The story of designing cities for people who may not yet see themselves as cyclists. Discover a new approach to delivering streets that are safer, healthier and more enjoyable — in the film series from the European Cyclists' Federation.
Patrick Braess on the challenges facing an increasingly strained Swiss rail network: shorter maintenance windows, lack of redundancy, consequences of climate change and ageing infrastructure.
Long-distance train journeys across Europe could be much faster, if timetables were better coordinated. A study by the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems at ETH Zurich shows that travellers spend about a quarter of their journey time waiting during transfers or sitting on stationary trains. Better synchronisation of rail services could shorten travel times across Europe to a similar extent as some costly infrastructure projects. Switzerland is among the best-performing regions.
