Best walking cities: Pedestrian-friendly street design
These are the key elements of a pedestrian-friendly street design. Before implementing them, planners can save time and money by using software to simulate how they will work in reality […]
Improving highway safety: How to reduce vehicle conflicts
Highway design has a great effect on the safety of drivers and passengers. Using PTV simulations, a study in Belgium helps traffic planners find the best measures to improve highway safety […]
PTV Model2Go: The new generation of modelling
A revolution in urban and transportation planning: PTV launches Model2Go to automize the building process of transport models […]
Sharing cycling secrets from Copenhagen
Copenhagen is considered a pioneer in cycling. An interview with Klaus Bondam from the Danish Cyclist Federation. […]
Electric cars and power grid: Can we avoid overload?
The increased demand for charging of electric cars raises the question of overloading the power grid. Here’s how modeling technology helps to avoid it […]
The 9-euro ticket: How effective is cheap public transport?
Germany’s 9 Euro Ticket is quite a success. But what are the key factors in making public transport attractive enough so more people will switch from cars? […]
Traffic simulation makes cities more bike-friendly
Cycling is regarded as one of the key factors for livable cities. What needs to be done to get more people on their bikes? […]
Study reveals impact of AV services on urban mobility
New research from Sweden, powered by PTV Group’s simulations, exposes potentials and risks of electric, shared, and self-driving vehicles. […]
Safe cycling – about a perceived safety
Anyone who gets on their bicycle is more vulnerable than motorized road users: While the bodywork of a car serves as protective capsule in a collision, cyclists might only be wearing a helmet. Safe cycling is affected a lot by subjective and personal experiences. […]
Proactive Road Safety with Smart Data, Danger Scores & Platform
The FeGiS+ research project inspires people to collect data – for proactive and comprehensive accident prevention and state-of-the-art road safety. […]