"We will achieve the mobility turnaround if our passengers can move around flexibly. We are making it easier to switch to local transport with the mobile stations that have already been installed and the new boxes for bicycles. This means that journeys through the city can be planned independently of the car and combined with local public transport," emphasizes Anja Wenmakers, Managing Director of SWB Bus und Bahn.
"Anyone who comes to Bonn by bike, goes to work or is out and about in their free time needs a place to park their bike. With the four bicycle parking garages, which we will be setting up in central locations together with Stadtwerke in the coming months, we are expanding our offer to provide secure parking for bicycles," says Mayor Katja Dörner, welcoming this measure to strengthen cycling. "The bikes can be parked in the boxes so that they are theft-proof and dry."
Lightweight buildings with lift system
The system from Swiss company V-Locker AG consists of mechanical lightweight modules and a digital operating platform that are in constant communication with each other. Within each tower module, the bicycle lockers move vertically in a paternoster lift system. This is how the capacities that are to be created at these locations by December are distributed:
- Beuel train station: 96 parking spaces
- Konrad-Adenauer-Platz: 72 parking spaces
- Stiftsplatz: 64 parking spaces
- Frankenbad: 48 parking spaces
The advantages for users
In addition to the bike, personal accessories such as a helmet, rain cover and rucksack can be stored in a storage compartment. During the booking, the box can be accessed several times without additional effort, for example to store shopping. Friends and family can also access the booked bike parking space via the 'Share Box' function.
The boxes can be conveniently booked from home or on the move using the app. Opening, closing and ending the booking takes just a few clicks. Users can register quickly and securely using the usual online registration options. The service is also to be integrated into the SWB BONNmobil app.
Bicycle boxes at three mobile station locations
Bonn has had 30 mobile stations since 2022. The bike boxes complement the offer with secure parking facilities at four stations. There are already 21 bike boxes at three other locations:
- "An der Elisabethkirche" mobile station with six parking spaces
- "Kaiserstraße" mobile station with ten parking spaces
- "Wilhelm-Levinson-Straße" mobile station with five parking spaces
The service has proved its worth and the lockers are in high demand. You can find more information here: www.swb-busundbahn.de/fahrradbox. (opens in a new tab)
"Emission-free city center" is a joint project of the City of Bonn and Stadtwerke Bonn. The European Regional Development Fund and the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs are supporting this project. Bonn residents can find out about the locations and features of the mobile stations on the website www.bonn.de/stadtklar (opens in a new tab).