Zollernalbkreis: 200,000 euros in focus for new bike parking spaces!

Zollernalbkreis: 200,000 euros in focus for new bike parking spaces!

This year, there will be a lot of investment in bicycle infrastructure in the Zollernalb district. An amount of 200,000 euros is intended to pave the way for better connections and use of bicycles and e-bikes. Particularly important: A grant of 100,000 euros, provided through the State Municipal Transport Financing Act, supports this initiative. This underlines the region's commitment to focusing on climate-friendly mobility and promoting the use of two-wheelers for everyday journeys, such as Zollernalbkreis website reported.

The planned measures include new bicycle parking spaces in cities such as Balingen, Albstadt and Hechingen. The parking facilities not only offer protection, but also repair and charging options for bicycles, e-bikes and Pedelecs. Worth highlighting is the innovative “ChargerCube” in Balingen, which combines parking and charging options and even includes an electric car charging station. Eight fast charging stations for e-bikes and pedelecs will also be built here, which will be powered by free photovoltaic electricity. All of this adds up to a real mobility hub at the district office in Balingen. This comes from the SWP out.

Expansion at schools and other locations

There are more parking spaces at various schools. 56 covered bicycle parking spaces will be created at the Philipp Matthäus Hahn School in Balingen. 16 places and 24 more are already being planned at the Albstadt Vocational School Center. The Weiherschule in Hechingen also contributes to bicycle-friendliness: there are also ten bicycle parking spaces in the pipeline here. Modern parking facilities with lockable boxes and charging ports for e-bikes are being planned at many other locations, such as the Balingen district office and the center at Fürstengarten in Hechingen Zollernalbkreis website described in detail.

A pioneering project are the three bike parking facilities at the vocational school center in Balingen, which not only offer space for 56 bikes, but are also equipped with bike service stations. This shows that the Zollernalbkreis is not only interested in the safety and comfort of cyclists, but also in making mobility easier for students, teachers and employees.

Nationwide perspectives

But the ambitious projects in the Zollernalb district are not alone. Since 2021, states and municipalities have been able to apply for federal funding for cycling infrastructure projects. The special financial aid program “City and Country” aims to redirect traffic to cycling in the long term. Around 1.9 billion euros will be available by 2030, of which 148.07 million euros will be in the 2024 budget. Over 3,000 measures have so far been confirmed in the program nationwide. Like that Federal Ministry of Transport The funding offers up to 75 percent for investments in bicycle infrastructure, with financially weak communities even receiving up to 90 percent support.

With these measures, the Zollernalbkreis shows that it has a good hand when it comes to promoting climate-friendly mobility. The new bicycle parking spaces and charging options not only offer a safe place for bicycles, but also improve the everyday lives of many people who rely on two-wheelers. This makes it clear: cycling is not just a means of transport, but also part of the solution for future mobility in our society.