Security alarm in Pankow: Residents urgently call for cycle paths on Berliner Allee!
Security alarm in Pankow: Residents urgently call for cycle paths on Berliner Allee!
In Pankow, a non-representative survey on traffic safety at Berliner Allee caused a sensation after she found that 33.2 percent of the 255 respondents found the street unsafe. According to this survey, 57 percent of the participants use Berlin Allee several times a day, while 24 percent do this once a week. The residents urgently call for safe bike paths and a fairer division of space to increase the feeling of security. Roland Schröder, the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in Pankow, emphasized the need for measures to improve the traffic situation and the urban climate. In addition, the SPD parliamentary group criticized the CDU-led Senate Administration, which, according to the residents and interviewed, blocked several measures for more traffic safety.
The survey shows that 67 percent of the respondents considered the original plans for more areas for foot and bicycle traffic as well as to improve the quality of stay as "very important" or "rather important". Over 60 percent would visit cafes and shops on Berliner Allee more often if the quality of stay were improved. The clear announcement of the residents is that there is a need for action. The discussion about the expansion of the cycle path infrastructure in Pankow is characterized by controversial debates on mobility and urban development, as the experiences with Bizetstrasse are also shown.
dispute over bike paths and urban mobility
The plans for bike strips on Berliner Allee were stopped by the Berlin Senate, which led to violent criticism from Greens MPs, among other things. Oda Hasse fun described the decision as "misanthropic". In the past, for example, the conversion of Oderberger Straße and bike paths on Schönhauser Allee also took place in the discussions. A bollard lock was installed on Stargarder Straße to improve the traffic situation after public pressure was created. Initiatives such as "Changing Cities" and "Bicycle -friendly Pankow", however, complained about the insufficient measures for bicycle road security.
Current developments show that a total of eleven bicycle projects in the Pankow district are affected by a new guideline of the Senate Transport Management. The new CDU traffic senator Manja Schreiner has decided to stop projects where parking spaces or lanes are lost. This also applies to the conversion of the bike paths on Schönhauser Allee, which was already announced for the summer. The stop also affects far -reaching changes, such as the elimination of 150 parking spaces to create suitable cycling conditions.
criticism of current traffic policy
Pankow's traffic councilor Manuela Anders-Granitzki announced that ten further projects from the bike path expansion are stopped. Affected projects include the renovation of Neumannstraße, the cycle path on Storkower Straße and the bicycle path Behmstraße, while further infrastructural conversions into Grellstraße, Blankenfelder Chaussee, Hansastraße and Mühlenstraße are also discontinued. The SPD not only sees an inadequate traffic policy, but also a waste of taxpayers' money, since it is unclear what effects the stop on the affected projects will have.
In summary, it can be said that the discussions about traffic safety and cycle paths in Pankow require a fundamental renewal of urban planning. The residents are calling for extensive measures for more security and improvements in quality of stay, which, however, encounter resistance in the current political landscape. A rethink in transport policy seems urgently needed to meet the needs of all road users.Reporting on this topic is still important, since Pankow's traffic policy significantly influences the quality of life in the region. The persistent protests and demands of the citizens could possibly lead to a rethink in local political decision -making.
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