Successful collaboration doesn’t just happen in the day-to-day work of a project; it happens when people are out and about together, trying new things, and making memories.
That’s exactly what we do regularly at PLANUM. Last week, we were at the disc golf course in Mariatrost and practiced throwing discs! Some of the discs ended up in the field, but we were able to find them all thanks to some real teamwork.
The day came to a wonderful close with a group dinner, good conversation, and lots of shared laughter.
We’d like to thank our team for the wonderful time we’ve spent together and the great team spirit!
At PLANUM, we use macro- and microscopic traffic models to analyze traffic flows, impacts, and opportunities resulting from changes in traffic routing. These models are particularly useful when they cover not only the immediate planning area but all of Austria or, as in our case, large parts of Europe.
At PLANUM, Patrick Stern is one of the people responsible for developing and calibrating the models, as well as implementing the necessary data. He applies the model in many projects, thereby enabling a well-founded assessment of the impacts of various measures. It was also used in the SMAC research project—which focuses on sustainable airport access—and was supplemented by additional research findings.
On June 18, Kurt Fallast, Managing Director of PLANUM Fallast & Partner, presented the latest findings on the spatial impacts of the new rail connection and the revised schedules as part of the ÖVG event “Transformation Through Connection – 6 Months of the Koralmbahn.” The event took place in the morning at Graz Central Station and in the afternoon at the Carinthian Chamber of Commerce in Klagenfurt. The presentation focused on the results of the recently completed AREA SÜD mobility study. The analyses show how the Koralmbahn is changing accessibility in southern Austria: Not only are Graz and Klagenfurt becoming closer in terms of travel time, but numerous rural communities are also benefiting from significantly improved connections.
Thanks to shorter public transportation travel times, workplaces, educational institutions, and recreational activities will be more quickly and easily accessible to many people. In this way, the Koralm Railway not only strengthens the connection between the two federal states of Styria and Carinthia, but also makes an important contribution to sustainable and climate-friendly mobility.
The study’s findings underscore the potential of an efficient public transportation infrastructure as a key location factor and a driver of regional development and equal opportunity—especially for people living outside urban centers.
PLANUM also benefits directly from the new connection: Since the opening of the Koralm Railway, the Klagenfurt office can be reached from the Graz headquarters in about one hour door-to-door. This has nearly cut the travel time in half compared to the previous route.
PLANUM is pleased to have been part of this event and would like to thank the other speakers from Graz—Dr. Klaus Schneider, DI Alfred Nagelschmied, and Mag. Adrian Plessin—for their valuable contributions and fascinating insights into the many facets of the Koralmbahn and its significance for the development of the southern region.
Optimal planning of traffic signal systems requires a careful balance between traffic safety and traffic flow. This involves taking into account the diverse needs of all road users and incorporating them into the planning process in accordance with their requirements.
Dipl.-Ing. Konstantin Mizera is working on this challenging task here at our firm. The FFG project “Cross Connect” was recently completed, and his expertise contributed to the creation of a step-by-step guide for the sustainable planning of traffic-light-controlled intersections. He is also currently involved in the MQG project on Fröhlichgasse in Graz, working to resolve the complex traffic situation there.
As a further step towards supporting municipalities in their sustainability efforts, we will be bringing together the expertise of akaryon and planum. In a webinar, we will focus on sustainable mobility from different perspectives. We will show which fields of action exist for municipalities and how these can be implemented in concrete terms. The calculation of CO2 emissions also brings measurability and facilitates the path to a meaningful sustainable mobility strategy.
Facts: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00 Price: € 39,- (net) per participant:in
At the Mobility Conference 2026 of the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure in Vienna, PLANUM presented the passenger transport model to the specialist community for the first time. A separate block was dedicated to the entire complex and long-standing project, the Austrian transport model.
Our project managers DI Alexander Schaffenberger and DI Patrick Stern presented the Austrian transport model together with the other partners Gerard de Jong and Stefan Grebe from the Netherlands and Dirk Linder from SSP Consult. For PLANUM, the focus was on the passenger transport model and the allocation to the transport services.
The transport model was THE central topic of discussion at the conference and attracted a great deal of interest. There were many requests to speak during the discussion round and the feedback option at the end of the presentation was also used intensively.
We are very pleased that it has paid off to be a strong and reliable partner to our clients BMIMI, ASFINAG and ÖBB over many years and look forward to the next exciting tasks, which we will be able to report on again at the Mobility Conference 2027.
The transition to climate-neutral and liveable districts begins in good communities and their neighborhoods. This is where our FFG exploratory project “Refugium” comes in. The aim is to promote the sustainable development of church neighborhoods and to develop an innovative public-private partnership (PPP) cooperation model between the city and the Catholic Church.
Our project is already in full swing. Following our successful kick-off event in St. Hemma, we recently held the second workshop with the parish of Klagenfurt Cathedral.
The aim was to sharpen the congregation’s previous considerations and plans and to define goals and obstacles. It was particularly important to us to look beyond the church grounds. For this reason, neighbors from the immediate vicinity were also invited.
In addition to the content, the atmosphere, in particular the view from the Franziskussaal in Klagenfurt Cathedral Parish, was a small highlight.
The “Refugium” project is divided into four central thematic blocks that are closely interlinked:
Energy: Efficiency and renewable energies in existing buildings.
Mobility: Sustainable transport concepts for neighborhood cohesion.
Biodiversity & climate adaptation: green oases and resilience to extreme weather.
Social neighborhood development: strengthening togetherness and participation.
The project began at the start of the year. Further kick-off events will follow in the coming months, in the Catholic university community in Klagenfurt and at the parish of St. Theresia. We will then move on to more concrete planning.
Our consortium is made up of IPAK (consortium management), the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Caritas, the Refugium association and PLANUM, thus forming an interdisciplinary team. We are very pleased about this cooperation and the energy that everyone involved brings to this project.
The FFG project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the Climate+Energy Fund.
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“It was a surprisingly moving moment to be reminded of the challenges of the project and the special nature and importance of CAFT24 in the European Alpine region a good year after the end of the project” Julian Kundegraber (project manager of CAFT 24 and authorized signatory of PLANUM )
Even though the comprehensive survey on “Road-side freight transport across the Alps” was successfully completed in January 2025, it is still to be presented at the Mobility Conference 2026 was once again singled out for special praise by the client BMIMI.
Lucas Hübner-Weiss, representing AustriaTech, provided detailed insights into the survey, in which more than 56,000 interviews were conducted at a total of 17 cross-sections throughout Austria.
We are delighted that the success of the survey has once again been made visible and especially about the interest and feedback at the conference.
This week PLANUM was represented as consortium leader with the FFG project ViMoPlan at the KNS networking workshop on technologies and innovations for the climate-neutral city, DUT projects and mobility projects of the BMIMI and the Climate and Energy Fund.
Benedict Winkler (Project Manager ViMoPlan) presented the research project on “Integrated modeling and evaluation of mobility measures for strategic planning processes for Villach” and also came into contact with many other researchers on neighbourhood development projects.
This made the workshop particularly exciting:
The interesting mix of projects presented
Different approaches to topics from different disciplines
Interdisciplinary discussions and valuable knowledge transfer
Exchange in Discovery Walks of the project posters with other neighborhood development projects
We are delighted to have been part of this network and will continue to follow the developments of the other projects with great interest.
Our project consortium consists of the City of Villach, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, the BERNARD Group, VKFG Villacher Klimafit GmbH and PLANUM
The project and the workshop are funded by the Climate+Energy Fund, the Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI) and the “Climate Neutral City” initiative
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