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1. Digital government · 4 NOV 2026

   Bonn now accepts building permit applications only in digital form

   Bonn's building regulation office now accepts building applications only in digital form, with each case handled in a virtual project room on the ITeBau platform, where all documents must be uploaded within three weeks of the invitation.

   Facts and source

   • Building applications in Bonn must now be submitted digitally only.
   • Each application gets a virtual project room that covers the whole process up to completion.
   • The expected amendment to the state building code already includes mandatory digital submission.

   Source: Bonn city hall, “Bauanträge ab sofort nur noch digital einreichen”

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2. Climate and energy · 21 OCT 2026

   Bonn installs city-wide network of 65 sensors to measure heat

   Bonn is installing a network of 65 climate sensors that record air temperature and humidity in real time; 36 are already running, and 55 are being placed at cool public places such as green spaces.

   Facts and source

   • 36 of the 65 measuring points are already in operation, and the complete network is due to be in place by the end of 2026.
   • 55 sensors are being placed at designated 'cool places' such as public green spaces, while around ten monitor heat hotspots.
   • The measurements are fed into the city's Urban Data Platform.

   Source: Bonn city hall, “Stadt installiert Messnetz mit 65 Klimasensoren”

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3. Regeneration and housing · 19 OCT 2026

   Bonn receives around €980,000 in federal funding to renovate Endenicher Park

   Bonn has received around €980,000 from the federal government to renovate the sports areas of Endenicher Park, a €2.2 million project that adds a basketball and 3x3 streetball court and a calisthenics area, with works planned to start in 2027.

   Facts and source

   • The federal government is supporting the renovation of Endenicher Park with around €980,000.
   • The project costs €2.2 million in total, and federal funding covers about 45 per cent.
   • The skatepark will be renovated, and a new basketball/3x3 streetball court and a calisthenics area will be built.

   Source: Bonn city hall, “Bund fördert Sanierung des Endenicher Parks”

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4. Talent and innovation · 16 OCT 2026

   Bonn agreement with the federal government due to be signed on 17 December 2026

   The supplementary agreement to the Berlin/Bonn Act, negotiated by Bonn, three districts and two states with the federal government, is due to be signed on 17 December 2026 and includes a Foreign Office-led strategy to expand Bonn as a UN location.

   Facts and source

   • The supplementary agreement to the Berlin/Bonn Act is due to be signed on 17 December 2026.
   • The City of Bonn, the Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler and Neuwied districts and the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate negotiated it with the federal government.
   • Led by the Foreign Office, the federal government will draw up an overall strategy for expanding Bonn as a UN and international location.

   Source: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, “Zusatzvereinbarung zum Berlin/Bonn-Gesetz steht kurz vor der Unterzeichnung”

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5. Climate and energy · 16 OCT 2026

   Bonn becomes home to European office of forestry research centre CIFOR

   The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), active in over 60 countries, has opened its European Secretariat in Bonn, which will link German and European science, policy and development cooperation with CIFOR networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

   Facts and source

   • CIFOR has located its European secretariat in Bonn.
   • CIFOR is an international research institution active in more than 60 countries.
   • The Bonn office is to link German and European science, policy and development cooperation with CIFOR's networks in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

   Source: Bonn city hall, “Forschungszentrum für Forstwirtschaft in Bonn”

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Projects we track

3 projects · 1 under way

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Modernisation of the University of Bonn Physics Institute

  North Rhine-Westphalia handed over a funding commitment in May 2026 to modernise and renew the Physics Institute; the buildings are due for completion in 2033.

  Budget EUR 113 million Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Nordrhein-Westfalen-Plan für gute Infrastruktur) Talent and innovation

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Pariser Straße student residence

  Bonn's student services body is building an eight-storey timber-concrete hybrid residence with 115 subsidised places on a former car park deck; the foundation stone was scheduled for 26 August 2026.

  Budget EUR 12.71 million (state housing subsidy) Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (öffentliche Wohnraumförderung) Regeneration and housing

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

• 1. Planned
  2. Funded
  3. Under way
  4. Completed

  Renewal of Bonn light-rail infrastructure

  Bonn's public transport companies received a state grant in September 2025 to renew traction power substations, stop entrances and parts of the operating radio system.

  Budget EUR 8.7 million Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Grunderneuerung der kommunalen Schiene) Mobility

  Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

EU programmes and networks

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• Covenant of Mayors · 2009 Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Signatory with 2030 commitments (mitigation, adaptation, energy poverty) ›

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