Grüne on transport

The Greens want to expand the bike path network statewide and provide at least 15 million euros a year for it. Bike paths would normally be built whenever state roads are constructed or substantially renovated.

The Greens want more and better bike paths. The state should spend at least 15 million euros a year on them. Bike paths should be built next to state roads. Bikes should ride for free on buses and trains.

Plans include protected bike lanes, uniform standards and opening most one-way streets to cyclists. The state cycling plan for 2030 would be implemented quickly, and a network of fast cycle routes would be built. Bike path funding would be anchored in law, every county would get a cycling officer, and the state would take over responsibility for major routes such as the Elbe cycle route. There would also be programs for secure bike parking, bike stations at train stations and rental systems, including e-bikes and cargo bikes. Free bike transport on local public transit would be secured and expanded.

The Greens want to expand local public transit with more frequent service, more bus routes and a simple fare system. Every village would be served at least hourly, and the regional transit associations would be merged into one statewide network.

The Greens want more buses and trains. Every village should get a bus at least once an hour. In the evening, an on-call bus can come instead. There should be one transit network for the whole state.

Federal funds would be sought for electrification, double tracks and higher speeds on key rail lines, with a coordinated clock-face timetable as the model. All small regional centers would be connected to the state network, and a minimum service level would apply in cities and rural areas. On-call buses and on-demand services would be included in the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) at no extra charge. The state would co-finance electric buses, trams and charging equipment, support autonomous vehicles and digitize transit. The platform also calls for long-distance train stops in all major centers, an ICE high-speed connection for Magdeburg and keeping the ICE stop in Salzwedel. Buses, trains, cycling, walking and car sharing would get priority as a matter of principle.

The Greens want to give walking more weight in transport policy. They plan a state program for safe routes to school, wider sidewalks and a dedicated state strategy for pedestrians.

The Greens want people to walk safely. Children should have safe ways to school. The state should help towns with this. Sidewalks should be wide enough and have benches.

A state-funded program would advise and support municipalities in planning school routes. Towns and villages would become more accessible, with enough seating and safe paths, especially to transit stops. Sidewalks would be sufficiently wide across the state. Cycling and walking would be separated where possible to reduce conflicts. A state strategy would bundle plans and measures for pedestrian infrastructure.

The Greens want to maintain existing roads and bridges before new infrastructure is planned. To pay for it, heavy trucks would contribute more through a revised truck toll.

The Greens want to fix old roads and bridges first. New roads come only after that. Heavy trucks should pay more for the roads. The truck toll should be changed for this.

Maintenance would take strict priority over expansion and new construction. The truck toll would be developed further together with the federal government so that heavy traffic pays according to the damage it causes. The platform prefers a simple, uniform, low-bureaucracy solution over additional parallel systems. The revenue would go to maintaining infrastructure and to climate-friendly mobility, and would relieve municipalities.

The Greens want 30 km/h to be the default speed in built-up areas, with municipalities able to set exceptions, and 130 km/h on all Autobahn highways. They justify this with the 'Vision Zero' goal of no traffic deaths.

The Greens want a speed limit of 30 km/h in most town streets. Towns may make exceptions. On highways, the limit should be 130 km/h. The goal is that nobody dies in traffic anymore.

The goal of cutting traffic deaths to zero would come first in transport planning. Public order offices and police would get more staff to punish dangerous behavior more widely. Road safety education would take place regularly in daycare centers and schools, including higher grades, along with training for older people. Regional trains would generally carry both conductors and security teams. The senior traffic authority would train municipalities on new options in the road traffic regulations, such as easier approval of crosswalks.

The Greens want to move more freight from roads to rail and waterways. To do so, rail sidings and transfer terminals would be built and the ports on the Mittelland Canal developed further.

The Greens want fewer trucks on the roads. Goods should travel more often by train or ship. New rail links and transfer stations should be built for this. In cities, more cargo bikes should be used.

The state would support reopening and building combined-transport terminals on top of federal funding. The platform asks the federal government for double tracks and electrification on main and secondary freight lines. New logistics sites would only be developed right next to highways, with a rail siding and a charging plan. In cities, municipalities would rely more on bike logistics and cargo bikes. The related funding program for trades, businesses, associations and logistics would grow to one million euros.