Darmstadt-Dieburg cycles strongly: over 677,000 kilometers for climate protection!

Darmstadt-Dieburg cycles strongly: over 677,000 kilometers for climate protection!

In the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg it is said again "farm and bike closure": From 17 May to June 6, 2025, the citizens have cycled a total of 677,582 kilometers. This is an increase of over 10 percent compared to the previous year, such as Ladadi.de reports. This year, 21 district municipalities were actively involved in the city bike, an initiative for climate -friendly mobility that has been carried out in the district since 2018. The competition encourages the city: inside to cover their everyday paths as environmentally consciously as possible.

The Friedrich Ebert School in Pfungstadt set the clearest sign at 60,495 kilometers and also covered most kilometers in the school area. The citizens contributed a total of 117,285 kilometers to this sustainable result, while Dieburg and Münster followed with 91,425 and 83,823 kilometers. To master the challenge, 225 teams merged - a further development of almost 8 percent compared to the previous year when 208 teams were active.

Together for the environment

District Administrator Klaus Peter Schellhaas paid the participant: Interior High -up for their efforts. City cycling should not only promote the fun of cycling, but also contribute to saving carbon dioxide-the estimates here are 111 tons for this year, compared to 102 tons in 2024. This is a positive development, because as the Federal Environment Agency can be explained) Add conurbations up to 30 percent of car journeys on bicycle traffic. So our cities and municipalities could not only become more environmentally friendly, but also more livable.

Cycling has many advantages. It contributes to improving air quality and reducing traffic. Experts agree: every commuter who travels 5 kilometers by bike can save up to 365 kilograms of CO2 every year - a great contribution to climate protection!

outlook for the coming months

What's next? In September, the municipalities of Groß-Zimmern and Weiterstadt take part in the next campaign, which takes place from September 8th to 28th, 2025. This participation is free of charge and for all residents: inside, workers, club members or students: inside of the respective municipality. In addition, kilometers with normal bicycles, pedelecs and e-bikes are permitted-an easy way to make a contribution to the environment together.

in this sense: get on the bike and step into the pedals with fresh wind! The healthy movement and the joy of driving should all cheer us on to collect the best kilometers for our communities.

For more information on registration and the participant conditions, interested parties can visit the RMV page.