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General-Guisan Platz, before/after. New life is emerging in the car-free Bahnhofstrasse, with bike lanes, greenery and a public stage.
Cities around the world are facing great challenges. Zeropolis aims to support cities in a sustainable, green, connected and attractive fashion; for the economy and society.
And, here is how we believe to achieve a successful transformation: use new technologies and new forms of mobility, create areas close to nature, promote soft mobility, respect biodiversity, put local culture at the center, create meeting areas, increase tourist and economic attractiveness and create and maintain a positive image for a thriving city.
Zeropolis undertakings are based on Goal 11 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This focuses on urban development. We are making concrete proposals and would like to initiate the debate on the transformation of Biel and Nidau, but also other cities in Switzerland and around the globe. What is important is that politics, business and the population mobilize and implement their common vision.
Transformation of the Expo wasteland into a green meeting zone with year-round pavilions for events, concerts and culture. The park is walkable with a skywalk and the elevated railroad leads across the lake to the Magglingen valley station.
We are convinced that progress can be made in all three dimensions. Their common point of intersection is mobility. This is why the ropeway is at the center of the framework. The urban ropeway plays the role of "enabler": the new mobility concept should help trigger development in all three dimensions.
The central square in Biel with entrance and exit for the cable car. The former meeting place could be developed into a meeting zone, the river could be made attractive and accessible with vertical gardening.
Sustainable and green: The Green City puts the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) into practice and creates a new quality of life in the urban space.
Our mobility concept could be the key to this: A ropeway connects the lake to the city all the way to the industrial district of Boujean and a bus circle line runs around the city center. The inner city should be freed from traffic and cars and must offer space for new meeting zones. The same applies to the Expo area: the focus is on people, experiences and building a strong community.
Connected and interactive: the smart city connects the urban infrastructure in an intelligent way and makes digital tools available to the population.
The use of smart technologies allows for a more efficient and effective use of urban resources. A first step in this direction could be a City App that enables intermodal mobility and at the same time serves as a means of communication.
The Smart City is thus in direct interaction with the Green City and the Social City: smart technologies make the city both more sustainable and more pleasant to live in.
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The vision of the global transformation of the city of Biel. Discover here how this vision could become reality.
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The first step is taken. The vision is in place. It is now a matter of developing the ideas together and intensively discussing the future of Biel and Nidau. The transformation will only succeed if politics, economy and the population are mobilized and want to change.
Status: Pending, due to long term mobility strategy in the city of Biel. Lack of political interest, and commitment of private industry
"Innovative Projekt können und müssen in ihrer ganzen Kreativität - den effektiven Nutzen und Mehrwert für den Endkunden in seiner Erarbeitung und Realisierung nie aus den Augen lassen. Die Stadtseilbahn Biel könnte dies erfüllen."
Als Projektleiter begleite ich meine Kunden in der Beratung, Planung und Realisierung von Seilbahnanlagen. Das schöne an Seilbahnen ist – die Projekte sind immer einzigartig und ihr Nutzen erleichtert dem Fahrgast die Überwindung einer Strecke mit häufig einem Lächeln im Gesicht. Seilbahnen bringen Freude.
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"Innovative Projekt können und müssen in ihrer ganzen Kreativität - den effektiven Nutzen und Mehrwert für den Endkunden in seiner Erarbeitung und Realisierung nie aus den Augen lassen. Die Stadtseilbahn Biel könnte dies erfüllen."
Als Projektleiter begleite ich meine Kunden in der Beratung, Planung und Realisierung von Seilbahnanlagen. Das schöne an Seilbahnen ist – die Projekte sind immer einzigartig und ihr Nutzen erleichtert dem Fahrgast die Überwindung einer Strecke mit häufig einem Lächeln im Gesicht. Seilbahnen bringen Freude.
"Innovative Projekt können und müssen in ihrer ganzen Kreativität - den effektiven Nutzen und Mehrwert für den Endkunden in seiner Erarbeitung und Realisierung nie aus den Augen lassen. Die Stadtseilbahn Biel könnte dies erfüllen."
Als Projektleiter begleite ich meine Kunden in der Beratung, Planung und Realisierung von Seilbahnanlagen. Das schöne an Seilbahnen ist – die Projekte sind immer einzigartig und ihr Nutzen erleichtert dem Fahrgast die Überwindung einer Strecke mit häufig einem Lächeln im Gesicht. Seilbahnen bringen Freude.
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Zeropolis is an independent collective promoting urban transformation and smart mobility to create the next climate-neutral city.
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Social City
Animating and inclusive: The Social City promotes social exchange across all cultures and social classes and encourages civic participation.
To achieve this, residential, working and shopping neighborhoods should be more mixed and the quality in public space should be increased.
Factors such as accessibility, visual attractiveness, convenience, practicality and safety play an important role, as does traffic calming. Our mobility concept offers an approach for optimizing all areas.