Implementation of the Online Tool “Mobility Pass for Residential Real Estate”

The choice of location for a residence or a business is usually an important, long-term decision requiring a high level of investment of capital. With this in mind, such decisions should be considered together with their consequences, both for the individuals and the city as a whole. “Mobility Pass for Residential Real Estate” is a free online tool (www.mobilitaetsausweis.at) which investigates the relationship between the selection of the location and the mobility behavior, showing the effects of mobility time, mobility costs, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and possible accident risks. This paper deals with the research background, the multitier architecture and the used data and the creation of the routing network for the calculation of the trips, which is the basis for the estimation of the mobility costs. The project was funded within the IV2splus programme (ways2go initiative) of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT). The programme management lies at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).