The City of Munich wants to become the most bicycle-friendly metropolis in Germany, as it will be facing great challenges in its transport policies in the coming years. On one hand, a considerable growth in population and thus also in transport has been forecast, on the other hand the maximum permissible value for air pollutants should be reduced. Promoting cycling plays a central role in the resolution of this issue. Therefore, the goal in transport policies is to increase the cycling share of transport from the current 10% by 50% by the year 2015.
Bicycle traffic is an important component of the Munich transport concept. The goal is to effect a marked increase in bicycle traffic, particularly in internal traffic. For this reason, a self-contained „Bicycle traffic development plan“ was developed which describes the strategies for the furture promotion of bicycle traffic. Bicycle promotion in Munich is based on the model „Bicycle traffic as a system“. The pillars infrastructure, service, information and communication are nurtured equally.
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