Luxembourg City has unveiled new details of its soft mobility strategy, with plans to expand and improve cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across the capital over the coming two years.
Speaking at the monthly “City Breakfast” press conference on Wednesday morning, municipal executive board member Patrick Goldschmidt outlined the vision for future cycle and pedestrian paths, describing them as “safe, comfortable, direct, coherent, and appealing.”
Goldschmidt acknowledged that while progress has been made in recent years, significant room for improvement remains. Among the measures set for implementation this year and next is a bidirectional bicycle path running the full length of Boulevard Roosevelt.
On Avenue Jean-Pierre Pescatore, several parking spaces will be removed to make way for a separate bike lane. A similar bidirectional lane is planned for Route Principale in the Cents neighbourhood. Goldschmidt explained that with the completion of a new bridge connecting Cents to Weimershof and Kirchberg expected in two years, it is essential that local cycling infrastructure is upgraded in tandem.
At critical locations, the new paths will be marked in red. However, Goldschmidt declined to comment at this stage on whether bicycle paths in general would adopt a standard colour.
Pedestrian infrastructure is also set to benefit from the plans. The parking lane between the youth hostel in Pfaffenthal and the intersection of Rue de Clausen will be removed to provide more space for foot traffic.
If all measures are implemented, the city hopes to increase bicycle traffic to 18% of total journeys. Goldschmidt described the target as “optimistic” but achievable, provided a safe and intuitive cycling network is established. He stressed the importance of enabling urban residents to forgo private cars by offering reliable alternatives, including buses, pedestrian walkways, and bicycle lanes.
