Leipzig's Climate Mayor Heiko Rosenthal commented: "With the new record number of participants, we have once again achieved top figures for climate protection in our city this year. More Leipzig residents than ever before have chosen the bicycle as their means of transport in recent weeks, whether as a team at work, at school or in a club, or as a family, and have saved 562 tons of carbon dioxide in the process." With a well-developed and safe cycling network, bicycle parking spaces and the planned bicycle garage at the main railway station, the city wants to further promote the switch to climate-friendly modes of transport.
Matthias Uhlig, coordinator for city cycling at Ökolöwe - Umweltbund Leipzig e. V., adds: "The results repeatedly confirm that Leipzig is and remains a city that is enthusiastic about cycling. Switching to the bicycle is healthy, climate-friendly and cost-effective. To maintain this, we need more and safer cycle paths."
Honors on October 24, 2024
The most successful participants of the city cycling event will be awarded on October 24, 2024 in the Alte Handelsbörse by Mayor of the Environment Heiko Rosenthal, Managing Director of Ökolöwen Christiane Heinichen and City Cycling Coordinator Matthias Uhlig. Prizes will be awarded to teams with the most cycling kilometers and the highest average number of kilometers - as well as the most successful clubs, schools, daycare centers and companies in Leipzig.
Background information
City cycling is an initiative of the Climate Alliance e.V. to promote cycling, air quality and climate protection. During the campaign, all kilometers covered by bike are counted, both private and on the way to work. In Leipzig, the competition is organized by Ökolöwe - Umweltbund Leipzig e. V. and the city administration of Leipzig.
More information
www.leipzig.de/stadtradeln
www.oekoloewe.de/stadtradeln
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