Halftime record on Vienna tours

Records, records, records! There are over 100 walks throughout the season from April to October and after half of the tours there were already around 1,200 Viennese! This is the impressive record at half-time of the current Gemma future season. The walking program of urban development can also look forward to a new visitor record in the fourth year in a row. As many people have already participated in the guided tours as in the entire 2024 season. Interested parties can learn more about the climate pattern city of Vienna on numerous walks and bike tours. The best thing: participation is free of charge as always, only a registration is required.

Between the Viennese underworld and future lights

The 2025 program inspires the participants with a colorful variety of topics. The tours range from guided walks and cycling rides through climate chiefs in Bernardgasse or Argentinierstraße, from the UNESCO World Heritage Site through the inner city, through Silent Walking Discos to a foray through the edible prater. With a tour offer that is as big than ever, the Viennese have the chance to discover their city from a new side.

“Vienna is one of the most livable cities in the world that is constantly changing so that we will continue to be climate in the future. Our urban planning does a whole work and also shows this to the Viennese in their tours. Climate matters and places, resource-friendly urban development, good public connection-the liveable Vienna of tomorrow is already a comprehensive planning. Chance to get a picture of it on site.

Insights into urban development

“Gemma Future” has been inviting you to take a look behind the scenes of urban planning since 2022. The guided walks enable the participants to experience urban development not only theoretically, but also on site – be it on construction sites, in redesigned streets or in protected green spaces. The tours of external guides and employees of the city who get their own projects in front of the curtain are managed by external guides and employees. The participants do not need prior knowledge. “Urban development is incredibly complex – this often gives the impression that only experts understand what a good city is needed here. But each of us has a very good feeling of what makes a life worth living. With Gemma Future, we, as a city, not only have the opportunity to explain the thoughts behind the planning and to refute one or the other planning myth. Clemens Horak, head of the Vienna Urban Development and Urban Planning.

2. Half of the Gemma-Zukunft tours with other highlights

Why are places and streets in Vienna made so climate and not otherwise? The tours in part 2 of the season revolve around these and similar questions. In the past legislative period, the city of Vienna ensured a record greening offensive with 344 out of the asphalt projects in which sealed, greened and cooled. 3,316 new trees were planted in the street. But why a tree cannot grow everywhere, what challenges there are and why a perennial bed is a climate field, two urban planners explain to the so -called “Walk of installation“. Apropost Climaelden: Diece seed his Favorite Super Grätzl to be found. During two walks in October, the developments and possibilities of redesign in densely populated residential areas are illustrated here. But the wanderlust is also breastfed with Gemma: under the Leadership by architectural journalist and author Wojciech Czaja Interested people are looking for the big world in Vienna – and learn a lot about architecture and the so -called “cityscape”.

Tour program on foot and by bike

The Gemma future tours not only promote awareness of urban planning and climate shape. The form of locomotion – the so -called active mobility – is also a declared goal of Viennese urban development. This includes not only going to foot, but also cycling. Around 11% of all paths are now covered by bike by the Viennese. One reason for this is also the expansion of the bike paths, which is in full swing. Around 24 kilometers of cycle paths are built in Vienna every year, more than ever. Almost 100 new kilometers have been implemented in the network of cycle paths since 2021. Of course, insights into the cycle path planning should not be missing in the GEMMA future program: on the bike tour “In the fast lane“Two urban cycle path planners present the new cycling highways – including test drive.

The grand finale with a 9-hour tour through all 23 districts

Another two and a half months – then Gemma will go back into the winter break. If you want to collect as many steps as possible at the end of the season in October, go to the whole of Vienna Tour on October 25th, which leads through all 23 districts in around 9 hours and represents the Grande final of the season. In addition to a sore muscles, the participants also expect one or the other goodie the following day.

For more information, please visit: https://www.wien.gv.at/stadtplanung/gemma-zukunft

Balance of the greenery offensive and cycle path offensive

With a funding volume of 100 million euros as part of the livable climate pattern city, Vienna has illuminated, green, green and cooled in all 23 districts:

85,488 m² new greenery Alone in the street space and in places
344 Out of the asphalt projects in all 23 districts
100 million euros Funding amount “Livestated climate pattern city” exhausted (142 million euros in investments triggered)
3,316 alone new Trees along streets and squares
2.745 new Seating
1.952 m² new Water features

On the interactive Vienna card www.wienwirdwow.at There are an overview of all 344 “out of the asphalt” projects.

The large Viennese cycle path offensive also provides record numbers:

Over 250 projects have been implemented or are currently being implemented
Until the end of the year 100 km new cycle paths in the main bike path network Built or launched
More than 50 km of cycling infrastructure were also In the district network implemented
The number of cyclists increases and rose to eleven percent in 2024 (in 2019 it was seven percent).