For the first time there is now a bicycle map for Frankfurt that shows the entire cycle network of the city and its immediate vicinity.

The total of 836 kilometers of cycle connections correspond to the routes that have been signposted district by district with green and white signposts in recent years.

According to the city, the folding map published by the mobility department in cooperation with the cycling office in the road traffic office has an initial print run of 85,000 and is distributed free of charge.

It is available at the tourist information center on Römerberg and at the main train station, in the RMV mobility center “Verkehrsinsel” at the Hauptwache, in the citizens’ advice center in the new old town and in the information shop of the General German Bicycle Club ADFC on Fichardstrasse in the north end.

Ralph Euler

Editor in the Rhein-Main-Zeitung, responsible for the Rhein-Main section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sunday newspaper.

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With a scale of 1:25,000, the bicycle city map provides a wide overview on the one hand, and on the other hand the detailed information on the map allows each route to be planned individually, according to the mobility department.

Not only are most of the streets named, but covered bicycle parking facilities, repair stations and public transport stations can also be found quickly using pictograms.

There is also information on the location of tourist information, museums, vantage points and tourist restaurants.

For the city center there is also a detailed section on a larger scale of 1:15,000.

"Cycling is essential in Frankfurt"

The cycle network shown in blue on the map consists largely of cycle paths, cycle lanes and cycle protection lanes.

However, the cycle network also includes cycle roads, secondary roads and service roads on which there is no separate route for cycle traffic.

The route display goes beyond the city limits: The cycle networks of the neighboring municipalities of Bad Vilbel, Maintal, Offenbach, Neu-Isenburg, Kelsterbach and several municipalities of the Main-Taunus district and the Hochtaunus district are also partially shown.

Popular themed cycle routes such as the green belt circular route or the regional park circular route are also shown.

All the bike connections shown on the map add up to a total network length of more than 1,600 kilometers.

Mobility department head Stefan Majer (Die Grünen) calls the bicycle map groundbreaking.

“Cycling has now become one of the most important means of transport in our city, now accounting for more than 20 percent of trips.” The cycling maps should also be understood as a clear signal of how seriously the city takes cycling as a mode of transport.

"Cycling is essential in Frankfurt."