New bike path on Wattenscheider Straße: Bochum cries on mobility!
New bike path on Wattenscheider Straße: Bochum cries on mobility!
on Wattenscheider Straße in Bochum is happening: from today the city begins with a traffic attempt to close the gaps in the cycle path network. The aim of this project is to create a direct connection towards the city center and the century hall. A central component is the newly opened green strip at Hessenstrasse, which is intended to make it easier to get in and out. In order to enable this new access, the parallel lane on Hessenstrasse is closed to traffic. This reacted to the increasing need for safe cycling routes.
Last week was also tackled: the common walking and bike path between the A448 (Bochum-West) and the Goldhammer Straße was widened to further increase the safety and comfort for cycling. These measures are particularly important because significant sections of the RS 1 cycle path are already completed. Until the final completion of the entire route in 2030, these provisional solutions will serve as a transition and pave the way for relaxed bike excursions.
long -term planning of the wheel speed
Planning around Ruhr RS 1 Radschnellweg is a comprehensive project that wants to change mobility in the city center of Bochum. The feasibility study for its route could not be implemented on the areas of the Deutsche Bahn, which is why a new route had to be sought. The first steps to search for route, including public participation and preliminary planning, were initiated in 2019 and entrusted to the Bernard Group ZT GmbH. On March 9, 2022, the preferred variant for this route was decided, which was determined as the "cross -free route south of the DB". This option adapts optimally to the spatial circumstances and meet the high standards for the country's quick pathways.
parellel to the planning, the dialogue is continuously conducted with the DB to check the route optimization between the S-Bahnhof Ehrenfeld and the former Friederika Bahn. The aim of the city of Bochum is to build a consistent, safe cycling network that not only serves the main traffic flows, but also includes sensible additions to the subordinate cycling network. An example of this are the new routes between Lohring and Akademiestrasse as well as Oskar-Hoffmann-Straße between Universitätsstraße and the Steinring.
bicycle traffic strategy at the national level
The project also fits into a larger strategy: the national cycle traffic plan 3.0, which is to be funded by the Federal Government by 2030, pursues the overarching goal of making cycling more attractive and safer. With a variety of initiative, the number of kilometers covered with the bike is to be increased. Four central pillars of cycling promotion are defined in the plan, including the areas of politics, infrastructure, man, and business. Digitization also plays an important role in further improve the cycling infrastructure.
For everyone involved, the vision "Bahrradland Germany 2030" is a guiding principle: Cycling should become an everyday form of mobility that is safe and pleasant. In order for this to succeed, both cities and municipalities have to actively participate in improving cycling infrastructure, while the federal government appears as coordinator and sponsor. Due to these joint efforts in Bochum and elsewhere, bicycle traffic in Germany is designed bit by bit.
The measures on Wattenscheider Straße are only the beginning of a longer way. It remains to be hoped that the further planning and implementation will progress quickly and Bochum will become an even more bike -friendly place.
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