Overview
- ADFC Duisburg has formally sent five core demands and a list of 20 practical steps to all city councillors except AfD for the 2025–2030 term and invited political talks.
- It calls for at least a threefold increase in cycling budget and staffing, citing current outlays of roughly €4–10 per resident versus national guidance of about €30 and peer cities like Essen at around €18–20.
- The group demands a complete refurbishment of existing infrastructure within ten years—about 40 kilometers annually—while the city reports renewing under ten kilometers a year out of roughly 400 kilometers of bike paths.
- Proposals include creating school streets under a 2024 NRW rule, protected bike lanes on busy roads, consistent enforcement against parking on bike facilities, compliant detours at construction sites, and expanded bike‑share with cargo options.
- As context, Duisburg ranked 968th of 1,047 in the 2024 Fahrradklima‑Test and its cycling share has stagnated near 10% for 15 years, while recommendations from a city‑commissioned mobility study presented in 2024 remain largely unimplemented.