Eilendorf priority cycle route

The Eilendorf priority cycle route is the pilot route of the priority cycle network in Aachen as "Aachen 1 priority cycle route". Funding from the National Climate Protection Initiative was used for the first elements of the route, with which "exemplary approaches" are promoted nationwide. The RVR Eilendorf connects the Eilendorf district with the city center over a distance of 6.8 km. The start/finish point of the route is the train station in Eilendorf. From there, the RVR runs mostly along cycle paths, past the district office in Eilendorf to the Vennbahnweg, an independent shared footpath and cycle path through the countryside. In 2020, Kleebachstraße in Eilendorf was the first street to be implemented in accordance with Aachen's standards for the design of cycle lanes. Crossing the main motor vehicle road Von-Coels-Straße is possible via a separate cycle signal.

At the end of the Vennbahnweg (at Rothe Erde station), the route continues along cycle lanes towards the city center. From Bismarckstraße in the Frankenberger Viertel, the RVR Eilendorf runs together with the RVR Brand. Lothringerstraße in the Suermond district is the first converted cycle lane to be completely colored red. Shortly before reaching the Grabenring (the cycle distribution ring of the priority cycle network) at Elisenbrunnen, the route passes through the Wirichsbongardstraße pedestrian zone. Under the motto "Fair together", cycling is possible here at a reduced speed.

Planning status

The route of the RVR Eilendorf was adopted on 03.05.2018 in the Eilendorf district council and on 31.10.2018 in the Aachen Mitte district council. On 12.09.2019, the mobility committee commissioned the administration with the successive implementation of the priority cycle network. The RVR Eilendorf has been the first priority cycle route to be implemented since 2019.

Realized

• Small structural adjustments as an immediate measure "Schildplatz" (2019)
• Marking and signposting of the Hansmannstraße, Moritz-Braun-Straße, Marienstraße, Kleebachstraße, Beverstraße and Schlossstraße cycle routes (2020)
• Construction of the red Lothringerstraße cycle lane between Wilhelmstraße and Harscampstraße (2021)
• Ground pictograms and information boards along the route (2022)
• Widening of sections of the Vennbahnweg (2022)
• Vehicle reduction in Bismarckstraße through a ban on vehicles driving through Neumarkt (2022)
• Adaptation of the signalized cycle traffic routing at the Von-Coel-Straße crossing (2022)

In implementation

• Conversion of Lothringerstraße between Oppenhoffallee and Wilhelmstraße into a cycle lane (2024/2025)
• Redesign of the Harscampstrasse / Schildstrasse development area and reconstruction of Schildstrasse (from 2024)

Planning decided

• Conversion of Bismarckstrasse into a cycle lane (from 2025)