New Bike Path and Green School Forecourt for Vienna-Kaisermühlen

The Vienna bike path initiative is progressing at a rapid pace. In 2025, the focus is not only on major projects like the recently completed 7km long mega bike highway north, but also on necessary gap closures in the Vienna districts. One of these gaps previously existed in the 22nd district around the forecourt of the Goethehof. The surrounding Schödlbergergasse and the adjacent Sinagasse are now receiving appropriate bike infrastructure, and the students and kindergarten children of Salvator School and Salvatorkindergarten are getting an even safer school route.

Donaustadt district chairman Ernst Nevrivy: "Kaisermühlen is a lively, diverse district, and that's exactly what we want to make visible in public spaces. With the new bike street, a safe school forecourt, and the greened Goethehof forecourt, we are creating more quality of life for all generations in the neighborhood."

Additionally, Vienna's most popular outdoor pool, the Gänsehäufel, will be connected to the main bike path network through the new bike path and bike street. This makes the way to the pool much easier.

Safe to School and Kindergarten in Vienna-Kaisermühlen

The Salvator Kaisermühlen education campus is located at Schödlbergergasse 20-22. Whether it's parents bringing their children to kindergarten by bike, students going home after school by scooter or public transport, or simply playing before school, or after-school groups wanting to cool off at the nearby Kaiserwasser bathing spot - they should all reach their destination quickly, comfortably, and above all, safely.

Therefore, by the end of August, a particularly safe bike infrastructure is being created here from Schüttaustraße to Schödlbergerstraße. A 2.6-meter-wide two-way bike path connects to the existing bike connections. The intersections are being designed to be clearer and more pedestrian-friendly and are color-marked.

Goethehof Forecourt Becomes Neighborhood Treasure

In front of the Goethehof, which is opposite the two educational institutions, it currently looks quite barren - but that will change in the future! By the end of the year, a gray forecourt will become a climate-friendly neighborhood highlight with four new trees, two new perennial beds, generous green spaces, and two sun sails that will provide cooling shade even on the hottest summer days. Seven benches will soon invite you to take a short break here.

At a drinking hydrant, you can get fresh water or refresh yourself briefly. The existing, non-barrier-free, and partially dilapidated paving will be replaced throughout the entire area with new, bright, and barrier-free stone paving. The area will also gain more accessibility through a new guidance system for the visually impaired.

Sinagasse: Bicycle Street and Green Avenue

Starting in September, Sinagasse will become a bicycle-friendly street with a traffic-calmed roadway from Schödlbergergasse to Moissigasse. In total, new cycling infrastructure will be created in the neighborhood over a length of more than 400 meters, perfectly connecting to existing cycling routes. Completion is planned for spring 2026.

A tree rarely comes alone, at least with the projects of the City of Vienna! Therefore, new trees will also be planted in Sinagasse, a total of 20. They will join the existing trees, all of which will naturally be preserved, to provide cooling shade together during the hot summer months, equipped with automatic irrigation.

To give their roots enough space to grow and at the same time further unseal the city's surface, both new and old trees will receive generous green spaces. Two high-stem shrubs in Sinagasse and two raised beds to the left and right of the entrance to the library at Goethehof will soon complement the climate-friendly image.

All information about the cycling projects at fahrradwien.at

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