Cycling in a Smart City – how infrastructure can communicate with bikes

Wednesday 11.45 am – 01.00 pm / Block C4

One requirement for tomorrow’s cities is to become “smart cities”. This forum will show examples of how infrastructure communicates with bicycles, for example, to give priority to bicycle traffic or to avoid accidents. But how do you make a city digital? During the forum, possible actions for the implementation of a smart city will be highlighted to take home.

Presentation:
How did the UBike impact the transport behaviour in Marburg?
Christian Ackermann, City of Marburg

Presentation:
How can smart intersections protect vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians and cyclists)?
Dr Thomas Otto, Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI

Presentation:
The digital city – what’s it all about? – some practical advice
Thomas Schönberger, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)

Facilitator:
Kirsten Rowedder, Hesse State Chancellery, Smart Region Office