Cycling in Berlin is a significant form of transport in the German capital where around 500,000 daily bike riders accounted for 13% of total traffic in 2010. The city has a highly developed bicycling infrastructure and it is estimated that

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constit ...

has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents. Among cities with more than one million inhabitants Berlin is a metropolis with one of the highest rates of

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in the world.

Bicycle network

Berliners have access to of bike paths including around mandatory bicycle paths, off-road bicycle routes, of bike lanes on the roads, of shared bus lanes open to cyclists, of combined pedestrian/bike paths and of marked bike lanes on the sidewalks. In addition to a variety of bike paths and bike lanes there are also () where bikes have priority and vehicles are limited to 30kmh. Along the former path of the

Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the governm ...

there is now the , the . It is a circular route, completed in 2006, and traces the former German Democratic Republic border fortifications that surrounded West Berlin.

Long-distance routes

There are a number of regional and long-distance bike paths that run through Berlin. These include the Berlin-Copenhagen trail, Berlin-Usedom Cycle Route and the European Cycle Route R1.

Bicycles on public transport

Riders are allowed to carry their bicycles on Berlin's S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains, on trams, and on night buses if a bike ticket is purchased.

Bicycle hire system

Berlin's bicycle hire system, Call a Bike, is run by the

Deutsche Bahn The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder. describes itself as the ...

. BikeSurfBerlin is a bicycle sharing project, where you can borrow bikes for free, or on donation basis.

Velotaxi

In the 1997, Berlin-made cycle rickshaws called velotaxis were created. The tickets are about one half the cost of regular taxis. Velotaxis are three-wheeled vehicles with a "space-age lightweight plastic cab that is open on both sides", a space for a driver, and behind the driver, space for two passengers. They have been invented by Ludger Matuszewski, the founder of "Velotaxi GmbH" company.

Donkey Republic

Donkey Republic is a global bike-sharing platform present in 50 cities around Europe, with th
second biggest bike fleet in Berlin
Th
Donkey Republic app
(iOS & Android) allows citizens to find and unlock an available bike nearby. Donkey Republic aims to turn the bicycle into the hero of urban mobility and make cycling a catalyst for more livable cities, happier people and a healthier environment.

Velodrom

The

Velodrom (Berlin) The Velodrom ( velodrome) is an indoor track cycling arena, in the Prenzlauer Berg locality of Berlin, Germany. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008. It is part of a la ...

is an indoor

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arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectator ...

. Holding up to 12,000 people, it was also Berlin's largest concert venue, until the opening of O2 World in 2008. It is part of a larger complex, which includes a swimming pool as well, built in the course of the application of Berlin, for the

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