Public participation in the 2035 transport development plan

Participants in the survey are most likely to travel on foot, followed by bicycles, e-bikes and pedelecs. Commuter trains and regional trains are in third place and cars are in fourth place.

Local public transport services and walking routes and their safety were rated positively overall compared to the other topics. Parking facilities for suppliers and craft businesses and the electric charging infrastructure were rated as rather inadequate.

The following three fields of action for the future are most important to Offenbach residents:

• Increasing general road safety
• Improving the quality of life in public places
• Expansion and maintenance of footpaths

Participants were able to mark places on a map of the city of Offenbach where transportation by bike, car, bus, train and/or on foot works well or not so well. A total of 711 positive ratings and 2,661 negative ones were given. The most frequent comments were made about cycling (291 positive, 1,162 negative) and walking (175, 714).
This provided an important basis for the analysis of the current situation for the development of the transport development plan.
The results maps are on display in the project office. If you wish, you can talk to the responsible planners in the project office.

Finally, all participants were given the opportunity to formulate their ideas on "Transport in Offenbach in 10 years". Among the numerous contributions, the desire for a well-developed public transport network, a wide range of mobility options and environmentally friendly and clean traffic was expressed particularly often. While there were many calls for a well-developed network of cycle paths and footpaths, many people also wanted to see a reduction in the amount of space taken up by stationary traffic.

Interested parties can download the results reports as PDF files.

The administration of the city of Offenbach am Main is drawing up a traffic development plan.
The aim is to improve traffic in the city of Offenbach in the future.

The opinions of citizens are very important in this process.

That is why the administration is asking the people of Offenbach for their opinions and ideas.

Citizens were asked for their opinions in a survey via the Internet and on site in different parts of the city:

How do citizens get around in Offenbach (for example by car, bicycle or on foot)

What are the problems with traffic?

Where does traffic work well? Where does it not work well?

How should traffic in Offenbach be in the future?

All people without internet access could come to an office and talk to

and talk to employees about traffic in Offenbach.

The office is located on the first floor of the "City-Tower Offenbach". This is a high-rise building in the city center. The office is at Berliner Straße 76, zip code: 63065 Offenbach. You can enter the office from the pedestrian walkway.

More than 140 concrete proposals for measures in five different subject areas were submitted by citizens at the mobility forums.

Public transportation:

• Comprehensive accessibility in local public transport
• Higher frequency of school buses
• Discounts on public transport, especially for people on low incomes
• Connecting more bus lines to the main train station

Bicycle traffic:

• Expansion towards a comprehensive, safe cycle path network
• Establishment of a comprehensive bicycle rental system
• Setting up secure bicycle parking facilities
• More controls in cycle lanes and on cycle paths

Pedestrian traffic and local mobility:

• Greater control of people parking illegally/on the sidewalk
• Child-friendly and safe street design
• Extending the green phases of traffic lights for pedestrians
• More seating and recreation areas in public spaces

Vehicle traffic:

• More e-charging stations throughout the city
• Reduction of car parking spaces in parking space regulations
• Construction of affordable neighborhood garages in residential areas
• Establishment of delivery zones for businesses

Comprehensive measures:

• Create attractive recreational areas
• More information for citizens on implemented traffic measures
• Leave street lighting on longer at night
• Commission local planning offices (better local knowledge)

During the five mobility forums, visitors were invited to take part in a one-hour discussion with stakeholders from politics, science, associations and initiatives as well as various specialist departments of the City of Offenbach am Main to discuss key questions:

• What needs to change in Offenbach's transportation system by 2035? And how do we get there?
• What must the 2035 transport development plan for Offenbach be able to achieve?
• What special needs are there in the city districts

Discussion partners

11.07.2022 at the port

• Dr. Irene Haas, Office for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection City of Offenbach
• Detlef Dieckhöfer, General German Bicycle Club (ADFC) Offenbach

20.07.2022 Europaplatz, Lauterborn

• Sabine Groß, Mayor and Head of the Climate Department of the City of Offenbach
• Alexander Jeschke, Head of the Climate Protection Department of the City of Offenbach
• Manfred Bernard, FUSS e.V. Offenbach

22.07.2022 Mainufer Schifferstraße, Bürgel

• Sabine Groß, Mayor and Head of the Climate Department of the City of Offenbach
• Professor Dr.-Ing. Volker Blees, Rhine-Main University of Applied Sciences Transportation
• Antja Quitta, Regional Association FrankfurtRhineMain

25.07.2022 Ostendplatz, Bieber

• Sabine Groß, Mayor and Head of the Climate Department of the City of Offenbach
• Frank Achenbach, IHK Offenbach, Offenbach offensive e.V.
• Professor Dr. Jürgen Follmann, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Dean of the Department of Civil Engineering

27.07.2022 Mathildenplatz, Mathildenviertel

• Sabine Groß, Mayor and Head of the Climate Department of the City of Offenbach
• Dominik Schuster, Municipal Representative for People with Disabilities of the City of Offenbach
• Abeh Bhasin, Children's and Youth Parliament of the City of Offenbach
• Lukas Glitsch, Climate Section, Office for the Environment, Energy and Climate Protection, City of Offenbach

The results of the discussions were used to derive findings for the city of Offenbach am Main as a whole and the individual districts.

What does the traffic of the future need in Offenbach?

• A shared vision for Offenbach's transportation of the future
• More communication on the measures implemented and their integration into the overall strategy of the 2035 transport development plan
• More space in (inner-city) streets due to fewer (east-facing) parking spaces

What do Offenbach residents want for their city districts?

Forum Hafenplatz:

• Expansion of the cycle path network
• More safety for cyclists
• Transparent and consistent implementation of the measures in the 2035 traffic development plan

Bieber Forum:

• Affordable public transport for all Offenbach residents
• Consideration of the interests of businesses

Forum Mainufer:

• Strengthening interdisciplinary cooperation and communication between the authorities
• Inclusion of the special urban planning features of the district (e.g. narrow alleyways)

Lauterborn Forum:

• More quality of stay in the street space
• Traffic calming (fewer cars)

Mathildenviertel forum:

• Greater involvement of young people in traffic planning
• Making traffic accessible for all people

After the online participation and the mobility forums, it became clear that two age groups in particular were not sufficiently represented in the participation process to date: the under-18s and the over-70s. Two target group workshops were held in order to re-engage specifically with these two age groups.

The following suggestions for measures were made by senior citizens in the discussion round on 10.10.2022 in the Lauterborn senior citizens' club / district office:

• Expansion of bus routes (frequency and routing)
• Considering accessibility when planning construction sites
• (Better) training / sensitization of bus drivers on accessibility
• Repairing the sidewalks
• Carry out a pedestrian traffic check with a focus on "accessibility"
• Stronger controls on compliance with the mask requirement on buses
• More education for considerate behavior in road traffic

Young people from the children's and youth parliament put forward these proposals in a round table discussion on 14.10.2022

• Safe and connected cycle path network
• Clear allocation and marking of cycle paths
• Offer of bicycle (learning) courses
• Expansion of bus routes at peak times (especially school buses)
• Creation of physical contact points at night
• More low-threshold mobility options for young people

In July 2022, the city of Offenbach am Main organized five events in public places in the city. All Offenbach residents were able to find out about and participate in the transport development plan.

The mobility forums took place here:

11.07.2022 at Hafenplatz

20.07.2022 at Europaplatz in Lauterborn

22.07.2022 on the banks of the Main in Bürgel

25.07.2022 at the Ostendplatz in Bieber

27.07.2022 at Mathildenplatz in the city center

There were various stations at all the events:

Several posters provided information about the traffic development plan.

The people who drew up the transport development plan were on hand to talk to visitors.

Visitors were also able to write their own suggestions on how they would like to see traffic in Offenbach. This was done a total of 147 times. Here are the results.

The people of Offenbach would like to see

Stronger controls on incorrect parking.

That the city becomes more child-friendly.

That pedestrian lights are green for longer.

That there are more benches and other places to sit in the city.

More cycle paths in the city.

That bicycles can be rented everywhere in the city.

Opportunities to park bicycles safely.

More controls on cycle paths.

Accessibility on buses and trains.

More school buses.

More buses running via the main station.

More charging stations for charging electric cars.

Fewer parking spaces for cars.

Garages that are not too expensive. Where many people live.

That there are enough parking spaces in front of stores. So that people can load and unload there.

That the city becomes more beautiful. For example, with more trees and greenery. So that the people of Offenbach enjoy being outside in the city.

That there is more information for citizens about how traffic should be organized.

That the lanterns are switched on longer at night.

There was also an area with people who know a lot about traffic. These people spent an hour there talking about traffic.
They talked about it:

There should be fewer cars in the city because cars take up a lot of space.

The city of Offenbach should always tell the people of Offenbach exactly what it wants to do about traffic.

Everyone should work together to develop an idea of how traffic in Offenbach should become.

This was discussed at the mobility forum on Hafenplatz:
The ideas from the traffic development plan should actually be implemented.

Bicycle parking should become safer

This was discussed at the mobility forum in Lauterborn:
Traffic in the district should become quieter. For example, cars should no longer be allowed to drive so fast.
be allowed to drive so fast.
Lauterborn should become more beautiful.

This was discussed at the mobility forum in Bürgel:
Everyone should work together to develop an idea of how traffic in Offenbach should become.

This was discussed at the mobility forum in Bieber:
Bus and train travel should become cheaper.

At the mobility forum on Mathildenplatz, the topic was discussed:
Transport should become barrier-free.

Talks were also held with elderly people on 10.10.2022 in the Lauterborn district office. The old people would like

That buses run more often. That the buses travel longer distances.

Transport should be barrier-free.

On 14.10.2022 we talked to children and young people. The young people want:

The cycle path network should be without gaps. Cycle paths should be safe and well-lit.

There should be a range of learning courses.

The school buses should have room for more pupils and run more often.

There should be places for people to feel safe at night. Squares and streets should be illuminated at night.