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Berlin citizens defend themselves: Pollers bring chaos and detours!
The resistance to Poller in Berlin is growing: initiatives found an umbrella organization to combat traffic measures against cars.
Berlin citizens defend themselves: Pollers bring chaos and detours!
in Berlin there is an uprising against the controversial bollards! While these are considered necessary in some districts to restrict through traffic and give pedestrians more space, a different wind blows in the middle. As the Berliner Zeitung reports in the middle of a new umbrella organization of the Poller opponents. Local residents and traders are in turmoil about the mass installation of bollards that threaten many companies in their existence. Especially in the garden street neighborhood there are already numerous contradictions against the locks arranged by the district administration.
The topic remains acute, because the Berlin Administrative Court has decided that the car lock in Tucholskystrasse is illegal. Residents and business owners had sued the introduction of the modal filter because this measure would lead to significant restrictions. "There are serious doubts about the legality of the traffic law order", the court ruled, confirmed that the arguments predominated against the bollards, such as the Week reported.
resistance is formed
The resistance draws further circles: In Lichtenberg, residents are planning a citizens' request against the existing bollards. The founded association “traffic calming with a sense of proportion” criticizes the measures as not expedient and sees the needs of residents, especially older people and family businesses. The spokeswoman Judith Kochendörfer emphasizes that the focus must be on the focus of all road users without the cars being excluded as a necessary road user.
This conflict illuminates the split opinion on the bollards: While some see them as an important security measure for cyclists and pedestrians, other economic disadvantages and mobility restrictions fear. The dispute over the bollards will continue to be held before the courts, which raises the question of how the transport policy of Berlin will develop in the future.