Langhanskiez becomes mobile: Pankow invites you to transport reform!

Langhanskiez becomes mobile: Pankow invites you to transport reform!

On September 22, 2025, the Pankow District Office is inviting people to a series of participation events to develop a new traffic and mobility concept for the Langhansstrasse redevelopment and development area. The main event will take place on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Heinz Brandt School, Langhansstraße 120, 13086 Berlin Pankow. Citizens are invited to express their opinions and take part in a workshop that will deal with the initial results of the concept.

In the following days, further appointments will be offered in the district shop at Jacobsohnstrasse 21 in order to view the results that have already been developed. These will take place on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the same time; on Friday, September 26, 2025, between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; and on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. From September 24, 2025, a three-week online participation will also be offered on mein.Berlin.de to enable broader participation of the population.

Goals and measures of the concept

The expert team HOFFMANN LEICHTER and GROUP PLANWERK have developed a large number of proposals for measures that focus on improving pedestrian traffic, cycling, traffic calming, traffic safety, accessibility as well as quality of life and greenery. The aim of the concept is to improve the traffic situation in the Langhans neighborhood and reduce the burden of car traffic. The residents are currently confronted with high levels of noise and air pollution. There is also a lack of safe cycling and pedestrian facilities as well as recreational and green spaces.

The Langhanskiez is to be redesigned in order to promote walking and cycling in particular and to increase the quality of stay. New green spaces and the conversion of Heinersdorfer Straße into a bicycle and climate street are planned. These measures are part of a larger plan that will also reduce the number of car parking spaces to create more space for pedestrians, cyclists and urban green space. Currently only 26% of the 17,100 residents own their own car, while around 3,000 public parking spaces are available.

Transport policy in context

The latest approach to traffic management is part of the Berlin Senate's ongoing effort to improve the quality of life and make the city more environmentally friendly. The strategic action framework StEP MoVe, which was decided in 2021, aims to slow down vehicle traffic and focus on expanding the environmental network of walking and cycling, buses and trains. The plan is to increase the share of the environmental network from 74% to 82% by 2030, which also includes measures to introduce a zero emissions zone, into which only vehicles with clean engines will be allowed to enter in the future.

In order to implement these plans, many traffic control measures are being considered. This includes converting several streets into one-way streets and closing parts of the road to car traffic, especially near daycare centers and schools. Further improvements to traffic safety are planned through new zebra crossings, central islands and protected cycle lanes.

These committed efforts to transform Langhankiez and improve the traffic situation are part of a broader vision for sustainable and social mobility in Berlin, which should meet the needs of residents not only today but also in the future.