As a climate-friendly form of mobility, cycling makes an important contribution to achieving the Federal Government’s climate change targets. To this end, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) provides resources for the promotion and funding of cycling in various programmes. During the current parliamentary term, the investment programmes were extended (cycling pilot projects and German Cycling Network programme until 2029, Cities and Rural Areas special programme until 2030).

Promotion and funding programmes:

	2024 budget in thousand euros
Funding of cycling pilot projects	18,700
Financial aid for the upgrading and extension of the German Cycling Network	18,250
Bicycle parking facilities at railway stations	10,000
Financial aid for non-investment pilot projects	8,280
Funding of the retrofitting and upgrading of motor vehicles with turn assist systems	9,250
Financial assistance provided by the Federal Government to the federal states:
Financial assistance provided to the federal states for the Cities and Rural Areas special programme	148,078
Financial assistance for cycle superhighways ¹)	22,816
Federal Government funding options:
Construction of cycle tracks along federal highways ²)	120,000
Upgrading of towpaths along federal waterways for cycling use	5,000
Total	360,374

In addition to the expenditure of around 360 million euros, there are commitment appropriations of around 218 million euros, which allow contracts to be concluded and funding approvals to be given in the current fiscal year for subsequent years.

¹) See FURTHER INFORMATION
²) Construction and maintenance of cycle tracks along federal highways for which the Federal Government has construction and maintenance responsibility cannot be subsidized but are fully financed by the Federal Government.