E-Bike City
E-Bike City is a research project by ETH Zurich’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. Seven professorships are exploring how a city can prioritize cycling, micromobility and public transport while reorganizing private motor traffic.
We translated this long-term mobility vision into concrete streets and everyday situations. Image concepts, visualizations and animations make spatial effects, possible uses and trade-offs tangible enough to discuss.
Services
Concept development
Visualizations
Animation and film
Personal consultation with
Christoph Deiters
Starting position
Starting from the current situation, we redesigned four intersections to show how they might appear in the future. Our approach aimed to reflect diverse user perspectives and consider the needs of future road users.
Challenge
We chose to combine photographs with 3D renderings to realistically embed our designs within the existing urban context and present a credible vision of the future.
Solution
In our 3D visualizations, we placed special emphasis on the realistic and detailed representation of street design elements—such as traffic lights, signage, and road markings—to create a compelling and believable vision of the future.
Outlook
With E-Bike-City, we are not only creating a vision, but also a data-driven and discussion-based foundation for future mobility decisions. Our visualizations make complex urban planning and transportation scenarios tangible—for policymakers, researchers, and the general public.
In doing so, we actively contribute to shaping the transition toward climate-friendly, safe, and people-centered mobility.
