Cycle highway FRM 5

A joint project between the towns of Bad Homburg, Friedrichsdorf, Oberursel, Steinbach, Eschborn and Frankfurt is the planning and construction of the Vordertaunus / FRM5 cycle highway. Since its initiation in 2016, Bad Homburg has been involved in the preparation and planning as a founding member of the inter-municipal joint project. The regional association is responsible for coordination and leadership.

The FRM5 is part of an overarching network of currently eight other high-speed cycle paths for the entire Rhine-Main region, which are already in various stages of planning and implementation. The FRM5 is one of the most important infrastructure plans for Bad Homburg and the neighboring north-eastern Rhine-Main region.

Feasibility study shows advantages

A feasibility study demonstrates the considerable added traffic value for Bad Homburg and the other municipalities involved:

• Target group of the cycle highway: commuters (increasing the attractiveness of the business location), tourism, residents of the Vordertaunus region
• Involvement of citizens, public bodies and other institutions in determining the preferred route and developing the study
• Up to 5,300 cycle trips per day and section with more than 45,000 commuters daily between the project municipalities
• At 8.16 km, Bad Homburg benefits from the second-longest route section after the city of Frankfurt, followed by Oberursel, with a total length of 37.4 km, 34 km of which is to cycle highway standard.
• Determined user potential including modal shift potential: Over 2100 commuters daily for Bad Homburg alone. Of these, over 1000 commuters switch from car to bike.
• Relief for our roads and railways

The timetable envisages completion in 2032. By then, many different steps will have to be taken, from the design and application for funding to the tendering and awarding of the construction work. The subsequent construction period alone is estimated to take five years.