E-Bike City
A Vision for Sustainable Mobility
E-Bike-City is a flagship project of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) at ETH Zurich. Over the coming years, seven academic chairs will jointly explore the impacts of an urban future that prioritizes cycling, micromobility, and public transportation.
Climate change and the transformation of Switzerland’s mobility sector are major challenges. E-Bike-City rises to meet them—bringing forward-thinking, people-centered urban change.
The goal is to develop a mobility concept that is efficient, environmentally friendly, and suitable for everyday use. At its core lies the integration of e-bikes with existing infrastructure and the identification of opportunities to optimize traffic flows.
Services
Concept Consulting
Visualizations
Animation
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.
