Cycling Mobility on Campus
Bicycle Discounts for TU Dortmund University Employees
The staff councils and sustainability offices of TU Dortmund University and Fachhochschule Dortmund have joined forces to create benefits for employees when purchasing bicycles. The discount offer is aimed at all employees who want to support sustainable (commuting) mobility in their everyday lives. Unfortunately, students cannot take advantage of the offer.
The special conditions for the purchase of bicycles and accessories serve as a bridge until bicycle leasing (JobRad) is implemented for employees of universities in NRW. This is unfortunately not expected to be available until 2026. Ideally, both offers (bicycle discounts and JobRad) will be available in parallel in the future.
Please contact the sustainability office or the staff councils for further information.
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Lockable bicycle parking facilities
- Under the Mensa bridge (84 parking spaces, location A)
- North Campus in the Chemical Engineering parking lot P1 (20 parking spaces, location B).
- South Campus between GB II and GB III (20 parking spaces, location C)
- behind the building EF50, (20 parking spaces, location D)
- Sebrathweg: in the parking garage belonging to the building complex
Opening and closing the facilities by transponder
All facilities (with the exception of the InnamoRuhr hub, see below) can now be opened and closed with any active transponder issued. The facilities cannot be opened with locking cards for SIPORTs, so a transponder must be requested in this case. Students and staff who do not yet have a transponder can apply for a transponder for the facilities using this form and will be notified promptly. Transponders are issued at Emil-Figge-Straße 71 by the Corporate Center Construction and Facility Management. If there are any problems with the transponders when opening or closing the facilities, please contact the Corporate Center Construction and Facility Management by e-mail.
Important note on transponders:
For security reasons, the transponders have a time authorization of 12 hours and must be updated daily at a gateway.
Bicycle garage from the InnamoRuhr project behind the EF50
The bicycle garage from the InnamoRuhr research project can now be found permanently at the small parking lot directly at the EF50 building. You can book a parking space for free via BikeandRideBox or via the apps of the same name in the Android/Apple stores. Please:
- create an account and use the Unimail for this purpose (otherwise it is not free)
- activate the account.
- find the box on campus and book it.
- you will then be given a parking space number and a pin which you must enter at the facility. Alternatively, you can also scan the QR code sent to you.
Until December 2023, bicycle leasing was not legally possible in the TV-L. With the collective bargaining the legal framework has changed and the introduction of bicycle leasing has become possible.
At the beginning of October, the NRW state parliament passed the "Gesetz zur Anpassung der Dienst- und Versorgungsbezüge in den Jahren 2024 und 2025 sowie zur Änderung weiterer dienstrechtlicher Vorschriften im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen" (Act on the Adjustment of Service and Pension Remuneration in 2024 and 2025 and on the Amendment of Other Service Regulations in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia). This means that universities can now offer job bike leasing to both civil servants and employees.
As soon as bicycle leasing is possible at TU Dortmund University, the Sustainability Office, together with the Corporate Center Finance and Procurement and Corporate Center Human Resources will provide information here and by rectorate email.
UPDATE 06 November 2024
The next steps are currently being coordinated within the state government. A Europe-wide tender process has been initiated and the subsequent organizational implementation is expected to take 15 to 18 months. It is therefore currently expected that state employees will be able to access such an offer in the course of 2026.
If your bicycle has been stolen, the theft should first be reported to the Dortmund police. The report can be done online or also by phone (0231 132-0).
Detailed information on preventing bicycle theft and insurance cover is provided by the ADFC.
Please also report the theft of bicycles to the Corporate Center Construction and Facility Management (Contact: Christian Rehkopp, Phone: 3349).
The AStA's bicycle self-help workshop offers all students and university members the opportunity to repair their bicycles themselves. The offer is aimed at those who have the confidence to work on their bike themselves, but for whom it fails due to a lack of suitable premises and tools. Even those who have never been interested in the functioning of derailleur gears or the lighting system are in the right place: if necessary, there is support for the repair.
The bicycle self-help workshop is located in the Dörstelmann House on the South Campus. From Lecture Hall Building I or the Archeteria, you can reach the bicycle repair shop by walking past the glass Rudolf Chaudoire Pavilion towards Baroper Straße and turning right. After a few metres you will see driveway 43 on the left, which you follow to the end of the car park. There you will see the Dörstelmann house. The entrance to the bicycle workshop is on the right-hand side.
Mail: fahrradasta.tu-dortmundde
Yes, this is possible. It is necessary that the batteries are transported and stored in a fireproof battery bag (e.g. Lipo Safe Bag) and that there are no flammable materials in the immediate vicinity of where the battery bag is placed. Furthermore, the batteries must not be charged at the workplace.
In general, the transponder may be kept as long as you are a TU member. As soon as your status changes, it has be returned.
If you no longer need the transponder or are no longer a TU member, the transponder have be handed in to the Corporate Center Construction and Facility Management.
You will find the Corporate Center Construction and Facility Management at Emil-Figge-Straße 71.
How do you get to the TU by bike?
Here you will find cycle routes that provide easy access to the TU Dortmund University campuses. Would you like to add to your route?
The routes can be sent to the Sustainability Office as a gpx file by email.
The first routes are shown in the map below. You can choose from different routes by moving the mouse over the layer symbol at the top right of the map and clicking on a route.