Grüne on transport

The Greens reject expanding roads or building new ones and want only to maintain and repair the existing network. The money saved is to go to public transit, state transit allocations to municipalities are to be doubled immediately, and the rail network modernized.

The Greens do not want to build new roads. Old roads should be repaired. The money saved should go to buses and trains. Towns should get twice as much money for buses and trains. Old rail lines should run again.

For rail, the program plans to order only trains running on overhead-line power, hybrid or battery drive, and to electrify the network together with the federal government. All suitable disused lines are to be reopened, rail hubs expanded, and single-track lines supplemented with passing loops and second tracks. For Munich's second S-Bahn trunk line, planning is to shift from a second tunnel to a southern and northern ring with tangential links, which the party says frees up billions in federal funds for all of Bavaria. Freight is to move to rail through noise abatement, new terminals and loading tracks, and rail sidings for new commercial sites.

The Greens want to implement the Radentscheid Bayern (a citizens' cycling initiative), pass a cycling law and raise cycling's share of traffic from 11 to 25 percent by 2030. Municipalities are to get more freedom over 30 km/h zones, parking fees and pedestrian crossings; the program names Vision Zero, meaning no traffic deaths, as the goal.

The Greens want more and safer bike paths in Bavaria. There should be a cycling law for this. More people should ride bikes. Towns should be allowed to decide on 30 km/h zones themselves. No one should die in traffic anymore.

Plans include a network of fast cycle routes planned by the state as well as bike paths along main streets in towns and along federal and state roads. All counties and independent cities are to get cycling officers, and extra planning positions in municipalities will be funded. Buying cargo bikes and trailers is to be subsidized with up to 1,000 euros, alongside a statewide rental system. Bavaria is also to draw up a walking strategy and set binding quality standards for paths, to which funding will be tied.

The Greens see the car as remaining part of mobility, especially in rural areas, but electric in the future. They want to build out public charging everywhere, bring electric car sharing to every municipality and push at the federal level for a speed limit on highways.

Many people in the countryside need a car. The Greens want cars to run on electricity in the future. There should be charging stations everywhere. People should be able to share electric cars in every town. There should be a speed limit on highways.

By 2025 every municipality and district is to have at least 1.5 electric shared cars per 1,000 residents, usable across Bavaria with a single registration. Car-sharing associations are to get start-up grants and reserved parking spaces, and municipalities are to share use of the vehicles. The party wants this to relieve rural families in particular of the cost of second and third cars. It intends to keep advocating a highway speed limit at the federal level.

The Greens want to align air and ship traffic with climate neutrality. They reject a third runway in Munich as well as subsidies for and expansion of regional airports, and want to gradually replace short-haul flights with trains.

Flying harms the climate a lot. The Greens do not want a third runway at Munich Airport. Small airports should get no more subsidies. There should be no flights at night. Ships should run without diesel.

The planning approval for the third runway is to be revoked. The program calls for night-flight bans at all Bavarian airports for better noise protection. Subsidies that airports use to attract airlines are to end, and takeoff and landing fees are to rise according to pollutant and noise emissions; the party also backs a federal kerosene tax. Short-haul flights are to be replaced by direct and night trains and by video conferences for state employees. For inland shipping, infrastructure for synthetic fuels and charging power and new heavy-load transfer points at river ports are planned.

The Greens want a 30 km/h speed limit to become the rule on busy county, state and federal roads inside towns. The platform justifies this with greater road safety, cleaner air and less noise.

The Greens want a speed limit of 30 km/h in towns. This should be normal on roads with a lot of traffic. Traffic becomes safer, above all for children and old people. The air gets cleaner. There is less noise.

The rule would apply until the nationwide road traffic regulations are changed accordingly. The platform cites Baden-Württemberg and Hesse as models. The main beneficiaries are meant to be vulnerable road users such as children and older, visually impaired or deaf people. The Greens also expect fewer pollutants and less noise for residents.

The Greens want vacations and day trips in Bavaria to be possible without a car. The state would provide more trains and buses to tourist regions. This is meant to make travel less stressful, cut car traffic and protect nature.

The Greens want more trains and buses to vacation areas. Guests should be able to arrive without a car. Nobody should need a car at the vacation spot either. This is meant to avoid traffic jams and protect nature.

The state would order additional trains at typical travel times and work with the federal government on more direct long-distance connections. Places without a rail station would get buses that also take guests to hiking trailheads and pick them up again. Trains should offer enough room for luggage, and buses should be able to carry bicycles. Locally, the party wants to expand public transit, cycling, car sharing and taxi services.

The Greens want more play streets and a 30 km/h speed limit in town and city centers so children can get around safely. They also want to expand public transit and make it free for children, teenagers, apprentices and students.

Children should get to school and to friends safely. The Greens want more play streets and a 30 km/h limit in town centers. Buses and trains should run more often. Young people should ride for free.

The platform argues that children and teenagers want to get around on their own. Municipalities are to receive incentives to create more car-free zones. Town centers should be designed so that young people can meet and play there. The free ticket would cover children, teenagers, school pupils, apprentices and university students.

In addition to the nationwide 49-euro ticket, the Greens want to introduce a 29-euro Klimaticket (climate ticket) valid on all local public transport in Bavaria. It would be cheaper as a social ticket for people on low incomes and free for children, teenagers and people in training up to age 28. The platform says the state must make sure everyone can afford to get around.

The Greens want a new ticket for buses and trains in Bavaria. It should cost 29 euros. People with little money should pay less. Children and teenagers should ride for free. So should everyone in training up to age 28.

The Bavarian climate ticket would be offered alongside the Deutschlandticket. The reduced version is meant as a uniform statewide social ticket. By making travel free for young people, the party aims above all to relieve families and enable more participation in society.

The Greens promise a mobility guarantee under which every locality in Bavaria is served at least hourly by bus, on-demand bus or train from 5 a.m. to midnight. To that end, transit associations are to be created statewide and all suitable rail lines reopened.

The Greens want a mobility guarantee. This means a bus or train runs every hour in every town. It applies from 5 in the morning until midnight. Old rail lines should be used again. Buses, trains, bikes and shared cars should fit together well.

The platform calls mobility a basic need and assumes that private cars will remain one part of rural transportation. Switching to public transit is to become easier, however. Buses, trains and on-demand services are to be linked and supplemented with cycling and car sharing for the trip from the stop to the front door. Statewide transit associations are meant to ensure coordinated connections. Suitable disused rail lines are to be reactivated across Bavaria. The goal is rural public transit that is reliable, inclusive and affordable.

The Greens want to make a denser European night train network with hubs in Bavaria, along with the expansion and full electrification of rail lines, a political priority. Cross-border mobility should become environmentally friendly and climate-neutral.

The Greens want more night trains across Europe. Munich and Nuremberg should become important stops. All rail lines should get electric power. More goods should cross the Alps by train instead of by truck.

Besides Munich and Nuremberg, more boarding points would be created, including in Regensburg, Augsburg, Würzburg and Passau. Local transit would be coordinated with night trains so they are easy to reach from rural areas too. In border regions, combined tickets and new connections would promote cross-border public transit. The party wants to shift freight crossing the Alps to rail and backs an Alpine transit exchange, a trading system for truck transit rights.