TRUE URBAN SPIRIT

A city that is good for children to live in is good for all generations
and enables everybody to enjoy life. We also want to extend particular
attention to those who, due to special needs or illness, find
the requirements of everyday life more challenging than other citizens.
Robust infrastructure facilities as a public responsibility
The City of Vienna undertakes to safeguard high quality standards
for urban infrastructure: streets, sewerage, public transport,
street lighting, energy and water supply. The systematic commitment
on the part of the municipal administration to provide
all services of public interest contributes significantly to Vienna’s
posit ive performance in all international location rankings.
Vienna is fast moving towards the two-million-inhabitant mark.
This entails greater investment needs in order to provide all
necessary infrastructure facilities. In order to reduce public
spending without compromising quality, optimised investment
control is called for.
Mobility requires humane and eco-compatible forms of transport.
The City of Vienna is committed to prioritising public transport,
pedestrians and cycling as the most environmentally friendly
mobil ity modes. However, the development towards climate- and
eco-friendly mobility includes motorised traffic with all related
technical innovations, such as e-mobility.
As a smart city, Vienna consumes resources sparingly, uses
energy highly efficiently and draws increasingly on renewable
energy carriers.
Intelligent and responsible urban management is essential in
order to cope with all challenges resulting from the eco-conscious
maintenance and further development of quality of life in the
Austrian capital.
A developing city − A learning city
Vienna wants to be a learning city: institutions, structures and
processes that are vital for the development of the city are to be
adapted to new challenges and improved to ensure ongoing
quality assurance. The willingness to learn and the assumption
of social responsibility provide a solid basis for the future economic
prosperity of the metropolitan region.
Citizen participation and elements of direct democracy create
added value for urban development. The participation of current
and future inhabitants of urban development zones is a key desideratum
in this respect.
The modern city and its cultural heritage are the outcomes of
multiple interactions and expressions of different positions. We
want to continue building the city into the future, without sentimentality
but with respect for the existing fabric.
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