Ilm-Kreis cycles for the climate: 331,796 km for a greener planet!

Ilm-Kreis cycles for the climate: 331,796 km for a greener planet!

Ilmenau, Deutschland - This year's award round of the city cycling in the ILM district is now history. Around 1778 participants have done their best in the last 21 days and together with a considerable route of 331,796 kilometers, which corresponds to a remarkable 8.3 earth circuits by bike. These impressive numbers are The district administrator Petra Enders emphasized the positive effect of this initiative on climate protection at the award event in Ilmenau. If the cycling route were covered with a car, 54 tons of carbon dioxide would have been emitted. The city cycling, a campaign of the climate alliance, celebrates its tenth anniversary in the ILM district this year and impressively shows the importance of cycling for both the environment and health.

City bike is not just a local event, but an international bicycle competition that was created by Environmental Office to bring people the advantages of cycling closer. When cycling, everyone is invited to cycle as many kilometers as possible professionally and privately. The aim is to cover as many everyday paths as possible by bike and thus create a playful incentive to switch to the bike. It not only offers fresh air and movement, but also mobility without looking for a parking space and traffic jams.

A necessary cycling infrastructure is crucial to promote this change in the long term. Local politics plays a central role here and is invited to actively work on the bicycle traffic conditions in their cities. The program has been organized since 2008 and recently grew to around 300,000 participants from almost 900 municipalities who cycled a proud 60 million kilometers.

funding opportunities for cycling projects

The interest in bicycle traffic is more large than ever, and in order to further promote this commitment, there is also financial support. Cycling projects can be supported by various funding programs, which are provided via Klimaschutz.de . The funding procedure is two -level: first project sketches must be submitted before the specific applications can be created.

The funding is uncomplicated and offers municipalities the opportunity to improve their cycling infrastructure in order to further boost cycling traffic. An electronic submission via the "Easy-Online" portal is recommended, which significantly simplifies the processing.

Overall, the city cycling once again shows how committed people in the ILM district are for climate protection and environmentally friendly mobility. It is to be hoped that enthusiasm for cycling will continue to stop and that more people will become aware of the positive effects of cycling.