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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. We have significantly improved the financial framework for cycling and, above all, ensured funding in the long term. The investment programmes could be sustained in the medium term (cycling pilot projects and German Cycling Network programme until 2029, Cities and Rural Areas special programme until 2030).
Promotion and funding programmes:
2025* budget in thousand euros | |
|---|---|
| Funding of cycling pilot projects | 20,250 |
| Financial aid for the upgrading and extension of the German Cycling Network | 18,310 |
| Bicycle parking facilities at railway stations | 15,000 |
| Financial aid for non-investment pilot projects | 9,618 |
| Funding of the retrofitting and upgrading of motor vehicles with turn assist systems | 2,500 |
| Promotion of cycle paths over or under railway lines according to Section 17 of the Railway Crossing Act (EKrG) | 7,500 |
| 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 | 180,000 |
| Financial assistance for cycle superhighways ¹) | 22,132 |
| Federal Government funding options: | |
| Construction of cycle tracks along federal highways ²) | 120,000 |
| Upgrading of towpaths along federal waterways for cycling use | 10,000 |
| Total | 405,310 |
* provisional 2025 budget (see government bill of August 2024)
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.