Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg starts sports development plan: your ideas count!

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg starts sports development plan: your ideas count!

This day, June 16, 2025, the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district office has announced the development of a comprehensive sports development plan for the next ten years in a press release. The aim of this initiative is to improve the possibilities for movement, sports and leisure in the district. The citizens are invited to actively participate in this process and to bring in their opinions and suggestions via the Mein.Berlin.de platform. This participative approach is intended to ensure that various perspectives and needs are taken into account.

As part of the initiative, an interactive card is provided on the Berlin-wide participation platform, which enables citizens to introduce specific suggestions for sports and movement offers and to show potential for improvement. The survey will run until July 25, 2025. For more information or media inquiries, the district office is available at the email address press@ba-fk.berlin.de as well as by phone at (030) 90298-2843

meaning of sports infrastructure in Berlin

The development of a sports development plan is in line with the "Berlin strategy of sports infrastructure", which was determined in the coalition agreement of the state government for 2022 to 2026. This strategy pursues the goal of an overall city development for sport and provides to identify and use interfaces with other planning works and specialist resorts. The support of the districts in the development of sports rooms is a central part of this concept, as the German Institute for Urban Studies (Difu) emphasized in its projects.

The focus of the strategy includes central topics such as reducing investment residues, adapting to energetic standards and improving accessibility. This is particularly relevant with regard to the changed demand from new sports and demographic changes. The city has over 1,400 covered sports halls and around 3,300 unscovered sports fields that are to be optimized as part of the strategy.

collaboration with the sports offices

Contacting the local sports offices is recommended to clarify specific concerns, such as the application for usage times in district sports facilities or the reporting of losses in sports halls and in sports fields. On the website of the State Sports Association Berlin, users can find important links to the sports offices, district sports associations and other sports development plans.

In addition, the committee meetings of the Berlin sports offices are a valuable forum to discuss current issues and challenges in the field of sports infrastructure. Appointments and topics are also available on the website of the State Sports Association to inform the citizens and to stimulate participation.

Overall, the initiative of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district office shows that the city of Berlin is actively trying to improve its sports infrastructure and involves the voice of the population in this process. The development of a sports development plan is an essential part of this comprehensive strategy. The citizens' dialogue plays a crucial role in the future orientation of sport in the district.