SPD on transport

The SPD wants to close gaps in public transit across the state by 2030 and make transit a mandatory municipal task that the state helps fund. It also aims for a single transit association covering all of Baden-Württemberg.

The SPD wants buses and trains to run everywhere. In cities every 15 minutes, in the countryside every 30 minutes. Towns should have to offer this. The state should pay for it. There should be only one transit association in the state.

The state mobility act is to be revised to allow additional funding tools such as an employer levy. Transit funding is to be restructured, with a strategy worked out with stakeholders by the end of the legislative term. Funds under the Municipal Transport Financing Act are to be used to electrify and reactivate rail lines, with the state also covering planning costs. Night buses, on-call taxis and carpooling are to be supported, and transport contracts are to guarantee punctuality, cleanliness and safety. Ferries are to be integrated into the bwTarif fare system, and investment is to go into low-emission buses and accessible stations.

The SPD wants to secure the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) for the long term and add a statewide discounted ticket for people on low incomes. The youth ticket is to cost 365 euros a year again.

The SPD wants to keep the Deutschlandticket. People with little money should get a cheaper ticket. Young people should ride for one euro a day. Buses and trains should not get more expensive.

The social ticket is to be tiered by income and stable in price. The Baden-Württemberg youth ticket is to return to the earlier model under which young people travel statewide for one euro a day. At the federal and state level, the SPD wants to work to prevent fare increases in local transit.

The SPD wants to prioritize repairing bridges, tunnels and roads over building new ones. This is meant to secure mobility without sealing additional land.

The SPD wants to fix broken roads and bridges. That matters more to it than new roads. Planning should go faster. A driver's license should stay affordable.

The federal rules for faster planning are to be applied in the state with more staff, less red tape and clear priorities, including for the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan. The state is to rebuild its own planning and implementation capacity, which was lost when the federal Autobahn GmbH was created. Driver's licenses are to remain affordable, including for bus and truck drivers, and young people in rural areas are to get targeted relief. The SPD backs the federal initiative for simpler and cheaper licenses.

The SPD wants to invest in bike paths, build bike highways faster and link different modes of transport better. This is meant to make getting around without a car easier, especially where regular transit falls short.

The SPD wants to build more bike paths. Bikes, buses and trains should fit together better. Community buses should get money. Cable cars should also become part of local transit.

Cycling and walking are to be considered in every new build, renovation and urban development project. Bike-and-ride, park-and-ride and on-demand services are to be supported. Volunteer-run community buses and local initiatives are to receive support, including for operating costs. Cable cars are to be strengthened as a supplementary mode of transit, with the state funding planning, construction and integration into local transit.

The SPD wants to move more freight onto rail and waterways to relieve the roads. It rejects a truck toll on state and county roads because, in its view, this would mainly burden mid-sized companies and the regional economy.

The SPD wants more goods to travel by train and ship. That way, fewer trucks should be on the roads. The SPD does not want a truck toll on state and county roads. A toll is a fee for driving on roads.

State initiatives to shift freight to rail are to be expanded. The SPD supports additional routes for extra-long trucks where they make sense. Expansion and repair of the Neckar locks between Plochingen and Mannheim are to continue. Plans are to be developed to keep river shipping running despite climate change.

The SPD wants to draw up an aviation plan covering all airports in the state. The airports are to be net greenhouse gas neutral by 2040.

The SPD wants to make a plan for all airports in the state. By 2040 the airports should no longer harm the climate. The SPD does not want to promote short flights. People should be better protected from aircraft noise.

The plan is to contain no incentives for short-haul flights. Higher fees for luxury private flights are to be examined. On aircraft noise, the SPD wants better protection and fair involvement of the affected regions.