Vienna pairs infrastructure renewal with cycling 'green arrows' and street greening

Vienna's 2026 summer programme combines major transport and utility renewal with a public-realm push: 90 new cycling 'green arrows' at 67 intersections — letting cyclists proceed after stopping at a red light — alongside expanded cycle paths, new 'climate-friendly' squares and street greening across the city.

The measures are low-cost, incremental active-travel and public-realm changes pitched on practicality and quality of life rather than ideology, an approach of interest to local leaders elsewhere seeking liveable-streets gains without the backlash seen over UK low-traffic neighbourhood schemes.