Safe bike route from Kleinraming to Steyr: Mobility in focus!

Safe bike route from Kleinraming to Steyr: Mobility in focus!

The vision for safe and sustainable mobility in the region is taking on increasingly more concrete forms. A continuous bike path from Kleinraming to Steyr is the focus of interest. The municipalities involved St. Ulrich, Behamberg and the city of Steyr work hand in hand to put this plan into practice. Mayor Annemarie Wolfsjäger in particular emphasizes the urgent need for a safe bike path, which should not only benefit the everyday cyclists, but also the commuters. In this way, more people should be encouraged to use the wheel as a means of transport, which would also make an important contribution to climate protection, reports meinbezirk.at .

This ambitious planning aims to create a secure connection from the Kleinraming town center to the state border to Steyr. A connection to relevant companies, especially around the BMW plant, is being sought. The associated traffic control could significantly relieve the rush hour traffic. Nevertheless, the project is currently still in the early planning phase, and the complexity of the implementation is a challenge. The decision -makers are in intensive discussions with property owners to find necessary compromises.

challenges and planning

But planning the bike path brings some difficulties. The route runs along the federal state border, which entails different legal requirements. This is also related to the financing, which is a challenge, especially for smaller communities such as St. Ulrich. Here it is targeted by those responsible that the country pays 50 % of the costs, provided the bike path runs along a state road and the technical standards are met.

The citizens are actively involved in the planning. The “Ramingtal Aktiv” citizens' initiative supports the project and ensures that the votes of the population are heard. Previous plans also include a feasibility study carried out by the responsible positions in Upper and Lower Austria. Measures to the quality of the cycle paths must also be defined, which has already been discussed in a previous workshop. In addition, the first letters to measures were already drawn up in June 2023 to check the feasibility along the preferred route, as can be found on the website feasibility study-Frm3.de

sustainable mobility strategies

The promotion of cycling is one of many measures that should help to design mobility even in accordance with the climate goals. An important aspect is the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, which make up about a fifth of the total emissions in the traffic sector. In order to achieve sustainable mobility, not only the expansion of bike paths is necessary, but also a comprehensive traffic strategy that puts environmentally friendly modes of transport in the foreground. The Federal Environment Agency emphasizes that ambitious measures are necessary to secure the mobility of people and goods without burdening the environment excessively, such as "https://www.umweltbundamt.de/themen/verkehr/nachthalt-mobilitaet"> Environmental Bundesamt.de

The upcoming steps towards a more environmentally friendly and more sustainable transport system are not only locally, but also part of a larger whole. The first measures are promising and support from the population could have the decisive influence on the upcoming plans. The path is still long, but the first switches are set - now it is important to capture it and bring the vision within reach.