What do the parties in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania say on transport?

The AfD wants free school transport that can also cover trips to a school outside a student's local catchment area. To this end, a statewide integrated transit network is to be created together with counties, cities, and transit operators.

The AfD wants students to ride to school for free. This could also apply to schools farther away. Buses should not be overcrowded. There should be one transit network for the whole state.

The AfD wants to abolish carbon pricing on fuel entirely and permanently raise the Pendlerpauschale (commuter tax allowance) by a significant amount. It argues that many people in rural Mecklenburg-Vorpommern depend on their cars and that mobility must stay affordable.

There is a CO2 charge on gasoline and diesel. The AfD wants to get rid of it. People who drive far to work should save more on taxes. Cars should stay affordable for everyone.

The AfD wants to make public transit more attractive and upgrade the rail network across the state. Buses and trains would be better coordinated, the transit association more closely integrated, and key lines expanded.

Buses and trains should fit together better. The AfD wants to expand rail lines. There should be a fast link from Berlin through Schwerin to Copenhagen. Small rural stations should stay.

The AfD wants to commit more budget funds to repairing, maintaining, and building roads and to simplify planning and permitting. Sidewalks and bike paths would also be expanded. For the state's airports, it wants to launch an open debate about their future.

The AfD wants to spend more money on roads. Planning and building should get easier. Sidewalks and bike paths should get better too. The AfD wants a new talk about the state's airports.

The Greens want a statewide transport plan that links buses and trains across the state and makes at least hourly service binding everywhere. The aim is for people to get around affordably without a car.

The Greens want one transport plan for the whole state. Buses and trains should run at least once an hour everywhere. Then people can get around without a car. By 2035, everyone should be able to use buses and trains without barriers.

The Greens want to bring disused rail lines back into service and upgrade existing ones to create a dense and resilient network. The platform points to long waits and says a single construction site can cut off entire regions.

The Greens want to use old rail lines again. They want to upgrade other lines too. This should give the state more connections. Trains should be able to run on electricity or batteries.

The Greens want to coordinate bus and train timetables and make targeted use of regional express buses, on-demand buses and mobility hubs. In the platform's view, rural areas still lack a concept that gives commuters, students and tourists good connections.

The Greens want buses and trains to connect better. The timetables should fit together. Fast buses should link larger towns. On-demand buses should run where no regular bus goes.

The Greens want to set up a single transit association for all of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is meant to offer an inexpensive ticket for all trips within the state, so that one ticket covers bus and train even on single journeys.

The Greens want one transit association for the whole state. That is a group of bus and train companies working together. Then one ticket is enough for bus and train. There should also be one shared app.

The Greens want to offer the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) free to everyone under 27 and at a much lower price to people with low incomes. The platform says mobility must not depend on a person's wallet because it is a precondition for participation, education and job opportunities.

The Greens want a free Deutschlandticket for everyone under 27. This is a pass for local buses and trains across Germany. People with little money should get it much cheaper. The Greens say young people often have no car and little money. They should still be able to get around.

The Greens want to implement the state cycling network quickly and create a continuous, safe network for cycling and walking across the state. The platform cites paths that are in poor shape, end abruptly or are missing, which it says makes getting around risky especially for children and older people.

The Greens want more safe paths for bikes and people on foot. The paths should connect across the whole state. Fast bike routes should link larger towns. Existing paths should also be kept in good shape.

The Greens want to fund a statewide public charging network, make the state's vehicle fleet climate-neutral by 2031 and electrify bus service. The switch to climate-neutral vehicles should not fail because of missing chargers, power prices, housing situation or income; renewable power generated in the state is to be used for this.

The Greens want more charging stations for electric cars across the state. The state's own cars should be climate-neutral by 2031. Buses should run on electricity too. The power should come from within the state.

The Greens pursue the goal that no one is killed or seriously injured in road traffic. To that end, roads and intersections are to be made safer, traffic calmed in towns and speeds lowered at danger spots; the platform points to 94 road deaths in the state in 2025.

The Greens want no more deaths on the roads. They want more crosswalks, lighting and modern traffic lights. Cars should drive more slowly in towns. Speed limits should apply at bus stops outside towns.

The Left wants to cap the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) at no more than 49 euros and make buses and trains free for people under 21. Transit is to be funded in part by a levy on businesses with 50 or more employees.

The Left wants cheaper buses and trains. The nationwide transit pass should cost no more than 49 euros. People under 21 should ride for free. Larger businesses should pay a fee for this.

The Left wants to bring disused rail lines back into service and expand the rail network. The platform argues that a rail connection strengthens rural regions as places to live and do business and slows out-migration.

The Left wants to reopen old rail lines. New lines should be built too. This should help villages and small towns. Then fewer people will move away.

The Left wants to expand, modernize and improve the safety of the bike path network for everyday use and tourism. Cycling and walking are to be given more weight relative to cars.

The Left wants more and better bike paths across the state. Cycling should become safer. People who bike or walk should matter more. So far, cars often come first.

The SPD wants to keep the senior ticket and the apprentice ticket and discuss a statewide youth ticket with the municipalities. In addition, an interest-free loan is meant to help young people pay for their first driver's license.

There are cheap tickets for seniors and apprentices. The SPD wants to keep them. It also plans a youth ticket for students and apprentices. With it, they can travel across the whole state. There should be a loan with no interest for the first driver's license.

The SPD wants to strengthen local public transit in vacation regions so visitors do not need their cars at their destination. This is meant to calm traffic and ease the burden on communities. It also wants to press Deutsche Bahn for better long-distance rail service to the state.

Tourists should be able to leave their cars parked. For that, there should be good buses and trains. This helps locals too. The SPD also wants better long-distance trains to the state.

The SPD wants to keep supporting the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) with state money and press the federal government to keep it. It sees local transit as an essential public service, especially for people with little money and in rural areas.

The SPD wants to keep the Deutschlandticket. This is a pass for buses and trains all over Germany. The state will keep paying money for it. Buses and trains should be affordable for all. The SPD also wants to support new technology, such as driverless buses.

The SPD demands more Regionalisierungsmittel (federal funds for regional rail) and additional funding for disused lines. The rail network is also to be expanded, electrified and made more resilient in a crisis.

The SPD wants more money from the federal government for trains. Old rail lines should run again. Important lines should become faster and better. Trains should run without CO2.

The SPD wants to stop Deutsche Bahn from withdrawing long-distance connections from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and to strengthen long-distance service statewide. It argues that essential public services take priority.

The SPD wants long-distance trains to keep coming to the state. The rail company should not cut connections. Neubrandenburg should get long-distance trains again. People with a Deutschlandticket should be able to use these trains for an extra fee.

The SPD wants to align the on-call bus system statewide and make it usable across district lines. Regional bus lines are to be strengthened, and tickets from all transit operators are to be available in one shared app.

An on-call bus only runs when you order it. The SPD wants the same rules for on-call buses across the state. The bus should also cross district lines. Tickets should be available in one app. Tickets without a phone should stay available.

The SPD wants to work with municipalities to build bike paths faster and maintain existing ones. The goal is a statewide network that safely links cities, villages and small communities and makes people less dependent on cars.

The SPD wants to build more bike paths. The paths should connect the whole state. Old bike paths should stay in good shape. Then people need their cars less often.

The SPD wants to keep providing additional state money for building and repairing roads and to help municipalities maintain their roads and sidewalks. The focus is on preserving roads and bridges and on upgrading roads that run through towns.

The SPD wants to repair roads and bridges. The state should keep paying for this. Towns should get help too. Roads that run through towns should be upgraded first.