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The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
This Nordic country doesn’t want to wait for the last war bullet to sound off before starting reconstruction
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Many municipalities instituted privileges for EVs to promote sustainable mobility. Now, a lot more people are driving electric, so maybe it’s time to normalise legislation
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
Some of the most productive solar installations in the city are on listed buildings, such as Red City Hall
Authorities have published two maps, one of the roofs and the other – of facades so that locals can make the right decision when choosing green energy
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Successful candidates get a card allowing them to perform on the premises of the transit system
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
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The Nordic country has topped that symbolic but prestigious classification for six years in a row now
“Explore our city and surrounding countryside on foot or bike, a truly special experience”
Mr.Hintner, how would you describe your city briefly? What do you want our audience to know about Mödling?
Our picturesque city is located only a few minutes away from the world famous city of Vienna, amidst the impressive forest and recreation area of the Wienerwald. This unique location offers a wide variety of activities for an extended holiday or day travel alike.
Explore our city and surrounding countryside on foot or bike, a truly special experience. The historic city centre invites you to enjoy a relaxing stroll in a pleasant, car-free atmosphere. Enjoy our rich cultural program and a cuisine reaching from the traditional „Heurigen“ to renowned gourmet restaurants. We look forward to your visit!
Mödling is located approximately 14 km from Vienna. How do you benefit from this?
In Mödling we have big advantages of the location in the surroundings of Vienna. The well-developed public transport system brings you in less than 20 Minutes to Vienna. This also attracts many guests from Vienna to visit Mödling because of our wonderful nature.
Mödling, is small municipality, but with very rich and attractive program? Which are the most popular annual events?
Mödling is famous for culture. Every year we have many guests visiting the so called culture summer. During the culture summer various plays like Shakespeare or Hofmannsthals Jedermann, a musical and classical concerts attract many visitors. Mödling is also well known for its carnival tradition. Carnival is called Fasching in Austria an our city is proud to have one of the biggest carnival processions in Austria with around 40.000 to 50.000 people taking part every year. Another big Event is our Wine-Festival in summer.
Share some good practices and sustainable projects.
We have a „rolemodel“ PPP-system with the company „Saubermacher“ in our waste disposal-system. This not only saves our community a lot of money, we are also able to rebuild and modernize our central place for garbage collection. We also try to become more and more self-sufficient concerning our electrical power supply. On one hand we have a biomass heating station and on the other hand we use photovoltaic displays on top of various public buildings in our town. The biggest of them e.g. is on top of the fire departments home.
Which are the main goals and good examples you plan to develop for the near future?
Like mentioned before the self-sufficient concerning our electrical power supply is one of our main goals. We also try to force the bicycle-traffic combined with our public busses called “Citybus” to reduce car-traffic. To reach this goal Mödling takes Part at the “MOVECIT”-Project. This EU-Project aims to make transport more sustainable in times of increasing individual and motorised mobility in central Europe.
What do you think about a unified platform for European municipalities and its main goal to make and keep European citizens better informed about what is taking place in the European Union?
A platform for European municipalities is a very good idea to learn more about best practices and ideas from other countries and towns. With such a platform our citizens can see the advantages of the EU. This is why we want to take part!
TheMayor.eu, the portal of European municipalities has already started to organize the first official awards “Mayor of Europe”. The main goal of the event is to recognize the significant work of the local authorities and to promote and support city strategies, projects and ideas that can potentially improve their citizens’ life. Do you think that European mayors need such recognition?
In Austria we have the popular saying: “do good things and talk about it”! I think it’s a very good possibility to attract people to Austria and especially to Mödling!
Find out more about Mödling here
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Many municipalities instituted privileges for EVs to promote sustainable mobility. Now, a lot more people are driving electric, so maybe it’s time to normalise legislation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
Authorities have published two maps, one of the roofs and the other – of facades so that locals can make the right decision when choosing green energy
How justice can be implemented in climate adaptation measures
The first time in over half a century that a tramway will run through the heart of the city
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
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A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
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