Working group of cities meets in Krefeld
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Krefeld wants to become more pedestrian and bicycle friendly
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Krefeld’s mayor, Frank Meyer, led the program of the meeting as chairman.
Photo: Lammertz, Thomas (lamm)
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Krefeld “As a city, we are well on the way to expanding local mobility,” said Mayor Frank Meyer at a meeting of 94 municipalities.
In the coming years, the city of Krefeld intends to place a clear focus on pedestrian and bicycle-friendly measures in the development of the transport infrastructure. At the annual general meeting – this time digitally from the Mercure Hotel Krefeld – she has received an extension certificate from the working group of pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, municipalities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia (AGFS) and thus remains a member of the municipal alliance that advocates Improvements in the field of local mobility begins. Krefeld’s Mayor Frank Meyer: “The extension of our AGFS membership is a nice signal, but the specific changes on site are even more important. As the city of Krefeld, we are well on the way to expanding local mobility. We will now implement the good ideas from the mobility concept. The Krefeld Promenade as the central bicycle axis of the city is the heart of our plans. In addition, we will continue to renovate many existing cycle paths, create parking spaces, optimize footpath connections and generally redesign traffic in the city so that pedestrians and cyclists have more space. “
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Every seven years, all participating cities, municipalities and districts of the AGFS must present their most important measures with regard to local mobility and demonstrate that they are actively and continuously working to design sustainable, lively and homely cities. Only municipalities that continue to meet the criteria of the AGFS remain part of the working group and continue to benefit from the advantages of membership. A commission of experts had visited Krefeld and assessed it.
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At the annual general meeting digital from the Mercure Hotel in Krefeld, representatives from 94 member municipalities approved the 2020 annual report and approved the actions of the board of directors and the presidium. Krefeld’s head of administration Meyer, as chairman of the AGFS, led through the program of the meeting. Christine Fuchs, CEO of AGFS, presented the activities and the direction of the municipal alliance for the coming year. The NRW Bicycle and Local Mobility Act, which is due to come into force on January 1, 2022, will be the main topic for the AGFS and its members in the coming year.
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In addition to Krefeld, 34 other municipalities had applied for an extension of their membership in the current year. After a positive evaluation by the expert commission, they will all receive a certificate by post. Peter London from the Ministry of Transport praised the municipalities in a speech. In addition to Krefeld, these include the cities of Aachen, Bielefeld, Bonn, Brühl, Bünde, Coesfeld, Dormagen, Dortmund, Dülmen, Düsseldorf, Essen, Euskirchen, Gladbeck, Hamm, Herford, Herne, Herzogenrath, Ibbenbüren, Iserlohn, Kempen, Cologne, Leverkusen, Lohmar, Minden, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Münster, Pulheim, Soest, Troisdorf, Unna, Wesel, the Lippe district, the Viersen district and the Rhein-Erft district. The AGFS is one of the largest municipal networks and sees itself as a pioneer of modern mobility policy. 94 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia are currently working on the goals of the association.
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