More cycle paths - even at the expense of lanes for cars? 73 percent of Hesse's population thinks this is a good idea, according to an Infratest study commissioned by Hessian Broadcasting. Even motorists are in favour of more space for cycling. Politicians are not surprised - they see it...
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Survey of the Hessian Broadcasting
30. May 2019 | Nachrichten > Hessen
Mobility in Germany (MiD) 2017
The central report was published at the end of 2018. Now the 84-page special report "Analyses of cycling and pedestrian traffic" is published and contains 60 pages on all facets of cycling in 2017 (compared with 2002 and earlier). The analysis reports, among other things, that the distances and...
23. May 2019 | Nachrichten > Deutschland
Funding of more than 80 percent possible for districts and municipalities
At the end of January 2019, the state parliament provided an important impetus for further expansion with the amendment of the Road Act. As a result, cycle highways are legally equal to state roads and district roads.
6. May 2019 | Nachrichten > Baden-Württemberg
More detours or change to other means of transport
The researchers Stefan Gössling, Andreas Humpe, Todd Litman, and Daniel Metzler quantified the known effects with the study "Effects of perceived traffic risks, noise, and exhaust smells on the behavior of cyclists: an economic evaluation".
24. March 2019 | Nachrichten > Deutschland, Norwegen, Oesterreich, Schweden, Weltweit
German bicycle market 2018 with new records
In 2018, 980,000 e-bikes were sold in Germany. This is an increase of 36 percent compared to 2017. A total of 4.18 million bicycles and e-bikes were sold in 2018. The total turnover of the German bicycle, parts and components industry was around 6 billion euros. The average sales price per unit (...
21. March 2019 | Nachrichten > Deutschland
Velostraßen (bicycle boulevards / bike paths)
Pilot tests on bicycle boulevards / bike paths were carried out in various Swiss cities. The focus was on the fact that the bicycle boulevards / bike paths were allowed to precede the intersecting neighbourhood streets, thus enabling cyclists to travel quickly and safely. There were no indications...
2. March 2019 | Nachrichten > Schweiz
Permanent counting points for bicycle traffic
In addition to the classic bicycle traffic counts, there are 13 permanent bicycle counters in the NRW state capital of Düsseldorf. On Mannesmannufer alone, 13 percent more cyclists were registered than in 2017, more than ever before. A total of 6.6 percent more cyclists were registered than in 2017.
25. January 2019 | Nachrichten > Nordrhein-Westfalen
Bicycle counters
In 2018, cycle traffic at the bicycle counters in the Austrian capital increased by six percent. All counting points recorded an increase. Last year, more than one million cyclists were counted at three of the automatic continuous counting points.
15. January 2019 | Nachrichten > Oesterreich
Bicycle counters
In 2018, the number of cyclists at the bicycle counters in Stuttgart rose significantly compared with the previous year. At the König-Karls-Brücke, the number climbed by 20 percent and at Böblinger Strasse by 26 percent. While an average of 1,305 cyclists per day were counted at the two counting...
3. January 2019 | Nachrichten > Baden-Württemberg
New brochure of the Federal Environment Agency
In December 2018, the Federal Environment Agency and the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) published a brochure that picks up and continues the discussion started at the "International Cycling Conference 2017" in Mannheim. The authors, consisting of scientists, practitioners and experts, come...
17. December 2018 | Nachrichten > Deutschland
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