Poller dispute in Berlin: Citizens are calling for traffic chaos!

Poller dispute in Berlin: Citizens are calling for traffic chaos!

In Berlin, the dispute over Poller, which regulate traffic in different districts, ensures heated debates. Especially in Stadthausstraße in the Victoriastadt, where a bollard has been blocking the passage for cars and trucks for a year, there is resistance from residents and traders. The association "Traffic calming with a sense of proportion" makes Mobil and has initiated a citizens' request to stop the list of these disturbing blocking posts. According to the association, local transactions suffer from the effects of traffic calming measures, since customers fail to fail and the sales have sometimes decreased by up to 30 percent. In addition, they criticize that affected residents and traders were not sufficiently included in the planning processes, which leads to considerable displeasure, such as Berliner-zeitung.de reported.

Citizens' request for traffic transfers

The citizens' request aims to collect around 6,500 signatures in order to bring about an urban decision on alternative traffic solutions. The supporters of this step demand instead of hard bollards, such as soil thresholds and digital traffic surveillance, which enable gradual traffic calming. The board of directors of the association explains that the measures to calm traffic significantly affect the quality of life of the residents and the business activities of the local entrepreneurs. Especially in the Kaskiez, where clearer communication and participation are required, residents fear detours and additional traffic pressure on nearby roads, which only leads to a displacement effect of the traffic load, as well as berliner-woche.de reported.

In view of the extensive plans for the establishment of neighborhood blocks in other parts of the city, concern among residents is growing that similar bollards as in Stadthausstraße could also be set up in other districts. The resistance is formed because the regulations for traffic calming are perceived as insufficiently flexible, while the residents see their mobility restricted. Without careful consideration of the interests of all those affected, there is a threat of further escalation of the conflicts in the entire city.