Just transport Senator Regine Günther (independent has said that for Green) the wish that Berlin abolish your car, now your house presents: “the aim is to create in the urban spaces in which the motorized individual transport plays no or only a minor role”, – stated in a not yet published draft bill for an Amendment of the mobility law, which is the daily mirror.
Generally speaking, it comes to the 2018 adopted mobility law, which is so far mainly a Radgesetz, to expand measures for the foot traffic. The destination: Berlin is pedestrian-friendly – at the expense of motorists. Because pedestrians are vulnerable in traffic. Of the 45 people have been killed in 2018 in Berlin’s road traffic, 19 were pedestrians.
An important point in the design: pedestrian traffic lights to remain Green. So that passers-by should be able to cross a wider, multi-lane roads in a green phase. Today pedestrians have to wait often on Mediterranean Islands, because the traffic light jumped to Red again.
in addition, the law stipulates the design of the “morning post” reported, first, that in the first five years after the entry into force of the law, at least ten “relevant projects on the promotion of Walking” or planned to be implemented. This can, for example, temporary pedestrian zones or projects such as the controversial encounter zone in the schöneberg maassenstrasse
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Each district to “person for needs of Walking” name
Also in the management of pedestrian traffic will play a more important role In the transport administration, a coordinating body will be established for pedestrian traffic, it is responsible for the control of the cooperation between the headquarters and the districts.
the Latter need to implement most of the measures. And it fails in Berlin. Now, however, each district should designate a “contact person for concerns of Walking”.
Roland Stimpel, a spokesman for the lobby Association of the foot e. V., it is not yet far enough: “Each district would need someone who checks every engineering plan that adjusts roads and trails, to pedestrian-friendliness,” he told the daily mirror.
the Longer green phases is located Stimpel. Because: “so Far, the traffic lights work so that the car traffic slips as efficiently as possible. The foot traffic is lower in priority.“
in General, he sees in the draft law, “a lot of good intentions, but little Concrete”. Until it comes to the implementation, it will take: The draft is currently being discussed in the mobility of the Advisory Board, then he goes to the house of representatives. Until the beginning of 2020, the law will be decided.
“Switches to the traffic lights pedestrian friendly!” , had demanded Tagesspiegel editor Markus hesselmann recently. Berlin’s crossings were a symbol for the subjugation of the city by the car. His entire comment can be read here.
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