Stadt Aachen in the news

Aachen is promoting a walking campaign encouraging residents to walk for health, environment, and community spirit until November 2025.

Aachen's Haus der Neugier is revitalizing a formerly vacant department store site, symbolized by a new banner showing future activities.

Aachen revitalizes its inner city by repurposing vacant retail spaces, creating public meeting places, reducing car traffic, and fostering community engagement for sustainable urban development.

Municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia face a significant budget shortfall in 2024, covering only 92.8% of expenses with revenues, leading to a 6.8 billion euro deficit.

Aachen created a digital tree register to improve planning and maintenance of city trees, updated every nine months.

Aachen launched a new street social work team to support adults facing homelessness, addiction, and social challenges, providing visible, low-threshold outreach and coordination with existing services.

The 3RIDES gravel cycling race is relocating from Aachen to Winterberg in 2026, casting doubt on the festival's future in Aachen amid past logistical challenges.

Aachen is advancing its climate-neutrality goal by 2030 through targeted solar subsidies for multi-family and commercial buildings, extensive climate initiatives, EU-supported projects, and workforce training in solar technology.

The document presents interviews with candidates for Aachen's 2025 municipal election, conducted uniformly and available via video links.

Aachen operates two distinct fine offices managing traffic violations for the city and the surrounding region.