New hope for cycling: Elmshorn and Hamburg closer together!

New hope for cycling: Elmshorn and Hamburg closer together!

Elmshorn, Deutschland - In northern Germany, a new turn is emerging in planning the cycle path between Elmshorn and Hamburg. After the district administration of Pinneberg found in May that the project could not be implemented, the traffic committee of the district council has now decided that the administration should again examine the possibilities for implementing the cycle speed. This reports Tagesschau .

Originally, the planning of the cycle path had been planned over a period of around ten years, but recently the sobering news came: the project was threatened to fail. A decisive obstacle turned out to the section between Pinneberg and Halstenbek, where the course of the path next to the railway tracks was intended. However, the railway needs more space for its infrastructures than initially assumed, which made the required width of four meters impossible for the cycle path. This would have resulted in a significant promotion of the country in the amount of 75 percent.

new possibilities in view

Due to the current developments, the transport committee commissioned the administration to examine alternative routes and to have discussions with the municipalities of Pinneberg and Halstenbek that had not yet taken place. The administration has time until March to find new routes. After the determination of a bypass route, the specific planning for the cycle speed is to be resumed.

The cycling path is to lead from Elmshorn to Hamburg parallel to the train via Tornesch, Pinneberg and Halstenbek. In the Hanseatic city, the path in the Altona and Eimsbüttel districts will be connected to the existing bike routes 2 and 14. The section between Elmshorn and Pinneberg is rural, while the residents' density between Pinneberg and Hamburg increases. Commercial areas in Lurup, Eidelstedt and Stellingen can benefit from this important traffic project, which should specifically combine larger cities and municipalities in order to strengthen existing pendulum education, such as Metropolregion Hamburg explained.

route training and environmental aspects

Another important criterion in the route development was a sensitive handling of the aspects of nature and landscape protection. A lot of time was invested in communication with residents, especially in the sensitive area of ​​the Liether Moor. Important gaps are also considered in Tornesch, Prisdorf and Halstenbek to optimize existing bike paths.

The entire route is to be built over a total length of around 62 kilometers, with the western branch measuring around 32 kilometers and the eastern one around 30 kilometers. The aim is to build the route as a bicycle road and to promote the shuttle traffic by relieving the S-Bahn and the long-distance rail connections. The planning is not only perceived as a contribution to the traffic turnaround, but should also contribute crucially to open up new residential areas in the region.

With a view to the nationwide infrastructure for cycling fast paths, our project is not alone. In Germany, 70 kilometers of cycle paths are already in operation, a further 114 are being planned, so reports Mobility Forum . These projects are part of a comprehensive commitment that is to be supported by subsidies of around 390 million euros by 2030. The planning and implementation of such projects could not only contribute to improving mobility on two wheels, but also increasing the quality of life in the region.