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Against the red pen: Citizens demand better transport connections in Dresden!
Citizens' petition against cuts to Dresden's transport companies declared inadmissible. City council decision in December 2025.
Against the red pen: Citizens demand better transport connections in Dresden!
The situation at the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) continues to make headlines and heated debates in the city. Today it was announced that a citizens' petition against the planned cuts to DVB was classified as legally inadmissible by the city administration. This has agitated the minds of around 40,000 supporters of the request, who are committed to maintaining public transport services at 2024 levels. MDR reports that Mayor Dirk Hilbert (FDP) will advise the city council to declare the citizens' initiative ineffective. The background to this debate is massive financial bottlenecks in municipal coffers, which result in savings in local public transport.
DVB had already started shortening timetables and thinning out lines in the summer. Among other things, line 7 runs less frequently to Pennrich, which annoys many passengers. The “Mobility for All” alliance, which organizes resistance to the cuts, describes the city’s decision as an “affront” to the many supporters of the citizens’ initiative and as a “disrespect for citizen participation”. A decision from the city council is expected in mid-December.
The resistance is forming
While the city administration considers the financing proposals for public transport to be inadequate, there is widespread resistance to the plans. The supporters of the citizens' initiative cannot be brushed off so easily and are demanding that the city rethink its course. It remains to be seen whether and how the city will adapt to this pressure.
In the past, citizens' initiatives have often shown that they are an important voice in local politics, and the current situation may be no exception. Against this background, the city council's decision in a month's time is eagerly awaited by a large number of citizens.
The outcome of this dispute could not only shape mobility in Dresden for the coming years, but also decide how much influence citizens' initiatives actually have on political decisions in the city. The coming weeks will be crucial for the future of public transport in Dresden.