Cycling in Berlin
Cycling in Berlin is a significant form of transport in the German capital where around 500,000 daily bike riders accounted for 18% of total traffic in 2013.[1] The city has highly developed bicycling infrastructure[2] and it is estimated that Berlin has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents.
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Bicycle network
Berliners have access to 620 km (390 mi) of bike paths including around 150 km (93 mi) mandatory bicycle paths, 190 km (120 mi) off-road bicycle routes, 60 km (37 mi) of bike lanes on the roads, 70 km (43 mi) of shared bus lanes open to cyclists, 100 km (62 mi) of combined pedestrian/bike paths and 50 km (31 mi) of marked bike lanes on the sidewalks.[3]
In addition to a variety of bike paths and bike lanes there are also Fahrradstrassen (bicycle streets) where bikes have priority and vehicles are limited to 30kmh.
Along the former path of the Berlin Wall there is now the Berliner Mauerweg, the Berlin Wall Trail.
Long-distance routes
There are a number of regional and long-distance bike paths that run through Berlin. These include the Berlin-Copenhagen trail, Berlin-Usedom Cycle Route and the European Cycle Route R1.
Bicycles on public transport
Riders are allowed to carry their bicycles on Berlin's S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, on trams, and on night buses[4] if a bike ticket is purchased.[5]
Public bicycle hire system
Berlin's bicycle hire system, Call a Bike, is run by the Deutsche Bahn.
BikeSurfBerlin is a bicycle sharing project, where you can borrow bikes for free, or on donation basis.[6]
Velodrom
The Velodrom (Berlin) is an indoor track cycling arena. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008.
It is part of a larger complex, which includes a swimming pool as well, built in the course of the application of Berlin, for the 2000 Summer Olympics.
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/lang/englisch/tickets-fares/tickets.html
- ↑ BikeSurfBerlin
External links
- Bicycle Routes and Facilities, (Senate of Berlin)
- Bikes Berlin, English-language community cycling forum
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