The city of Aachen is planning for all modes of transportation. The mission and goal of the Mobility Strategy 2030 is to reduce the proportion of car traffic in Aachen's transportation system. On the one hand, this requires better infrastructure for walking, cycling and public transport. On the other hand, the desired mobility turnaround depends on people changing their mobility behavior as much as possible. The city administration is working on all of these issues. The mobility transition towards emission-free mobility with few accidents and fair coexistence is a long road. We have set out on this journey.
City of Aachen
The mobility transition in Aachen requires a common will and sufficient resources for the planning, construction and operation of infrastructure and mobility services. The environmental alliance (walking, cycling and public transport) should be expanded and car traffic should be organized in a way that is compatible with the city. People decide whether and how to change their mobility behavior. The city administration is developing concepts and measures for all of these topics. On this page, you can find out about transport-related concepts, concepts for specific sub-areas and for specific groups of people. Accessibility and road safety are key issues that should enable safe mobility for all.
Means of transportation
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On foot
Premium footpaths. Accessibility. Pedestrian traffic checks.
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Cycling
Comfortable cycle routes. Safe cycle paths. Safe bicycle parking.
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Car traffic
Main roads. Parking facilities. Electromobility.
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Bus and train
Bus service. Regiotram. Bus stop conversion.
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Concepts for specific groups of people
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New citizens
Are you new to Aachen? Do you want to know what mobility options you have? Aachen has so much to offer! Here you will find an overview of your options.
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Visitors
On this page you can find out how to reach Germany's westernmost city in a variety of ways - whether by bike, on foot, by public transport or by car.
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Schools & daycare centers
The Aachen mobility project at schools uses a wide range of measures to reduce the number of cars and thus increase road safety for children.
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Concepts for specific sub-areas
Mobility concepts have already been adopted for individual areas of the city, which contain the most important measures for better mobility in the districts or neighborhoods concerned. These concepts represent the framework on which concrete redesign plans and projects are to be based.
Inner-city mobility for tomorrow
A city center that is easily and safely accessible by all means of transport is very important for Aachen. 32tsd people live within the Aachener Alleenring. The objectives, topics, measures and background to the overall concept adopted in 2023 have been prepared on a dedicated website "City center mobility for tomorrow".
Eilendorf
A district mobility concept was developed for and with Eilendorf and adopted in 2024. It is intended to support the further transport development of the district. With its rail stop, Eilendorf has a special connection point and is the first district for which a priority cycle route has been planned. It will be further expanded to include the Vennbahn cycle path.
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The mobility concept for Brand was developed by an office together with the residents. It contains key measures for the further development of transportation in Brand and is intended to support the mobility transition in the Brand district.
Burtscheid
An integrated traffic concept is currently being developed for Burtscheid.
Regional projects
Since 2022, the cities and municipalities of the StädteRegion Aachen have been coordinating regionally significant mobility projects in the NEMORA network. City-region-wide networks for public transport and cycling are being created. Joint funding applications are submitted for individual projects.
Barrier-free mobility
Road safety
For safe and understanding coexistence in road traffic: The "Road Safety Action Plan" is the City of Aachen's framework concept, with the help of which structured and intensive work is being carried out to increase subjective and objective road safety on Aachen's roads.
Working together in traffic
In a three-hour discussion, ten people from Aachen's urban society exchanged views on coexistence in road traffic. They each use different means of transport on their journeys through Aachen. Whether on foot, by bike, bus, car, van or a combination of many modes of transport on a single route - coexistence succeeds when mutual consideration is shown.