Schwerin: City administration rejects rest areas in local transport!

Schwerin: City administration rejects rest areas in local transport!

Schwerin, Deutschland - In Schwerin, an application from the city council ensures discussions: the introduction of special relaxing areas in buses and trams. But the city administration clearly speaks against this idea. The reason for this is both practical and organizational considerations. As reports Schwerin.news, the administration sees no relevant benefit in relation to the effort that such a relaxation area would bring.

The application that provides for the establishment of rest areas in selected vehicles of local transport Schwerin GmbH (NVS) aims to avoid painful loud conversations, music and phone calls. Target groups would be particularly emphasis on passengers such as seniors, pupils and commuters. Despite this noble intentions, the city administration pointed out that the NVS can make its range of services independently. A binding order could therefore not be guaranteed.

Schwerin in the change in mobility

Schwerin has been working in the area of local public transport since 1908 and offers a comprehensive line network of almost 200 kilometers, which includes over 350 stops. This service provider pursues the goal of designing the city by 2035 CO2-neutral. Information on timetables, stops and offers is available on the website of Nahverkehr Schwerin GmbH.

with the intentions of creating relaxation areas, the trend towards sustainable mobility is also addressed a bit. The [Federal Environment Agency] (https://www.umweltbundeamt.de/themen/verkehr/nachthaltigigen-mobilitaet/verkehrsplanung/kommunale- Transport planning) emphasizes how important a well-thought-out traffic development planning is. The fusion of all forms of mobility into urban development helps to improve the quality of life of the citizens. But how do you meet this claim if new rules in local transport are to be launched at the same time?

practical considerations and challenges

The city administration has concerns about the enforceability and monitoring of a regulation that could not even reduce the desired noise. How many stops in the city are noticeable by getting on and off with noise is another factor. The administration will start the discussion of the application in one of the next meetings on July 14, but remains unclear whether the proposal will receive a chance despite the negative recommendation of the city administration.

In order to accommodate the individual needs of passengers and continue to make the offer attractive, the NVS will be required to develop future -oriented approaches. The idea of designing public transport in such a way that they take into account the different demands of passengers is important. However, these ambitions must be embedded in a realistic framework in order to continue to develop mobility in Schwerin.