Outer Mariahilfer Straße: Green Change for more quality of life!

Outer Mariahilfer Straße: Green Change for more quality of life!

In Vienna-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus, a major progress in urban traffic design has been achieved. The first section of the redesign of the outer Mariahilfer Straße has now been completed. This measure pursues several goals: it should relax the traffic situation, widen the sidewalks, make cycle paths safer and finally increase the quality of life with additional green areas. Loud MeinDZIRK stretches from the Clementineningen to Belts, and has numerous new features in a flash.

18 new trees were planted and a green area was expanded by 830 square meters. There are now seating and innovative cooling elements on the wide walking stands, which offer a pleasant quality of stay, especially on hot summer days. Palmgasse has also received a new face: traffic was calmed down here, so that only bicycle traffic is permeable. There are also retreats with water features that invite you to relax.

progress for cyclists and pedestrians

Inviting, the newly created structurally separate two -way cycling cycle paths, which should make cycling more secure in the future. A level setting between the road and the sidewalk also makes it easier to cross for pedestrians. The trams can continue to use their track body, while the road runs out of town as a one -way street. This takes into account the citizens' wishes according to a better bicycle infrastructure and more green, what wien.gv.at confirmed.

Already for the second section that begins in autumn, further improvements are planned. Among other things, the city expects 45 additional trees and 1,300 square meters of new green areas that will further upgrade the area. In addition, a 750 meter long, wide bike path will be built. Drinking hydrants, fog steles and new water features should set fresh accents and increase quality of stay. The Clementinengasse becomes a green dead end with a clear focus on relaxation and encounter.

part of the Vienna cycle path offensive

The renovation of the outer Mariahilfer Straße is part of the comprehensive Viennese cycle offensive, which has been promoted since 2020 with over 250 projects, with a total budget of around 130 million euros. Every year around 20 kilometers of new cycle paths are being created to increase the proportion of cycling, which was already 11 percent in 2023, as in the reports of bfn.de can be seen.

The city of Vienna focuses on a green infrastructure that not only benefits the cycling movements, but also enables the city to be ecologically upgraded. Citizens are clear in their wishes: they want safer cycle and footpaths as well as more green in public space. Traffic developments that improve the quality of stay are a step in the right direction to make city life more attractive.

With these comprehensive measures, Vienna shows that urban redesign are not only functional, but also create habitats that invite you to linger and promote urban biodiversity.