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More than 100,000 people will commute to Leipzig for work in 2025—making the city the leader in Saxony. Here’s a look at how commuter traffic is changing in the Free State and who travels the farthest.

Commuters in Saxony mainly work in large cities

One million commuters in Saxony work mainly in Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz. | more

Commuters in Saxony mainly work in large cities

One million commuters in Saxony work primarily in Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz. There are also attractive workplaces in Görlitz, Plauen and Schkeuditz. | more

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Number of commuters in Saxony on the rise

The number of commuters in Saxony increased in the first half of 2022, according to the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) in Bonn. | more

Proposal for the traffic turnaround

The traffic turnaround is no good as an ideological dispute. Car traffic in large cities and metropolitan areas is often on the verge of collapse and pollutes the environment. Suburban connections by public transport and commuter trains often do not work well. Doubling spending on public transit and long-distance commuter rail is needed. There is also a need to shift freight traffic back from highways to rail and waterways. The goal should be large-scale container loading onto rail and waterways. Freight forwarding should only take place over the last mile. | more

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