Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region SUMP

The Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region is one of eleven metropolitan regions in Germany that are considered to be drivers of social and economic development. The Rhine-Main area also has many national and international transportation hubs being the geographic transport center of Germany and Europe. As a congested region, Frankfurt Rhine-Main developed a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) in 2020. The most important goals of this SUMP until 2030 are: Increasing the modal share of sustainable transportation modes to 65%. Reducing CO2 emissions by 55%. The region also aims to improve sustainability, livability, and accessibility for its 2.7 million inhabitants. To achieve this, the area intends to become a “5-minute region”. That means that a sustainable mobility option should be within a five-minute walk from every place of residence. Three key principles supporting this are: Avoiding unnecessary traffic, planning for essential traffic, providing safe mobility for everyone The SUMP’s 19 core initiatives build on existing policies. The plan was developed including public participation and in coordination with regional and local stakeholders. Frankfurt’s vision of a 5-minute region sets an ambitious goal – but we need such goals to master the mobility shift.