Riedtli starts pilot for environmentally friendly mobility
The City of Zurich is starting a pilot project in Riedtli for more environmentally friendly mobility in residential areas. From mid-July, residents as well as non-residents of the settlement can rent electric cargo bikes and electric cars. They also have new charging stations for e-cars.
The Riedtli housing estate will receive 14 charging stations for electric cars from mid-July. In the course of re-letting the residential parking spaces, the City of Zurich is also setting up four parking spaces for car sharing offers and additional areas for electric cargo bikes. The pilot project is intended to promote environmentally friendly mobility in residential areas and later be transferred to other areas, according to a media release .
For the residents of the Riedtli settlement on the border between Zurich-Unterstrass and -Oberstrass, four of the 20 parking spaces will be eliminated. The 16 remaining still meet the demand, according to the media release. In future, three e-vehicles from the car sharing provider Mobility and a gasoline-powered rental car from enterprise will be parked in the four newly leased spaces. There are also three new electric cargo bikes from carvelo2go. A total of 14 of the 23 parking spaces will be converted into charging stations for e-cars.
The pilot project is a step towards a 2000 watt society, which has been anchored in Zurich's municipal code since 2008. Its aim is to make the city climate neutral by 2040. “In order to achieve our climate goals, traffic has to be reduced, relocated and electrified in a targeted manner. The switch to electromobility is also to be promoted with the expansion of charging stations. By sharing cars and only using them when they are really needed, people contribute to environmentally friendly mobility, ”City Councilor Daniel Leupi is quoted as saying in the press release.