SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: AUSTRIA’S EXPERIENCE

Vienna has one of the best public transport system in the world. The road to sustainable public transport was long, through gradual changes. In fact, Vienna was not a pioneer in introduction of any particular policy concerning public transport, but it successfully adopted and implemented other cities good experience. This paper studies Vienna's experience of promoting sustainable transport. It analyzes the range of policies adopted and implemented and political process that enabled implementation of policies. Vienna's experience reveals that implementation of sustainable transport policies is a long process which demands compromises, trials and errors. Vienna's success would be probably modest without generous federal support.