Overview
- The protest, which drew about 5,000 people Sunday, rolled from the Alte Oper over the A648 and A66 and back to Opernplatz.
- Riders avoided the A5 itself because Frankfurt banned that route in 2024 and a court upheld the ban.
- The Stopp A5-Ausbau coalition, which brings together more than 60 groups, aimed to push city leaders to block the expansion, with Greens, Volt, the Left, and the SPD signaling opposition.
- Autobahn GmbH reported in June 2024 that widening the A5 from Frankfurter Kreuz to the Friedberg junction is technically possible but requires further study.
- Opponents argue added lanes would draw more drivers and could mean about 13,000 extra daily car trips, as well as the loss of gardens, sports fields, and farmland, and they call for investment in transit and bike routes instead.