Cities4PEDs Atlas_November 2021.pdf

their supply, power grid, communication
and information technology, e.g. it monitors
three smart buildings (residential, student
housing, education campus). Furthermore,
111 households take part in a monitoring
project focusing on user behaviour, where
energy consumption data is collected. The
building certification “total quality building”
(TQB) of the Austrian sustainable building
council is a required standard for all new
buildings in aspern Seestadt since 2011. To
secure integral and sustainable construction,
800 out of 1,000 points have to be achieved.
Mobility concepts
As the extension of the subway was part of
the urban development plan in 2004 and
operation started in 2013, Seestadt is now
easily accessible by subway. Two subway
stations are in direct commuting area of 2/3rds
of “Seestadt”. The district is situated 9-10
kilometres from the city centre, which equals
30 mins by public transport. Two tram lines
and several bus lines connect the district to
surrounding infrastructure. Additionally, since
2019 there is a train station and an extension
for the connection to Bratislava is planned.
The infrastructure in the district is developed
by Wien 3420 and then returned to the City of
Vienna for operation.
The first framework for the mobility concept
was set in the masterplan, addressing parking,
infrastructural aspects and street design, with
the aim of an allocation of 40% walking and
bicycling, 40% public transport, 20% motorized
individual transport. The mobility concept tries
to reduce motorized individual transport by
only allowing cars to use connection roads to
the existing street network (red), main network
streets (orange) and the district streets (yellow)
in which collective garages are situated.
Working document
Figure: Aspern Seestadt
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