Unlawning offensive in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: 6,000 square meters of public space sealed

Unlawning offensive in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: 6,000 square meters of public space sealed

In 2023, the district office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg painted over 6,000 square meters of area in the public street country. These include sub -areas on Lausitzer Platz, former parking spaces in the Graefekiez and parts of the Görlitz bank in Kreuzberg as well as smaller areas on Straßmannstrasse, Waldeyerstrasse and Bänschstraße in Friedrichshain. Unlocking projects in green areas, such as renovation on the Carl-Herz bank and the dismantling of a former football field in the Victoria Park, were also part of it. For this and the coming years, planned unpleasant drawing projects will be planned on the playground of Krautstraße/corner Lange Strasse, Matternstraße, Gärtnerstraße and at the Koppenstraße parking lot.

The district councilor for traffic, green spaces, order and environment, Annika Gerold, emphasized the importance of deflected areas for better rainwater management and lowering the temperatures in hot summer months, especially in high -compressed neighborhoods. She emphasized that remote areas and green urban rooms are decisive elements of a sustainable urban design. However, she pointed out that the district office loses an important financing column for projects of this kind this year, since the state funds for the city beautification are eliminated. She appealed to the Berlin Senate to further promote the ran sealing projects in the districts if the sponge city should be more than just a lip service.

The distasions of areas and the creation of green urban rooms is an important step for climate reel and sustainability of cities. In Berlin in recent years, various measures have developed to distinguish areas and to promote green areas in order to cushion the effects of climate change. Refraining from areas reduces the risk of flooding, improves air quality and promotes biodiversity in the city.

In the table below, more information about selected blades in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg is listed:

| Location | Area (square meter) | Type of area |
| ————————— | --—————————————- |
| Lausitzer Platz | 150 | Streetland |
| Graefekiez | 300 | Former parking spaces |
| Görlitzer Ufer | 500 | Streetland |
| Straßmannstrasse | 100 | Streetland |
| Waldeyerstrasse | 80 | Streetland |
| ViktoriaPark | 250 | Bolzplatz |
| Carl-Herz-Ufer | 400 | Green system |

The egg seal projects show the commitment of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district for sustainable urban development and contribute to a more livable urban environment. It remains to be seen how the Berlin Senate will react to the appeal and whether financial resources will continue to be made available for refrigeration projects in the future.

Source: www.berlin.de