Information on the planning process

Planning for the Rhine riverbank is progressing: preliminary plans have been coordinated with all relevant departments and developed into draft plans. These will be presented to the city committees in fall 2025 and submitted to the city council for approval.

The concept divides the riverbank into three sections: an activity park at Kaisertor with a wide variety of recreational sports and exercise facilities, a green riverbank between Kaisertor and Caponniere with spacious, open-use lawns, some of which are lowered towards the Rhine, and attractive play facilities, as well as green spaces and areas for participatory use and environmental education in the transition to the customs port. Numerous seating areas, tree plantings, and several pergolas provide shade, serve as anchor points for visitors to the riverbank, and enhance the recreational experience. Large sections of the currently paved riverbank can be unpaved and numerous trees planted.

As the riverbank is too narrow for separate cycle and pedestrian lanes, fast-moving cycle traffic, such as commuters, will in future be routed along Taunusstraße. The provision of fast-moving cycle lanes on Taunusstraße can significantly reduce conflicts on the narrower footpath/cycle path areas.

The end of Kaiserstraße will be redesigned to resemble a square, and the existing small structures such as the kiosk, toilet facilities, and transformer station will be reorganized into a coherent building complex. Most of the key points from the requirements that emerged from the public participation process were thus taken into account in the planning.

Due to the city's budgetary situation, it is currently not possible to predict when implementation can actually begin.

The results of the participation events can be found further down the page.

Suggestions and questions can be sent to rheinuferstadt.mainzde.

The banks of the Rhine in Mainz are over 16 km long and border the five districts of Mombach, Neustadt, Altstadt, Weisenau, and Laubenheim. The 4.5 km stretch of riverbank in the city center lies between the Kaiserbrücke and Südbrücke bridges.

The first construction phase, the riverbank between Theodor-Heuss-Brücke and Kurfürstliches Schloss, is (almost) complete and, in accordance with the city council's decision, will serve in particular as a venue for Mainz's major festivals: Johannisnacht and Rheinfrühling, for example.

The planning phase for the second construction phase, which is now underway, began in the summer of 2023. This section, which is almost 700 m long, covers the area between the Rheinufertiefgarage underground car park and the Zollhafen. The main focus here is on new opportunities for green, open-space recreation, leisure sports, and play for all Mainz residents and their guests.

On this website, you will find regular updates on the project and, in particular, on the planned public participation. All interested Mainz residents are invited to get actively involved here and to contribute their wishes, requirements, ideas, and comments on the Rhine riverbank so that the joint planning can be a success!