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Plans for Klagenfurt: more space for cycling

This is what Bahnhofstrasse could soon look like. Car traffic will be reduced and there will be plenty of space for cyclists and pedestrians.

(Bild: City Amsterdam)

In May 2025, several projects are to be implemented in Klagenfurt's Bahnhofstrasse to show how mobility can function in the future on the section between the train station and the provincial government. Particular attention will be paid to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Mobility Week will take place from September 16 to 22, and a major event was planned in Klagenfurt on Bahnhofstrasse before the Koralm Railway opens in December 2025. However, this can now only take place in May 2025. Klagenfurt will be immersed in the future for a week.

"With the Koralm Railway, the station will become the gateway to the city and twice as many guests will arrive. We want to create an attractive axis between the station and the provincial government into the beautiful city center," says Alex Neumann from the Acctra project, which is implementing everything.

These 350 meters are also about pedestrian and bicycle traffic. "The city center is very visible, a promenade could be created. At the moment, there are hardly any stores and restaurants there."

Cyclists in particular will have more space. "At the moment - like almost everywhere in the city center - they are squeezed into half a meter. There are flourishing delivery services on bikes, e-scooters and normal bike traffic. We need to create images of the future," says Neumann.

It's worth taking a look at cycling cities like Amsterdam, where the cycle lanes are two meters wide and nobody thinks about cars anymore. The route to Lake Wörthersee also needs to be rethought. "We are getting in touch with the public and will be gathering lots of ideas for the future," promises Neumann.