Developing new housing space for cities that are growing and changing like Vienna requires tailor-made and flexible traffic solutions. To find these we must review existing development strategies regularly while assessing and processing new mobility concepts and scenarios. Smart visions and technologies can help us in this endeavour.   The world of traffic and transport is changing. Progressive concepts like car sharing or car-free housing are no longer the exception. Vienna’s first car-free residential complex was built in 1999 and has proved its worth.

Space saved by not building garages has been used for community facilities and landscaping, boosting the quality of life for residents of the complex.   Cities of the future are going to provide networked mobility. Digital mobility assistants will point us in the right direction with the full range of public and private transport modes to plan our routes with. Pioneering projects like SMILE (Smart Mobility Info and Ticketing System Leading the Way for Effective E-Mobility Services) developed by Vienna Utilities, Vienna Public Transport and Austrian Rail ÖBB are leading the way into a promising future.