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Projects we track

6 projects · 1 completed · 1 under way

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Frankfurt-Wiesbaden cycle highway (FRM 3)

  On 5 March 2026 the city council passed a decision in principle for the cycle highway to Wiesbaden, the last of the planned routes on Frankfurt's territory to get one; preliminary planning now starts, and the Frankfurt sections are estimated at about EUR 8.68 million, with 70 to 80 per cent state funding held out.

  Budget EUR 360,000 for preliminary planning; about EUR 8.68 million estimated for the Frankfurt sections Funded by Stadt Frankfurt am Main; Land Hessen funding of 70-80% in prospect Mobility

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  ABG housing investment programme 2026-2030

  The city's housing company plans about EUR 2.4 billion of investment from 2026 to 2030, covering new building and modernisation, to complete more than 3,700 new rental homes, with a focus on affordable housing for low and middle incomes.

  Budget about EUR 2.4 billion Funded by ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING (owned by the City of Frankfurt) Regeneration and housing

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Climate-friendly modernisation of the Gellertsiedlung

  In the Gellertsiedlung estate in the Nordend, around 900 homes are being connected to district heating by 2040, with more solar panels, new flats in converted attics and a ten-point support package agreed by the city and ABG for the roughly 50 tenants affected by full renovation.

  Funded by ABG FRANKFURT HOLDING Climate and energy

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Day shelter for homeless women and street outreach

  In October 2026 the Hessian social affairs ministry handed the city two grants: a protected day space with a rest area for homeless women, run by Caritas, and the city's own street outreach for people sleeping rough, both funded until the end of 2028.

  Budget almost EUR 900,000 (2026-2028) Funded by Hessisches Ministerium für Arbeit, Integration, Jugend und Soziales Inclusion

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Kulturcampus Bockenheim and new music and performing arts university buildings

  The state and the city agreed in March 2025 on the Kulturcampus on the former university site in Bockenheim, combining art, science and housing: several buildings for the HfMDK plus a student residence, to be designed through a state architecture competition.

  Budget EUR 170 million (state) Funded by Land Hessen (HEUREKA university building programme) Culture

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Safer walking and cycling on Hospitalstraße, Höchst

  The city redesigned Hospitalstraße in Höchst, an important school route: a cycle lane towards the east, parking moved off the pavement, a 30 km/h limit and a safer crossing, as reported in October 2026.

  Funded by Stadt Frankfurt am Main Mobility

  Status checked 23 October 2026 · Source

EU programmes and networks

• Eurocities Eurocities Member city ›
• Covenant of Mayors · 2008 Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Signatory with 2020 commitments (mitigation, adaptation, energy poverty) ›
• European title · 2026 World Design Capital 2026 World Design Capital 2026, held by the Frankfurt RheinMain region under the theme Design for Democracy ›

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