In the future, cyclists will also have significantly more space on the street on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. The city wants to set up a cycle lane on one side of the famous street – namely towards the city center – this year, as the traffic authority in Hamburg announced on Monday.
“On the Reeperbahn we currently have no or only an insufficient infrastructure for cycling. We want to change this. The cycle lanes will noticeably improve comfort and safety for cyclists,” said Transport Senator Anjes Tjarks (Greens) according to the announcement. In the first half of 2023, the cycle lane should also come in the opposite direction. The “Hamburger Abendblatt” had previously reported.
The cycle lanes on the Reeperbahn will be between 2.48 and 3.24 meters wide over a total length of 900 meters. The crossing areas should be colored red for better visibility. For cars, this means that in future there will only be two lanes instead of the previous four. On the way into the city, the cycle lane will be partially open to regular buses. The new cycle lane also closes a gap on the connecting axis from Altona to the city center.
The Hamburg cycling club ADFC was already very happy about the planned change on Monday. “Finally!
