Freiburg

Question 1

What roofs do they have in the Vauban district?

Answer 1

Green roofs

Question 2

What are the benefits of green roofs?

Answer 2

Look attractive and are used to harvest rain water

Question 3

What type of pavements do they have in the Vauban district?

Answer 3

Pervious

Question 4

Why is this good?

Answer 4

They let the rainwater soak through

Question 5

The city plans to be 100% powered by renewable energy by when?

Answer 5

2050

Question 6

How many solar panel installations in the city?

Answer 6

400

Question 7

How much electricity does Freiburg produce per year from solar energy?

Answer 7

10 million kilowatts

Question 8

How many bins are there in each household?

Answer 8

3 - paper, organic & garden waste, and non recyclable materials

Question 9

How often is the bio bin collected?

Answer 9

Once a week

Question 10

How often are the other bins collected?

Answer 10

Every two weeks

Question 11

How many bottle corks are recycled in Freiburg each year?

Answer 11

Over 1 million

Question 12

How much of the total waste is recycled in Freiburg?

Answer 12

70%

Question 13

How much of the city is forested?

Answer 13

40%

Question 14

How many trees have been planted in parks and streets?

Answer 14

44,000

Question 15

How many hectares of open space are there in the Rieselfeld district?

Answer 15

240

Question 16

What issues come with traffic congestion?

Answer 16

Air pollution, road safety, journey times, higher fuel consumption, and the economy

Question 17

What are the 3 main transport problems?

Answer 17

Congestion, people have to travel to get to work, and businesses rely on vans & lorries for deliveries

Question 18

The demand for road increases what?

Answer 18

Urban sprawl

Question 19

How much does traffic cost the UK economy each year?

Answer 19

£300 billion

Question 20

What ticket rule has Freiburg introduced?

Answer 20

Any ticket for a concert, sports event, or any other event is also valid for use on public transport

Question 21

The tram network is connected to the city bus routes of what length?

Answer 21

168km

Question 22

How often are the trams?

Answer 22

Every 8 minutes

Question 23

What percent of the population live within 500m of a tram stop?

Answer 23

70%

Question 24

How many cycle paths?

Answer 24

400km

Question 25

How many parking spaces for bikes?

Answer 25

9000

Question 26

How much does a car parking space cost in the Vauban district?

Answer 26

£20,000

Question 27

How much have tram journeys increased by in one year?

Answer 27

Over 25,000

Question 28

How much have car journeys decreased by in one year?

Answer 28

Nearly 30,000

Question 29

When was the city centre turned into a pedestrian zone?

Answer 29

1973

Question 30

What is on the streets to slow traffic?

Answer 30

Cobbles

Question 31

What is the speed limit on residential roads?

Answer 31

30km/h

Question 32

For a cheap price what can inhabitants get?

Answer 32

A monthly travel card for the entire city and surrounding districts

Question 33

What percent of local journeys are made using trams?

Answer 33

70%

Question 34

Fact about fall in car use?

Answer 34

From 1967 to 1997 the number of people using cars on a regular basis fell from 63% to 40%

Question 35

How much less traffic is there as a result of the transport policies in Singapore?

Answer 35

45%

Question 36

What amount of all daily journeys are now made by public transport?

Answer 36

Two thirds of

Question 37

By how much has the traffic on the roads into the city centre reduced?

Answer 37

40%

Question 38

What does Singapore have on major roads?

Answer 38

Electronic road pricing

Question 39

Singapore has financial incentives for what?

Answer 39

Using cars only at weekend

Question 40

How many cars are in Beijing?

Answer 40

Estimated 5 million

Question 41

By how much has car use reduced in Beijing?

Answer 41

20%

Question 42

When was the world's worst traffic jam in Beijing?

Answer 42

2010

Question 43

How long (distance and time) did the traffic jam last?

Answer 43

100km for 11 days

Question 44

What has Beijing done to car sales?

Answer 44

Limited them - only 20% of people who apply to own a vehicle are allowed to do so

Question 45

How many new metro lines were built in Beijing by 2020?

Answer 45

30