Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 (Vienna on Foot Report) Facts and Figures about Pedestrian Traffic in Vienna Survey 2017 hub Enkplatz. The Viennese like Vienna is a city to move in their city on foot – and feel safe doing so. The for walking “Vienna on Foot” report for 2017 documents pedestrian traffic in the Austrian capital. It is based on the evaluation of 4,600 personal interviews with people travelling through Vienna on foot and describes how pedestrians Short distances, attractive view their situation. This survey strolling promenades and among Vienna’s population – the safe streets most comprehensive of its kind conducted so far – is part of an Vienna is a good city for walking. ongoing monitoring process on To make sure that even more pedestrian traffic, in keeping with people can enjoy discovering the Vienna City Council’s Vienna on foot, we do our best to What conditions motivate “Decision of Principle on further improve the city’s pedes- people to opt for walking Pedestrian Traffic” taken in 2014. trian infrastructure. The findings of in the city? The report is complemented by the “Vienna on Foot” report help additional facts and figures about us to identify the requirements of What do people like about walking infrastructure. pedestrian traffic so as to take suit- walking, and what annoys them? able political measures – after all, What do they wish for? These Petra Jens target-oriented policies need to and other questions are asked Representative for be underpinned by sound figures and answered by us in this Pedestrian Matters of and arguments. “Vienna on Foot” report. The the City of Vienna findings show that walking is Maria Vassilakou viewed positively by citizens – Deputy Mayor of from the historic city centre to the City of Vienna suburban Essling, from busy Mariahilfer Strasse to local traffic 2 | Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 | 3 And this figure does not even include walking as a part of multi- Today, more modal trip chains: Fully 98 percent of all trips with public transport are trips are taken combined with walking. in Vienna on foot than by car. Modal Split: Different means of transport in 2017 vs. 2014 How do the Viennese move through their city? 2017 PT On foot 38% 28% The transport choices of Vienna’s population are monitored on a yearly basis. This modal split 26% provides an overview of the 39% different means of transport and 2014 their use. 7% 28% Vienna’s share of walking in the modal split is 28 percent; it has Car Bike remained largely constant since 27% 7% the mid-1990s. While the shares of cycling and public transport Wiener Linien: Modal Split – So sind die Wiener have grown, that of car traffic unterwegs, https://www.wienerlinien.at/media/ Walking in has decreased. files/2018/modalsplit2017_236124.jpg Today, more trips are taken in Vienna Vienna on foot than by car. 4 | Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 | 5 How often do people choose to walk? Close to 90 percent of pedestrians either like or even like very much to walk for trips of over 10 minutes. It is therefore hardly surprising that many people enjoy walking. You have only been somewhere 70 percent of respondents walk every day; 25 percent, several if you have been times a week; 5 percent, several there on foot. times a month. Only 1 percent walk less often than once a Johann Wolfgang von Goethe month. Looking at the level of education of respondents, it becomes clear that graduates of universities and ling on foot on a daily basis only kilometres are still travelled on Short trips are taken universities of applied sciences drops markedly after 71 years foot – even for distances bet- on foot participating in the survey choose (48 percent). ween two and three kilometres, to walk most frequently, with a pedestrian traffic attains a Length of trip Share of walking share of 77 percent. Distances of up to 500 metres respectable share of 14 percent. Up to 0.5 km 99 % (corresponding to 16 percent of 0.5 to 1 km 77 % Pedestrians aged up to 29 years all trips) are almost exclusively The average distance travelled 1 to 2 km 32 % most often make daily trips in covered on foot. For distances solely on foot is approximately 2 to 3 km 14 % excess of 10 minutes on foot (79 between 500 metres and one 800 metres.1 Source: Omnitrend GmbH: Zu Fuß gehen in Wien. percent); this share drops to 66 kilometre, too, pedestrian traffic is Vertiefte Auswertung des Mobilitätsverhaltens der Wiener Bevölkerung für das zu Fuß gehen. percent for persons aged 50 to clearly dominant with 77 percent. Final report dated 10 November 2015 59 years. In the next age bracket, 1 Omnitrend GmbH: Zu Fuß gehen in Wien. the share decreases to 71 percent. As many as close to one third of Vertiefte Auswertung des Mobilitätsverhaltens der Wiener Bevölkerung für das zu Fuß gehen. The percentage of persons travel- all trips between one and two Final report dated 10 November 2015 6 | Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 | 7 Automatic counting stations were the city centre and the surround- set up on both sidewalks in central ing Gründerzeit neighbourhoods In 2017, 14 million Rotenturmstrasse to monitor the cover 36 percent and 38 percent, pedestrians were number of pedestrians. Around respectively, of all trips on foot. The 14 million passersby were recorded share of trips taken on foot in the counted in Roten- in 2017, equalling an average Gründerzeit neighbourhoods in the turmstrasse. of 38,621 persons per day – this outer districts is somewhat lower corresponds roughly to the number (29 percent). In areas dominated by of inhabitants of the Upper large-scale housing estates built Austrian town of Steyr.3 post-1960, it drops to 26 percent. can be reached on foot, the more This percentage is even lower often people choose to walk. Inter for newly developed areas with alia, this is also influenced by bench- Where do people small-scale structures (23 percent) es, façade greening, the vicinity of choose to walk? or areas with singlefamily homes/ parks, leisure facilities and sports 2 Omnitrend GmbH: Zu Fuß gehen in Wien. allotment gardens and villas (21 grounds. Citizens who are not satis- Vertiefte Auswertung des Mobilitätsverhaltens der Wiener Bevölkerung für das zu Fuß gehen. 2 The extent of walking is decisively percent each). There is an obvious fied with the local infrastructure will Final report dated 10 November 2015 influenced by the local settlement link with satisfaction with the local tend to walk less often for lack of 3 Evaluation of automatic counting stations, Municipal Department 46, 2018, Rotenturm- structure. Thus inhabitants of infrastructure: the more destinations attractive destinations. strasse, nos. 8 and 17 Modal split share of walking by type of residential area 36% 38% 29% 26% 21% Source: Omnitrend GmbH: Zu Fuß gehen in Wien. Vertiefte Auswertung des Mobilitätsverhaltens der Wiener Gründerzeit Gründerzeit Post-1960 Zones dominated by Bevölkerung für das zu Fuß gehen. neighbourhoods neighbourhoods largescale housing single-family homes, Final report dated 10 November 2015 City centre in inner districts in outer districts estates allotment gardens and villas 8 | Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 | 9 Three quarters of all Vienna is a city of Once a year, pedestrians feel safe while walking pedestrians go somewhere you have never In this respect, there are big differences between individual been before. districts: in the 21st municipal Dalai Lama district Floridsdorf, this share is 88 percent, while the percentage in the 11th municipal district Simmer- ing amounts to only 41 percent. People who often move around 85 percent of people who walk Vienna on foot enjoy this activity every day feel safe, while this figure and feel safe doing so – in brief, is only about half (51 percent) for this is the answer to the question those who walk less often than about the degree of satisfaction of once per month. In the age group Vienna’s pedestrians. 88 percent of of up to 29 years, this share is 83 respondents state that they enjoy percent, dropping to 57 percent walking much or even very much. for those over 70 years. Clearly more than half of respon- There are also differences regard- dents moreover claim that the ing the level of education: 65 situation of pedestrians in Vienna percent of persons who have only has improved. completed compulsory school- ing claim to feel safe, while this proportion rises to 83 percent among graduates of universities or universities of applied sciences. Overall, the scores assigned to safety are high. 10 | Wien zu Fuß Report 2017 | 11 Pedestrian satisfaction 75% I feel safe walking in Vienna 73% Sidewalk widths are satisfactory 64 percent of respondents state that pedestrians are treated prefer- 66% Vienna is a city of pedestrians entially over other road users. This The situation of pedestrians in value is 84 percent for Liesing 55% Vienna has improved (23rd municipal district), but only Source: Hajek, Peter/Stark, Jennifer: Fußgeher-Report Wien 2017, 44 percent for Döbling (19th conducted in May/June 2017 on behalf of Mobilitätsagentur Wien GmbH municipal district). People who walk Slightly over half (53 percent) of re- The frequency of walking seems this share is particularly high for often also feel spondents claim that “politicians in to trigger a big difference in this the suburban districts Liesing safe doing so. my district care about pedestrians”. respect: 59 percent of people who (86 percent) and Floridsdorf Here, too, agreement is highest in walk every day are of this opinion, (76 percent). The share is lowest Liesing (74 percent).