City Wizard

City type

Country

i Country

Select from EU28 plus Norway and Switzerland

City type

i Selection of city type

Selection of city type

  • Small city (<100 000 inhabitants)
  • Small city (<100 000 inhabitants) with large historical core - A town with a significant portion of its core area characterised by ancient buildings and streets which, for their historical value, cannot be significantly altered by infrastructural interventions.
  • Medium city (100 000 - 500 000 inhabitants)
  • Large city (over 500,000 inhabitants) in monocentric form - “Monocentric form” means that most of the main economic and administrative functions are located within one urban core which is the main traffic attractor from the whole city.
  • Large city (over 500,000 inhabitants) in polycentric form - “Polycentric form” means that the main economic and administrative functions are distributed in different urban poles.

Population size

i Population size

The number of inhabitants of the city or region in the current year.

Population by zone

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i Share of inhabitants living in each of the three area types (defined below)

Share of inhabitants living in each of the three area types

  1. Urban core - Defined as the main part of the urbanised area under analysis characterised by a continuous web.
  2. Outskirts with good transit service
  3. Outskirts with poor transit service

The 'outskirts zone' refers to the remaining parts of the urbanised area, e.g. to peripheral urban blocks not contiguous with the urban core or also different municipalities in case a metropolitan area is considered in the analysis. Outskirts are considered to have good transit service where public transport is recognised to be a reasonable alternative to reach other destinations in the city in terms of capacity, speed and reliability.

As an example, a 'good' transit service is one with a frequency of at least 30 minutes, with public transport lines available within a 10 minutes walking distance and travel time not more than 50% longer than car travel time. On the other hand, where people feel they can’t avoid to have their own car for travelling due to lack of public transport services is a clear example of 'poor' transit service.

Please note - The total sum of the shares have to be 100%.

City economy type

i City economy type

Selection of whether the industrial sector is relevant for the city economy or not.

The industrial sector is defined as relevant if the share of employees in the city working in manufacturing, construction and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water) is higher than 30%.

City customisation

Public transport use

i Select a qualitative description of the relevance of public transport for the mobility of the city (defined below)

  • Public transport is extensively used - The mode share of public transport is 30% or more.
  • Public transport is used - The mode share of public transport is in a range within 15% and 30%.
  • Public transport is rarely used - The mode share of public transport is below 15%.

Bicycle use

i Select a qualitative description on the relevance of cycling for the mobility of the city (defined below)

  • Bikes are extensively used - The mode share of cycling is 15% or more.
  • Bikes are used- The mode share of cycling is in a range within 3% and 15%.
  • Bikes are rarely used - The mode share of cycling is below 3%.

Motorbike use

i Select a qualitative description on the relevance of motorbikes for the mobility of the city (defined below)

  • Motorbikes are extensively - The mode share of motorbikes is 8% or more.
  • Motorbikes are used - The mode share of motorbikes is in a range within 3% and 8%.
  • Motorbikes are rarely used - The mode share of motorbikes is below 3%.

Tram network

i Select a qualitative description on the relevance of the tram network in the city (defined below)

  • An extensive tram network exists - Tram is a relevant component of the urban public transport. More than 25% of public transport passengers are transported by tram.
  • Only some tram lines exist - Tram is a component of the urban public transport but plays a relatively minor role. Less than 25% of public transport passengers are transported by tram.
  • Tram lines do not exist - Tram is not available in the city.

Metro network

i Select a qualitative description on the relevance of the metro network in the city (defined below)

  • An extensive metro network exists - Metro is a relevant component of the urban public transport. More than 25% of public transport passengers are transported by metro.
  • Only some metro lines exist - Metro is a component of the urban public transport but plays a relatively minor role. Less than 25% of public transport passengers are transported by metro.
  • Metro lines do not exist - Metro is not available in the city.

Level of road congestion

i Select a qualitative description on road congestion in the city (defined below)

  • Road congestion is very limited - Delays caused by traffic are only occasional even in peak time.
  • There is some road congestion - Traffic causes significant delays usually during peak hours.
  • Road congestion is significant - Traffic causes significant delays during both peak and off-peak hours.

Share of incoming trips versus local trips

i Selection of a qualitative description of the amount of incoming trips generated by non-city residents, i.e. those who live outside the boundary of the city/region under consideration

Incoming trips are those generated by residents OUTSIDE the boundary of the city/region under analysis to reach the city for working or personal purposes.

Also traffic generated by inhabitants of the outskirts of the city/region under analysis is NOT included in incoming trips because it is modelled within internal trips.

  • Limited amount of incoming trips - The majority of urban mobility is generated by city inhabitants, at least 70% of trips are generated internally and 30% or less enter from outside
  • Moderate amount of incoming trips - 50% of trips are generated internally and 50% enter from outside.
  • Significant amount of incoming - The largest part of the urban mobility is generated by the city users, no more than 40% of trips are generated internally and 60% or more enter from outside.

Through traffic is NOT included in incoming trips.

Mode split of incoming trips

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i Mode split of incoming trips

It is assumed that incoming trips enter the city using one of three alternative modes;

  1. Car
  2. Inter-Urban Coach
  3. Train

The share of each mode is required as input to the model.

Please note - The total sum of the shares has to be 100%.