Burgenland on two wheels: start new cycle paths and participation!

Burgenland on two wheels: start new cycle paths and participation!

Trausdorf, Österreich - Cycling is becoming increasingly popular in Austria and Germany, and this is particularly evident in Burgenland transport policy. Burgenland is committed to improving the cycling infrastructure and is investing around five million euros a year to create new bike paths and renovate existing routes. According to ORF Burgenland 16 large projects were realized last year alone, including a connection cycle path from Trausdorf to Eisenstadt. For this year, too, other projects are being planned to facilitate everyday life for cyclists. The participation campaign "Burgenland cycles" should also set incentives and motivate hundreds of thousands to reach the bike more often.

At the same time, the current study "Bicycle Monitor 2023" that is also growing in Germany steadily. 46 percent of those surveyed stated that they will be switched to the bike or pedelec more often in the future. The high willingness of the Germans is particularly gratifying to acquire a bike or pedelec in the next twelve months, with the average pending at 1,424 euros. Safety aspects are also central to the cyclists: 94 percent feel safe on separate bike paths, which underlines the need to promote such infrastructure. Over 20 percent of working people already use the bike for the way to work, which proves the combination of bicycles and public transport as extremely important.

Such developments state that cycling is not only environmentally friendly, but also contributes to improving the quality of life in urban rooms. The survey underlines the need to invest in safe and user -friendly bike paths in order to attract even more citizens to this sustainable means of transport. This will continue to be of great importance for the “Burgenland cycling” project and the strengthening of the cycling infrastructure in Germany to promote the mobility of the population and at the same time make a contribution to environmental protection.