Northern Saxony has the worst local transit connections

The district of Northern Saxony is the region in the Free State of Saxony with the poorest public transit connectivity. This is according to data from the Agora Verkehrswende think tank. According to the data, the district of Northern Saxony ranks 291st out of 397. The Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen ranks last in the national comparison.

Leipzig, on the other hand, is among the top performers nationwide. Saxony’s largest city ranks 7th in the national comparison; Dresden (11th) also has good public transit connections. Chemnitz (62), on the other hand, has fallen in the rankings.

When it comes to pedestrians, Chemnitz is the frontrunner

Leipzig is the best place for cycling. People there travel just under 33 kilometers per day; 6.6 percent of that distance is by bicycle. This puts the city in 25th place among the 400 districts and independent cities surveyed. Dresden ranks 44th, while Chemnitz lags behind and ranks 221st. Nationwide, cycling is most popular in the city of Münster in North Rhine-Westphalia. There, people cover 11.8 percent of their total daily distance by bicycle.

When it comes to walking, Chemnitz in Saxony leads the way. Here, people cover five percent of their 30 kilometers per day on foot. This puts the city in seventh place in a nationwide comparison. Dresden (10th place) and Leipzig (44th) trail behind. The survey was based on nationwide scheduled travel data linked to the census population grid.