Cycling in Munich Preface The Department of Public Construction City of Munich well informed at all times is happy to provide you with information Department of Public Construction Apart from quarters, city districts and des­ One section of the specially marked cycle Dear Munich citizens! More information concerning bicycle traffic tinations within the surrounding areas, the and hiking path Via Bavarica Tyrolensis under: bicycle route signposts also still indicate also follows the Isar cycle path. Also starting Munich wants to become Germanys most bicycle-friendly city. sightseeing spots, public squares and parks at Deutsches Museum the route leads For the next years, this ambitious goal implicates a great challenge, www.muenchen.de/radlnetz or as well as recreational, cultural and sports a southerly direction up to lake Achensee especially looking at transport policies. On the one hand the www.muenchen.de/mobil facilities. The signposting of train stations and continues to Jennbach at the river Inn. population and therefore also the volume of traffic within Greater The Munich Cycle Network and Bike+Ride stations guarantees opti­ Munich is constantly increasing and on the other hand air Questions or suggestions? mised combination of cycling and public Information signs at the city borders along pollution has to be and must be reduced significantly. A fact that Please contact the Department of Public transport. the regional cycle routes help cyclists head­ resent and startling findings concerning the climate change also Construction of the City of Munich, ed for Munich to choose the right route clearly demonstrate. Phone: +49 89 233 - 61139 New signposting for cyclists Apart from that the new signposting system into or through the urban area. Additional Email: [email protected]. also integrates regional cycle routes leading survey tablets of the Munich Cycle Network Facing these challenges, the promotion of bicycle traffic plays an through Munich via the city cycle network. are stationed at important junctures as for important role. Because of that, it is my goal to increase the Special route symbols on the signposts example on the Isar cyle path close to the percentage of bicycle traffic within the whole Munich modal mark the Bayernnetz für Radler (the Deutsche Museum. split from now 10 to15 percent by 2015. This requires exactly Bavarian cycle route network) and the that kind of modern mobility management as performed by the Deutschlandroute D11 Ostsee Oberbay­ You can find all the routes in detail and city of Munich. The new direction signage will bring cyclists a ern (part of the National Cycling Plan). further information on the Munich bicycle step further towards being at eye level with motorists because traffic infrastructure in the Munich city map it signals: Munich takes the information requirements of todays Special signposts also indicate the route for cyclists available for free at the Um- cyclists seriously! M-Wasserweg, designed by Stadtwerke weltladen information bureau of the City München GmbH. This tracks the Munich of Munich, located at Rindermarkt 10 or drinking water sources, starting at Deut­ online under www.muenchen.de/mobil. sches Museum and leading along the Isar cycle path all the way up to Gmund at lake Tegernsee. Hep Monatzeder Deputy Mayor Dear Munich citizens! The proceeding development of the cycle network that the Department of Public Construction of the City of Munich has already extended up to a reach of 1,200 kilometres requires a redesign of the existing signage to meet todays requirements. Supported by a traffic psychologist, the BMW Group initiated and worked out a new signage system that after a hearing got especially adjusted to Munich circumstances. On December 5th 2006, the Municipal Council of the City of Munich entrusted the Department of Public Construction with the realisation of this concept. The existing signage will gradually get replaced. Published by: City of Munich Department of Public Construction I am very pleased that as commissioned by the Municipal Friedenstraße 40 Council the reference routes are provided with the new signage D-81660 Munich right on time for the Velo-city conference. Within the next four years all existing signposts will get exchanged. Design: Infografik S.Oberländer Text: Josefine Kinseher Translation: Frederike Floth Editor: Ralph Just (Baureferat) Photos: Steffen Oberländer, Manfred Wilhelm (Büro Baumeister) Basic map: Kommunalreferat, Vermessungsamt Rosemarie Hingerl Mapping: Helmut Gebhardt, Büro für Member of the City Council Kommunikation und Realisation, A34 Head of Munichs Department of Public Construction City of Munich Printing: Druckerei Diet Host of the international bicycle traffic conference Velo-city 2007 June 2007 The Munich Cycle Network Systematically around town The new signposting system clearly arranged and signposted the different routes at a glance reach your destination better orientated With a total length of 1,200 kilometres, the The segmentation of the urban area into berg, starting from Marienplatz? No prob­ Munich Cycle Network offers an outstanding the quadrants Northwest, Northeast, South­ lem: Start cycling towards the southwestern infrastructure for cyclists. There are 15 Northwestern Northeastern west and Southeast is new. Up to the inner districts and then follow the inner-city des­ different routes leading star-shaped from cycle ring the quadrants are the direction tination Fürstenried. Once you pass the Marienplatz in the very centre of the city Districts Districts giving destinations which make geographi- outer cycle ring you will find Starnberg outbound towards the Munich suburbs. cal orientation within the outer districts signposted as separate destination. Within the central urban area the different easier. For example: Coming from the city routes are connected through the outer and centre, the districts of Fürstenried, Groß- It is of course not necessary to first cycle Oberschleißheim the inner cycle ring. Four green strips, Schloss Schleißheim hadern, Solln and Pasing are all accessible to Marienplatz when starting a tour. The the Isar and Würm cycle paths as well as Garching through the same route and marked by the signposting system can also be used start­ the Northern and Southern cycle path com­ Freising direction description Southeastern Dis­ ing at other districts. You can for example plement the network. tricts. Outside the inner cycle ring the start in Trudering and cycle on the Panora- Arena Dachau Hasenbergl different routes part and the districts are maweg Isar Inn in the direction of Marien­ Now, with the new direction signage for Eschenried then signposted separately. platz. After that you continue via the outer bicycle traffic, cycling to different destina­ Feldmoching Waldschwaigsee cycle ring until you reach the marked branch- tions within and around Munich gets even Destinations within Munich surrounding off to Starnberg. more attractive. A big plus concerning con­ Langwieder areas like Starnberg, Ebersberg or Dachau Seen venience and security is the fact that the Allach Lerchenauer are included in the signposting, starting at For all routes leading towards the city centre See Freimann marked routes mostly lead off the main Gröbenzell the outer cycle ring. Before that you can you will find Marienplatz signed as a desti­ roads through restricted traffic areas with Isarradweg Freising rely on the relevant sub destinations. For nation. a speed limit of 30 km/h and illuminated Unterföhring example do you want to go to lake Starn­ Ismaning public parks. Within the next year, 350 Petuelpark Aschheim Moosach kilometres of the total route network will Feringasee Fürstenfeldbruck receive the new signposting. Three routes Eichenau Olympiapark Puchheim are already signposted: The inner cycle ring, Obermenzing the route from Marienplatz to Neuperlach Lerchenauer See Hasenbergl Arena Freising connecting to the Mangfall cycle path and Blutenburg Münchner Schloss Schwabing Freiheit the Isar cycle path. The new signs are 80 Aubing Nymphenburg West centimetres wide with green lettering on Rotkreuzplatz Englischer Schwabing West Garten Münchner a white background and easily visible from Feldkirchen Freiheit afar. Wherever necessary you will find ad­ Hirschgarten Hacker- Bogenhausen Daglfing Dachauer Str. Pasing brücke Odeonsplatz Englischer ditional small square signs posted for better Garten Laim Marienplatz Josephs- orientation. Haupt- platz Isa Theresien- bahnhof Neue Messe rr wiese Riem Feldmoching Sendlinger Allach Starnberg Tor Deutsches Ost- Aubing bahnhof Leopoldstr. Gräfelfing Museum Trudering Ebersberg Langwieder Seen Ammersee-Radweg Vaterstetten Theresien- Daglfing Westpark Eching a. Ammersee Nymphenburger Str. straße Universität Germering Giesing Stiglmaier- Pinakotheken platz Planegg Großhadern Ostpark Bogenhausen Signposted Königs- cycle network platz Thalkirchen Perlach Inner and outer Arnulfstr. Prinzregentenstr. cycle ring Odeons- Tierpark Neuperlach Würm-, North-, South-, Hacker- platz brücke Haupt- Residenz Isar cycle paths »green strips« Harlaching bahnhof Bayerstr. Karlsplatz Supraregional cycle routes Fasangarten Neuperlach Süd Panoramaweg (Stachus) Marien-Maximilianstr. Forst Kasten Fürstenried Isar-Inn Long distance cycle paths: Neuried Perlacher Forst Wasserburg platz Bayernnetz Putzbrunn Max-Weber- Solln Grafing Theresien- Platz für Radler Holzkirchen wiese Unterhaching Deutschlandroute D11 Sauerlach Mangfall-Radweg Pasing Sendlinger Tor OstseeOberbayern Starnberg Aying Fraunhoferstr. M-Wasserweg Percha Isarradweg- Leutstetten Neubiberg Via Bavarica Tyrolensis Wolfratshausen Ottobrunn Schäftlarn Grünwald Lindwurmstr. Deutsches Rosen- heimer Pullach Goethe- Museum platz Platz Ost- bahnhof Southwestern Southeastern Trudering Fürstenried Wittelsbacher Brücke Neuperlach Districts Districts Großhadern Giesing Solln Wolfratshausen Harlaching Fasanengarten.