What do the parties in Hesse say on transport?

The AfD treats free choice of transportation as a civil right and wants citizens to decide for themselves which type of engine to use. It rejects a general speed limit on the autobahn, a blanket 30 km/h limit in cities, and driving bans for diesel vehicles and motorcycles.

The AfD says everyone should choose freely how to travel. Everyone should also pick their own kind of engine. The AfD wants no general speed limit on the autobahn. It also wants no 30 km/h limit across whole cities. It rejects driving bans for diesel cars and motorcycles.

The AfD calls for widening Hesse's main autobahns and quickly building planned federal roads and bypasses. It points to heavy traffic in Hesse as a transit state and to congestion, noise, and pollution in towns.

Very many cars and trucks drive through Hesse. The AfD wants to make the big highways wider. Federal roads should also be expanded quickly. New roads should go around towns. This should mean less traffic jams and noise.

The AfD opposes pushing cars out of city centers, which it says harms the economy. It rejects a congestion charge, wants lower parking fees, and wants to stop converting car lanes into bike lanes on main routes.

The AfD wants cars to keep driving into city centers. It is against a congestion charge. That is a fee for driving in the city. Parking should get cheaper. On big roads, car lanes should not be turned into bike lanes.

The AfD wants to ban heavy trucks from passing on two-lane autobahns during the day to reduce serious accidents. Rest stops and parking areas would also be expanded so drivers can take their required breaks.

Heavy trucks should not be allowed to pass during the day. This applies on highways with two lanes. This should mean fewer serious accidents. The AfD also wants to build more parking for trucks. Drivers should be able to take their breaks there.

The AfD wants to strengthen public transit to better connect rural regions with urban centers. Tracks, trains, bus networks, and on-call taxis would be expanded. Transit associations should cover at least half of their costs themselves.

The AfD wants more buses and trains. Trains should run more often. This needs more tracks and more trains. Rural areas should also get more buses and on-call taxis. Transit companies should earn half of their costs themselves.

The AfD wants to strengthen Frankfurt Airport against other European hubs and quickly build out Terminal 3. It considers the existing night-flight ban a good compromise. It demands that the EU give Fraport and Lufthansa relief from levies under "Fit for 55."

The AfD wants to strengthen Frankfurt Airport. It should become more modern and bigger. The ban on night flights should stay. The EU plans new charges for air travel. The AfD wants the airport and Lufthansa to pay less.

The AfD wants better transport links and communication networks in rural areas. Gaps in the highway network should be closed, federal roads expanded, and bus and rail better coordinated so that fewer people move to the cities.

The AfD wants to improve life in the countryside. Missing parts of highways should be built. Buses and trains should connect better. Internet and cell phone service should get better too.

The CDU rejects blanket bans in transportation and wants to stick with the car, including the combustion engine. In the platform's view, this technology has a future with synthetic, CO2-neutral fuels, and the car remains indispensable above all in rural areas.

The CDU does not want to ban cars. Cars with combustion engines should stay too. They should run on clean, man-made fuel. Many people in rural areas need a car. No type of transportation should be treated worse than another.

The CDU wants to make Hesse the state with the most autonomous vehicles in transportation. Self-driving buses are to bring passengers from the city outskirts to public transit in metropolitan areas, and pilot projects are also planned for rail.

The CDU wants to support vehicles that drive without a driver. Such buses should bring people from the edge of town to transit. Hesse should have more of them than other states. Trains without drivers should be tested too.

The CDU wants to expand Hesse's rail network, with priority for the Rhein Main Plus program in the Frankfurt area. Closed lines are to be reopened where it makes sense, and train stations are to be renovated.

The CDU wants more and better rail lines in Hesse. New lines around Frankfurt matter most. Old lines should get trains again where it makes sense. Train stations should look better.

The CDU wants buses and trains to run reliably and regularly everywhere in Hesse and aims for at least half-hourly service, especially in rural areas. On-demand services, community buses, and weekend night service are to be added.

The CDU wants better buses and trains in Hesse. In rural areas, something should run at least every 30 minutes. There should also be buses and taxis you can order. On weekends, buses and commuter trains should run at night too. People should still be able to buy tickets without a phone.

The CDU wants to make crosswalks and pedestrian signals easier to approve, based on how dangerous a spot is rather than only on the number of cars. For bike paths, an amount equal to ten percent of road construction funds is to remain available.

The CDU wants to protect pedestrians better. Crosswalks and signals should be easier to set up. What matters is how dangerous a spot is. Bike paths should keep getting fixed funding. There should be more fast bike routes.

The CDU wants to fund road construction and maintenance adequately over the long term and complete ongoing highway projects. Town bypasses are to be built step by step from a dedicated budget line according to fixed criteria.

The CDU wants to build roads and keep them in good shape. The A49 and A44 highways should be finished. Many towns should get a bypass road. Then fewer cars drive through town. Planning and permits should be faster.

The CDU rejects blanket, across-the-board speed limits beyond today's rules. Instead, variable speed limits that respond to traffic and weather are to apply.

The CDU does not want a new speed limit for all roads. Speed limits should apply where it is dangerous. The allowed speed should be able to change. That depends on traffic and weather.

The CDU wants to promote electric mobility and names climate-neutral drive systems as its long-term goal. As a first step, a statewide charging network with competition among electricity providers is to be built, while other drive types remain an option.

The CDU wants to support electric cars. There should be charging stations all over Hesse. Different power companies should be able to sell electricity there. Street lamps could become charging stations too. Other types of engines should still be possible.

The CDU wants to manage road construction sites better to reduce congestion. It also pursues the goal of zero road deaths and calls for European rules requiring driver-assistance systems in trucks and buses.

The CDU wants fewer traffic jams caused by roadworks. On busy sites, crews should work six days a week in three shifts. Traffic should also become safer. Trucks and buses should get technical aids such as cameras and emergency brakes.

The CDU backs Frankfurt Airport as an international hub and supports construction of Terminal 3. The airport is also meant to become a pioneer in e-fuels, while EU climate programs, in the party's view, must not put the location at a disadvantage. The CDU also commits to Kassel Airport.

The CDU wants to strengthen Frankfurt Airport. This is meant to secure jobs. The new Terminal 3 should be built. The airport should become more climate-friendly, but EU climate rules should not hurt it. The CDU also wants to support Kassel Airport.

The CDU wants to strengthen the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region and, for the first time, develop a joint mobility plan with Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. It is to cover all modes of transport.

The region around Frankfurt reaches beyond Hesse. The CDU wants to plan transport there with three neighboring states. The plan should cover buses, trains, cars, bikes and walking. The CDU wants to make the whole region stronger.

The FDP wants to achieve climate protection in transport through innovation and competition among technologies, not through rules targeting individual modes of transport. It rejects blanket driving bans. The state should invest in research and infrastructure for climate-neutral drives, such as a comprehensive network of charging stations.

The FDP wants to support climate-friendly cars. It does not want to favor one technology. Customers should decide which technology wins. The FDP rejects blanket driving bans. There should be charging stations for electric cars everywhere.

The FDP is skeptical of overhead power lines for trucks on highways and wants to put the money into the rail network and alternative drives. Hydrogen filling stations should be expanded and synthetic fuels made more readily available. In the party's view, this would also let existing combustion-engine vehicles run in a more climate-friendly way.

The FDP does not want power lines for trucks above all highways. The money should go to rail and new kinds of drives instead. There should be more hydrogen filling stations. Man-made fuels should be easier to get.

The FDP wants to make Hesse the top logistics location. Roads, rail and truck parking would be expanded, and new technologies such as transport drones and autonomous driving would be supported. A master plan for combined transport would speed up the reactivation or construction of rail lines and terminals.

The FDP wants Hesse to lead in moving goods. It wants more money for planning roads. There should be more parking spaces for trucks. Rail should also be expanded. New technology such as drones should be tested.

The FDP wants to strengthen Hesse as an aviation location and abolish the air travel tax. It rejects a ban on short-haul flights and on low-cost carriers. Hesse should also become a pioneer in synthetic kerosene.

The FDP wants to strengthen air travel in Hesse. The tax on plane tickets should go away. Short flights should stay allowed. Low-cost airlines should stay allowed too. Hesse should develop and produce climate-friendly jet fuel.

The FDP backs the further expansion of Frankfurt Airport, including Terminal 3, and wants to connect it to rail and local transit. The court-ordered nighttime flight ban should stay. The party rejects further operating restrictions beyond the existing planning approval.

The FDP wants to keep expanding Frankfurt Airport. The new Terminal 3 should be finished. It should get a link to trains and buses. Planes should still not fly at night. The FDP does not want more restrictions beyond that.

The FDP wants to expand local public transit and make the twelve larger cities reachable on a fixed schedule, ideally every 30 minutes. In rural areas, on-demand services would close gaps. The party rejects any further reduction in the share of costs paid by riders.

The FDP wants to expand buses and trains. Service to the larger cities should run every 30 minutes. In rural areas, vehicles should come when ordered. There should be more park-and-ride lots. But riders should not pay even less than today.

The FDP wants more rail infrastructure in Hesse and plans to create a Hessian rail infrastructure company for this purpose. Several S-Bahn (commuter rail) projects in the Frankfurt area have priority. Rail noise is to be tackled with an overall plan.

The FDP wants to build more rail tracks in Hesse. A new state company should plan the projects. New commuter rail lines around Frankfurt should come first. The FDP also wants to reduce noise from trains.

The FDP backs the long-distance rail tunnel in Frankfurt and wants it planned quickly. It should be approved through a Maßnahmegesetz, meaning directly by parliament. As an alternative, the party proposes an approval process modeled on Denmark's.

The FDP wants a tunnel for long-distance trains in Frankfurt. The tunnel should be planned quickly. Parliament should approve it with a law. Otherwise a fast process like in Denmark should apply.

The FDP wants to upgrade key rail lines in Hesse and cut travel times, for example to under 40 minutes between Giessen and Frankfurt. Regional rail is to become more attractive through modern trains and better service.

The FDP wants to upgrade rail lines in Hesse. The trip from Giessen to Frankfurt should take under 40 minutes. Trains should be modern. They should have enough seats and Wi-Fi.

The FDP wants to preserve Hesse's inland ports and connect them better to other transport routes. Inland shipping is to receive support for digitalization and for cleaner propulsion.

The FDP wants to keep the ports on Hesse's rivers. The ports should be better linked to road and rail. Ships should get help with digital technology. They should also get help with cleaner engines.

The FDP wants to build more bike paths under a statewide plan and shift more responsibility to the state. Bike highways are to become a state task by law. The party rejects pop-up bike lanes because no mode of transport should be restricted one-sidedly.

The FDP wants more bike paths across Hesse. The state should take more responsibility for them. The state should build fast bike routes between suburbs and cities. The FDP rejects quickly set-up bike lanes on car lanes.

The FDP wants to drop the principle of maintenance before new construction and build and widen more roads again. It argues that traffic is growing and that climate-neutral cars will also need roads. State roads are to be repaired and extended more.

The FDP wants to build more new roads. Today Hesse's rule is: maintain first, then build new. The FDP wants to end this rule. Damaged state roads should be repaired and extended.

The FDP wants construction projects planned faster and supports a fundamental reform of planning law at the federal level. Citizens are to be involved earlier, and duplicate reviews are to be eliminated.

The FDP wants building projects to be planned faster. The federal government should change planning law for this. Citizens should have a say earlier. The same thing should not be reviewed twice.

The FDP wants cleaner air mainly through local, technical solutions and better traffic management. It rejects blanket driving bans because, in its view, they create detour traffic and thus more pollution.

The FDP wants clean air in cities. But it does not want general driving bans. The party says cars would then take detours. Fewer traffic jams and on-demand buses are better. Very fine dust should be studied more closely.

The FDP wants to reduce traffic and commercial noise through research and both active and passive noise control. The existing night flight ban at Frankfurt Airport would stay unchanged.

Noise causes stress for people and animals. So the FDP wants more protection from noise. This includes noise barriers and quieter trains. Planes should still not fly at night in Frankfurt. New technology should make planes quieter.

The FDP wants more money for state roads and municipal transport routes and wants rural areas covered by fiber optics and 5G. This is meant to make rural life more attractive and relieve metropolitan areas.

The FDP wants more people to enjoy living in the countryside. There should be more money for roads and bike paths. Every home should get fast internet. Old rail lines should run again. Buses and trains in rural areas should also get money.

The FDP wants to require the regional transit associations to provide on-demand rides, pooled rides and autonomous services, especially in rural areas. In addition, buses, trains and state roads would get continuous mobile coverage, and traffic would be managed digitally.

In the countryside, buses often run only rarely. The FDP wants to offer rides on request there. The transit associations should be required to do this. Buses and trains should have Wi-Fi and cell service everywhere. Prices should be simple.

The Greens want municipalities to decide for themselves on speed limits in built-up areas and to step up speed checks. The goal is "Vision Zero," meaning road traffic with no deaths or serious injuries. All modes of transportation are to be linked on equal terms.

Cities and towns should decide on 30 km/h limits themselves. They should also check speeds more often. The Greens want no one to die in traffic anymore. Buses, trains, bikes and cars should work well together.

The Greens want to build at least 250 kilometers of separated bike lanes in the next term and get at least ten bike highways underway. On top of that come 250 new crossings for pedestrians and cyclists. Towns are to offer short, safe and barrier-free routes for walking.

The Greens want to build more bike lanes. There should be at least 250 kilometers of new ones. Ten fast bike routes should be added. There should be 250 new road crossings. Sidewalks and routes to school should get safer too.

The Greens want a statewide mobility guarantee: buses and trains are to run at least once an hour everywhere, every day between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Low-cost flat-rate tickets are to be developed further and the rail network expanded. Municipalities are to be allowed to levy charges to fund public transit.

The Greens want more buses and trains. In every town, a bus or train should run every hour. This applies from 5 in the morning until 11 at night. Tickets should stay cheap. New rail lines should be built.

The Greens want to reduce car traffic in Hesse by one third by 2030. At the same time, a statewide network of charging stations is to be built so vehicles can run on electricity. The platform follows the principle of avoiding, shifting and improving traffic.

The Greens want less car traffic in Hesse. By 2030 it should be one third less. Cars should run on electricity. For this, there should be charging stations everywhere. Car sharing should help too. In car sharing, people share one car.

The Greens want to give priority to repairing roads and especially bridges. They reject the planned construction and widening of autobahns in the federal transport infrastructure plan as misguided. At the federal level, they push for a new plan aligned with the Paris climate goals.

The Greens want to fix old roads and bridges first. They think new or wider highways are wrong. The federal government has a plan for roads and rail. The Greens want a new plan. It should fit with climate protection.

The Greens want to replace flights with greener transportation wherever possible and make the remaining air traffic climate neutral. At the federal level, they call for cutting subsidies for aviation and for stricter noise protection laws. Burdens around Frankfurt Airport are to go down.

Flying harms the climate. So the Greens want fewer flights. People should take the train more often. The government should stop supporting flying with money. It should get quieter around Frankfurt Airport.

The Greens want a night flight ban from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Frankfurt Airport to relieve residents. Hesse's other airfields are to become climate neutral and receive less public money.

The Greens want less aircraft noise at night. No planes should fly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The federal government must change a law for this. Small airfields should get less money from the state.

The SPD wants to keep Frankfurt Airport as a central economic engine while expanding noise protection. It plans legally sound noise caps and an extended night flight ban. Airport policy would be oriented more toward collective bargaining coverage, co-determination, and protection of residents and the environment; Kassel Airport would also be strengthened.

The SPD wants to keep Frankfurt Airport strong. At the same time, people nearby should have less noise. There should be fixed limits on noise. The ban on night flights should get stricter. Airport jobs should pay good union-agreed wages.

The SPD calls for a free transit pass for all students until they complete their school or vocational qualification. According to the program, the goal is equal mobility for everyone. Student transportation for all-day schooling is also to be secured.

The SPD wants a free transit pass for all students. The pass should be valid until they finish school. This also covers job training. Children should also learn to ride a bike and to swim.

The SPD wants to guarantee everyone in Hesse a public transit option to the nearest mid-sized regional center within 60 minutes. Local transit is to be adequately funded, and a discounted social ticket is to be added.

The SPD promises a mobility guarantee. Everyone should get a ride to the next larger town within one hour. Buses and trains should get enough money. Poor people should get a cheap ticket.

The SPD wants to reactivate disused rail lines, expand the bike path network, and invest more in repairing state roads. Autobahn projects already begun, such as the A44 and A49, are to be finished, but it does not want to start new ones.

The SPD wants to use old rail lines again. It wants to build many new bike paths. Autobahns already started should be finished. There should be no new autobahns.