Berlin car -free: court allows referendum for car ban!

Berlin car -free: court allows referendum for car ban!

Berlin, Deutschland - Berlin is facing a significant turnover of traffic: The initiative "Berlin Auto-Frei" has taken an important step towards a factual car ban within the S-Bahn ring with a current judgment of the Berlin Constitutional Court. According to Tagesschau states that the desired referendum as well as is compatible with the Basic Law.

The initiative still needs around 170,000 signatures to initiate a referendum. This could advance the regulation to reduce car traffic in the city center, whereby private car journeys are to be limited to a maximum of twelve days a year. The exception of the ban are people with disabilities, police, emergency services and a few other groups, including business and delivery traffic, as well as reported.

After a transition period of four years, those responsible want to convert almost all streets within the S-Bahn ring into "author-reduced roads", the exception are federal highways. This measure is part of a comprehensive transformation that is necessary with regard to the pressing challenges of climate and resource crisis and the overload of the traffic infrastructure, as the Federal Center for Political Education in its article emphasizes bpb

In Berlin there are now some car -free projects such as in the Wrangelkiez in Kreuzberg and on Friedrichstrasse, which produced mixed reactions among residents and retail. In order to successfully implement the traffic turnaround, innovative concepts are required that adapt the urban space and reduce climate -damaging emissions.

strategies for the future

The traffic transition is a central element of modern urban development. Urban planners have to deal with the increase in cars and commuters: to deal with the inside and set the course for a more livable city. The scientific advisory board responds to these challenges to the Federal Minister of Digital and Transport, which demands a comprehensive transformation in these areas. Innovative approaches such as car and bike sharing or the expansion of bike paths already show success in other cities.

In order to carry out a mobility turnaround, financial questions and social acceptance must also be answered. The municipalities are faced with the task of accelerating their planning processes and developing integrated strategies for relocating traffic.

The coming months will show how quickly the "Berlin car -free" initiative can collect its signatures and whether there is actually a fundamental change in the traffic situation in the capital. A referendum could finally put the law into force, which takes Berlin to take another step towards a more environmentally friendly, livable city.