Berlin now rides even more bike: DB Rad+ app with two years of extension!

Berlin now rides even more bike: DB Rad+ app with two years of extension!

Berlin, Deutschland - On April 25, 2025, the Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment (SenMVKU) in Berlin announced that the DB Rad+ app will be extended by two years. With this app, cyclists can record their back routes free of charge and convert kilometers into premiums and discounts. The aim of the project is to promote cycling, which should improve not only the air but also the quality of life in the capital. This is also supported by the possibility of voluntarily donating anonymized data in order to optimize the planning of the wheel infrastructure.

Almost 30 million kilometers have been collected in Berlin since the start of the app. The app's action area now extends to Potsdam and the surrounding area. These data collected are valuable in order to identify heavily frequented routes and to improve the wheel infrastructure and the connection to public transport (public transport). State Secretary Johannes Wieczorek emphasizes the positive response among the population and emphasizes the motivation of the citizens to ride more by bike.

integration of wheel and rail

dr. Inga Schlichting from DB Infrago AG describes the playful incentive that the app offers to combine wheel and rail. The app is available free of charge in the App Store and Google Play and does not require any personal data. Users can exchange their collected kilometers for participating shops for premiums. All local companies that participate in this initiative are listed in both the app and on the Radplus.bahnhof.de website.

The traffic transition is a joint project in which the citizens: inside play a central role. In urban areas, small changes in behavior can already have a major impact on traffic. According to the Federal Environment Agency, you need different times for one kilometer in the city: 15 minutes on foot, 13 minutes by car, 16 minutes by bus and train and only 8 minutes by bike.

promotion of cycling

Despite these advantages, many city dwellers use: still in the inside of the car, while the bike is often a better choice. Therefore, the question arises how incentives can be created so that more people switch to the bike. Bicycle traffic plays an important role in achieving the federal government's climate protection goals. The Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) has provided financial resources for the promotion and financing of cycling and improved the framework conditions for cycling funding in the long term.

Some of the investment programs that run by 2029 and beyond, include the “model project of cycling” and the “Radnetz Germany”. The special program of the city and country is scheduled until 2030. In addition, 100 % of the federal government is financed by the federal government. These initiatives aim to make Germany a more bicycle -friendly country and to actively support the switch to the bike.