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Individual parking space concepts are intended to relieve Bonn's neighborhoods with particularly high parking pressure. At the same time, this creates the opportunity to make public spaces more liveable and create space for alternative mobility.
The first district in Bonn to be examined with regard to the parking situation is Venusberg. A parking concept has already been implemented there since 2022 and is now well established.
Nordstadt
Preliminary studies have also confirmed a very high parking pressure in Nordstadt, whereupon the city administration has developed a new parking concept. The public parking spaces in Nordstadt should primarily be available to residents. Pedestrians and alternative mobility options will also be given more space.
Following the example of Bonn's Nordstadt district, the city of Bonn would also like to reduce the high parking pressure in the center of Beuel. The city administration has submitted a corresponding proposal to the responsible political bodies, the Committee for Mobility and Transport and the Beuel district council.
There are also plans to redistribute the parking space in Weststadt and Südstadt. In spring 2023, the city administration invited people to an information event on the topic and presented the plans. Citizens then had 14 days to submit their ideas, suggestions and objections to the plans via the bonn-macht-mit (opens in a new tab) participation portal.
Based on the results of the investigation and taking into account the suggestions made by citizens, the administration is currently preparing documents with refined planning concepts for the Bonn district council. This will make the final decision on the implementation of the parking concept. Only after this decision will measures be implemented in the streets and changes become visible.
Hochkreuz and Bad Godesberg
The preliminary study for Hochkreuz has shown that the parking pressure in this district is not so high that a residents' parking scheme can be introduced here. Independently of this, the administration is developing alternative mobility options (bicycle parking facilities, improvements for pedestrian traffic, car sharing options).
Internal administrative coordination is currently taking place regarding the timing and further prioritization of the individual parking concepts. Politicians will then be involved. You will then find the latest developments on this website.
How to obtain a resident parking permit
The resident parking permit can be applied for either online or by post. This can be done via the municipal website. Prerequisites for the application are:
A main residence in Bonn.
A vehicle permanently registered to you as the owner.
You have no other parking facilities - such as your own garage - at your disposal.
Residents need a resident parking permit. This must be clearly visible behind the windshield.
The cost with a resident's permit is 360 euros per year, i.e. approx. 1 euro per vehicle per day. Those with a Bonn permit pay only a quarter of this, i.e. 90 euros per year. With the resident parking permit, you can park your own vehicle anywhere in the vicinity of your apartment.
Residents' parking spaces can also be used by tradesmen or care services for home visits, as they usually have a tradesman's parking permit . It should be easier for them to find a parking space in Nordstadt in future, as the overall parking pressure will decrease.
Completely independent of the parking space concepts and their implementation, a decree issued by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Transport on December 4, 2015 allows tradespeople with a company headquarters in a resident parking area to apply for an exemption permit for a vehicle (fee: 170 euros per year) if they regularly make business trips and do not have their own parking space. The municipal road traffic authority will be happy to receive corresponding applications or answer any questions via the e-mail address ag-parkenbonnde .
The quality of life in the inner-city districts is to be improved and they are to be revitalized. The main aspects of the parking concepts are
Standardization of parking regulations in the district.
Less inner-city traffic, in particular less traffic searching for parking spaces in the city districts, so that they become quieter, more pleasant and - especially for children - safer.
Residents should find a parking space more easily than before. This is ensured by the new resident parking regulations with parking spaces and parking permits for residents only.
Reduction of parking pressure: Overall, people who do not live in these neighborhoods should park their cars there less often.
In future, pedestrians will have more space to get around with a full shopping bag, walking frame, baby carriage or wheelchair. Everyone will have more space to spend time - for example with more greenery or a bench to linger, for cultural, sporting and other uses by people in the neighborhood.
Some space will be redistributed for bicycle parking facilities and environmentally friendly, alternative modes of transport and mobility services such as mobile stations, car sharing services or charging points.
How is a parking concept developed? Are the citizens involved?
In 2022, the Bonn City Council decided that a parking strategy should be developed for the entire city area. This strategy includes various parking concepts for districts where there is a proven high level of parking pressure. These include, for example, Nordstadt, Endenich and Beuel-Mitte.
The Nordstadt parking concept, for example, was drawn up by an external specialist office. The city administration involved citizens in the process, including public events and online participation. The feedback was incorporated into the creation of the concept.
At the end of 2022, the Bonn City Council then adopted the Nordstadt parking concept, which the city will implement in 2024.
How does the city monitor compliance with the new rules?
Particularly at the start of the parking management system, the municipal enforcement service will carry out intensive checks to ensure that the new rules are being adhered to. In doing so, the city is relying on its experience with close and regular monitoring, such as on the Venusberg, where paid parking with free parking for residents with a resident parking permit was also introduced with the help of a parking space concept. There, the new parking concept has become established and proven its worth.
How are the skilled trades and care services taken into account in parking space management?
With a craftsmen's parking permit, not only craftsmen, but also care services and residents can park freely for their work. As a parking space concept should reduce the overall parking pressure, the likelihood of there being a free parking space nearby also increases.
