Bayreuth relies on cycling: over 1,000 new bicycle parking spaces!

Bayreuth relies on cycling: over 1,000 new bicycle parking spaces!

The city of Bayreuth takes cycling seriously and has invested heavily in the infrastructure for bicycle parking systems in recent years. Mayor Thomas Ebersberger not only emphasizes the importance of these new facilities for the promotion of cycling, but also emphasizes that they make a significant contribution to climate -friendly close -up mobility. In this context, well over 1,000 parking spaces have now been created, which makes the city a pioneer in the field of bicycle parking facilities. bayreuth.de that the Bayreuth main train station is the largest project to improve the bicycle parking.

The establishment of a modern bicycle car park that opened in November 2022 is particularly remarkable. This facility, for which the city has invested around 352,000 euros, offers space for 68 bicycles and is covered and accessed. For commuters who want to park their bike at the train station, the 50 cents daily fee is a worthwhile investment. This new parking garage is an important step to make it easier to switch between bike and train. wiesentbote.de added that another 64 double-decker parking spaces were added in the spring of over 300 parking spaces that were at the main station and were provided in the tunnel road.

diverse storage options for all

In order to ensure the equal treatment of all road participants, the second mayor Dr. Andreas Zippel emerges the need for suitable storage options. New storage systems are now available at various locations in the city, including:

• city parquet
• Dammallee
• Untere Maxstraße
• La-Spezia-Platz
• Entrance to the new town hall
• "Peter-Färber-Weg"
• Luitpoldplatz
• Central omnibus stop
• regional and long-distance bus stop in Goethestrasse
• Bürgerreuther Straße / corner Goethestrasse

Schools also benefit from the new parking facilities, including the Laineck primary school, Luitpold school, Alexander-von-Humboldt Realschule and the Christian Ernestinum high school. Even in the barrier -free expansion of bus stops, bicycle storage facilities were considered, for example on Hirschbaumstrasse and at the Friedrichsforum.

financing and other perspectives

The overall investment for the project "Cycling at the main train station" projects to around 660,000 euros. These funds are made up of government funding and the urban budget. Mobilitaetsforum.bund.de informs that the BUND and the Free State of Bavaria are involved in order to improve the framework conditions for cycling. A look at the nationwide initiatives shows that the need for bicycle parking systems is large - around 1.5 million parking spaces are required in Germany so that bicycle traffic continues to go.