Safe bicycle car park: Göppingen and Eislingen set new accents!

In the district of Göppingen, bicycle parking houses in Göppingen and Eislingen are in operation, which differ in their concept. According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung is the bicycle park in Eislingen a glass building that has so far not had any vandalism problems. However, it turns out that the demand for this parking garage in Eislingen is lower than in Göppingen. The establishment of these bicycle parking houses is intended to make it easier to switch to public transport and, above all, encourage users to cycle to the train station.

A safe parking space for expensive bicycles is a central concern to facilitate the decision to use public transport (public transport). The district of Göppingen comprises a total of 38 municipalities and uses these systems to expand sustainable mobility solutions.

Development of bicycle parking systems in Germany

In Germany, bike parking houses and closable wheel parking systems are increasingly being built, as reported by the vcd . A current example is a new fully automatic bicycle parking garage in Bonn-Beuel, which offers a capacity for 96 bicycles and was built in a modular lightweight construction. These parking garages particularly address commuters who want to park their pedelec safely and with the weather. The price for use is 1 euro per day, 15 euros per month and 90 euros per year.

Despite the efforts for safe storage options, only every fourth wheel commuter keeps his bike on the train station, while only every third person feels the weather protection sufficient. In order to meet the high demand for bike parking spaces, municipalities can investigate investments in bike parking systems via various funding programs. Transport Minister Volker Wissing announced in March 2023 that 114 million euros should be made available for closing 1.5 million missing bike parking spaces. However, the pressure on the part of the "Bicycle & Train Industry Initiative" was necessary to prevent the funding program from being completely deleted. The creation of bike parking spaces remains an important topic in planning the transport infrastructure.