low. "Currently, 1,000 people on average are on the road with 880 cars. Lined up, this results in a car column about five kilometers long, and even longer when moving with a safety distance," says VCÖ.
Depending on the regional corridor, the difference is significant. "For example, 83 percent travel by car from the Marchegg corridor to Vienna and 79 percent from the Stockerau corridor, only 55 percent from the St. Pölten corridor and only 48 percent from the Klosterneuburg corridor. This is the only area where more people commute by public transport than by car," the mobility club refers to a study by TU Graz.
VCÖ: Companies Play a Key Role in Mobility Transition
"Traffic jams in the morning are not a law of nature, but can be sustainably reduced. Companies play a central role in this, and they need to be much more involved in solving traffic problems than before," emphasized VCÖ expert Katharina Jaschinsky at a VCÖ conference. The formation of many carpooling groups depends on the measures taken by companies.
For example, Sparkasse Oberösterreich offers its employees a carpooling app, which is used by 73 percent. The bank has almost doubled the proportion of commuting kilometers traveled by public transport to and from work from 16 to 28 percent in three years.
Reference is also made to the Burgenland company Püspök, which deliberately chose its locations in Parndorf and Vienna in close proximity to the train station. Employees also receive the climate ticket as a job ticket. Reference is also made to the city of Salzburg, where the bicycle is the most frequently used means of transport for commuting.
Replace Small Commuter Allowance with Federal State Climate Ticket
VCÖ calls on the future federal government to reform the commuter allowance in an eco-social way. The small commuter allowance should be replaced by a federal state climate ticket. "Reducing environmentally harmful subsidies frees up money to improve public transport for commuters in both urban and rural areas," emphasized VCÖ expert Katharina Jaschinsky in a press release.
The parking provider EasyPark has looked at parked cars with non-Austrian license plates in Vienna and found that German cars dominate the Viennese streetscape during Advent. They account for 43 percent of parked cars. Hungary and Italy follow in the next places. 7,000 parking operations in December were used for the evaluation.
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