Cyclists Demand Swifter Action on Bike Lane Expansion! 🚲🏃♂️
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Call to Action for Commuters: The Rhineland-Palatinate Green faction is urgently calling for faster construction and planning of bike commute routes. "Commuters are fed up with waiting years for the long-awaited bike route to finally be finished," says mobility spokeswoman Lea Heidbreder. The construction of bike lanes needs to happen much sooner in the future. "We need to get from planning to action as quickly as possible on all routes in the state."
The ADFC in Rhineland-Palatinate agrees: Business manager Robert Wöhler supports a quicker implementation of bike routes.
Seven routes planned:
Seven routes for bike commutes are planned in Rhineland-Palatinate: from Bingen to Mainz, along the Upper Rhine between Worms and Karlsruhe/Wörth, from Konz via Trier to Schweich, from Landau to Neustadt/Weinstraße, from Kaiserslautern to Landstuhl, and from Koblenz north to the state border with North Rhine-Westphalia and south to Boppard.
These seven routes were initially outlined in a 2014 study that looked into their potential. The planned routes aim to connect significant destinations like large employment centers, city centers, industrial areas, universities, administrative centers, as well as train stations and residential areas, particularly in densely populated areas, as explained by the State Mobility Authority (LBM).
However, the rideable sections on these routes are still quite limited. According to the Ministry of Transport led by Daniela Schmitt (GFDP), with the exception of the section between Bingen and Heidesheim on the route from Bingen to Mainz, which was completed at the end of last year, planning consultations are currently underway for the remainder. In Konz, Trier, and Schweich, initial sections have been realized, but most work focuses on renovation for the Mosel bike path where the commuter bike route partly runs, such as in Trier.
Construction continues for the Landau-Neustadt/Weinstraße corridor, with tests and consultations on the joint use of agricultural economic paths and bike traffic, and a bike bridge nearing completion by the end of 2024. Landstuhl-Kaiserslautern, Worms-Frankenthal-Ludwigshafen, and Schifferstadt-Speyer-Wörth are subject to planning or consultations between municipal carriers.
A feasibility study for the Koblenz-Boppard route is complete, while one for Koblenz-North Rhine Westphalia is pending.
The Ministry of Transport has stated that implementing the seven route corridors is a top priority for the state government. Municipalities are supported by the State Mobility Authority (LBM), and the state funds 80% of feasibility studies for the routes. Additionally, municipalities can receive subsidies of up to 90% for certain construction costs.
- Bicycle
- Commute
- Commuters
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Mainz
- Bingen
- Trier
- Koblenz
- Worms
- Karlsruhe
- Landau
- Boppard
- Corridor
- Ministry of Transport
- Commuters in Rhineland-Palatinate, such as those traveling from Bingen to Mainz or Trier to Schweich, are eagerly anticipating the completion of planned bike corridors for a more efficient and sustainable commute.
- The European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission in Brussels could support the implementation of these bike corridors, acknowledging the importance of sports and sustainable transportation for the entire European community.
