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FACTS

  1. Traffic in Vienna is regulated by approximately 1,300 traffic signal systems.
  2. All Viennese traffic signal systems are illuminated using energy-efficient LED technology.
  3. All Viennese traffic signal systems are being equipped with a total of approx. ten thousand weather and environmental sensors.
  4. Vienna’s traffic lights have featured same sex and mixed sex couples as well as the traditional red and green man since the city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015.

Journeys covered by eco-friendly forms of transport in Vienna (on foot, by bike or public transport)
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„The University of Technology (TU) in Graz and Vienna’s municipal department MA 33 have developed a traffic light system that recognizes persons as well as whether they are planning to cross the street. The new equipment is going to prevent unnecessary waiting times and thereby improve the experience of walking in the city. We want greater intelligence and flexibility for the entire traffic signal system. Networked traffic lights allow us to react to the actual traffic situation and improve traffic flow. Traffic jams are resolved more quickly and emissions reduced. The information is passed on to GPS systems so that they can adjust driving speed recommendations and facilitate using green waves. We are also collaborating with Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie and Geodynamik (ZAMG), the meteorological institute, in order to equip Vienna’s traffic lights with weather and environmental data sensors. That will help us find out about heat islands, for example. They will measure temperature, humidity and even nitric oxide, sulphur oxide and noise pollution.“ Harald Bekehrti, Head of MA 33 – Public Lighting

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