Promotion of Bicycle Routes
The state of Vorarlberg supports the new construction, expansion, and conversion, as well as the maintenance, planning, and design of cycling routes for everyday and recreational cycling traffic in Vorarlberg. The goal is the statewide networking and quality improvement of cycling infrastructure. Applications are possible until the funding volume is exhausted.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Promotion of new construction, expansion, and conversion, as well as maintenance, planning, and design of cycling routes for everyday and recreational cycling traffic with the aim of statewide networking, improving the quality of cycling infrastructure, and increasing traffic safety in accordance with the cycling strategy of the state of Vorarlberg.
Eligible expenses
- Planning and conceptualization costs
- Development of cycling route concepts and studies
- External process and project support
- Construction measures (new construction, expansion and conversion, maintenance)
- Land acquisition costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Ongoing structural maintenance
- Mountain bike routes
- Detailed development in the local cycling network
- Additional costs of design specifications
- Intellectual and administrative own contributions
Eligible to apply
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Bicycle routes must be categorized in the coordinated state bicycle route concept (state bicycle route everyday, state bicycle route leisure, or local main bicycle route)
- Application must be submitted before the start of the measure
- Compliance with quality standards according to the guideline
- Coordination with the Road Construction Department and, if possible, application for additional third-party funding
Documents required for application
- Written funding application with project description
- Detailed cost estimate
- Site plan, standard cross-section, and construction schedule (for technical projects)
- Proof of application for third-party funding
Evaluation criteria
- Compliance with quality standards
- Integration into the cycling route concept
- Contribution to traffic safety and increase in cycling modal share
- Cost efficiency
Description
The state of Vorarlberg provides public institutions in Vorarlberg with continuously available grant funding for the new construction, expansion, and conversion, as well as the maintenance, planning, and design of bicycle routes for everyday and recreational cycling. Projects are supported with contributions of up to 70% of recognized costs (for state everyday bicycle routes) or 50% (for local main everyday bicycle routes and state recreational bicycle routes) that correspond to the regional networking mandate, improve the quality of bicycle infrastructure, and sustainably increase traffic safety. Eligible applicants are municipalities in Vorarlberg, municipal associations, other municipal cooperations, and municipal real estate companies. Applications can be submitted at any time until the annually available budget is exhausted.
A prerequisite for approval is the categorization of the planned bicycle routes according to the coordinated state bicycle route concept (state everyday bicycle route, state recreational bicycle route, or local main bicycle route), submission prior to the start of the measure, and compliance with the established technical and qualitative standards. Eligible costs include, among others, planning and design costs, bicycle route concepts and studies, external process and project support, construction measures (new construction, expansion, conversion, maintenance), and necessary land acquisitions. Non-eligible costs include ongoing maintenance work, mountain bike routes, detailed access roads, additional costs for design specifications, as well as intellectual and administrative in-house services. The funding application must include a written application with project description, a detailed cost estimate, site plan, standard cross-section, construction schedule (for technical projects), and proof of application for additional funding.