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Replacement of the club culture: The fight against the expansion of the A100 motorway in Berlin-Kreuzberg
The expansion of the A100 causes excitement and resentment in Berlin. In the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district in particular, many cultural institutions are threatened, including well-known clubs such as the East, the Renate and the: // About Blank. The planned extension of the motorway is intended to lead through the densely populated area and affects a total of 21 cultural institutions as well as the city park Lichtenberg and a school for body and learning disabilities. For Clara Herrmann and Lutz Leichsenring from the club commission, this plan is not up to date and "absurd". Worldwide, many big cities convert their streets in parks, while a highway is to be built through the district in Berlin. They fear that the expansion of ...
Replacement of the club culture: The fight against the expansion of the A100 motorway in Berlin-Kreuzberg
The expansion of the A100 causes excitement and displeasure in Berlin. In the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district in particular, many cultural institutions are threatened, including well-known clubs such as the East, the Renate and the: // About Blank. The planned extension of the motorway should lead through the densely populated area and affects a total of 21 cultural institutions as well as the city park Lichtenberg and a school for body and learning disabilities.
For Clara Herrmann and Lutz Leichsenring from the club commission, this plan is not up to date and "absurd". Worldwide, many big cities convert their streets in parks, while a highway is to be built through the district in Berlin. They fear that the expansion will harm the neighborhood and the social and cultural offers. The climate would also suffer from the highway.
An example of the threat to the cultural scene is the FIPS, an alternative freedom that has existed since the nineties. The planned construction project would run exactly through the FIP site. The operators and the artists wish that cultural locations will be taken into account in urban planning in the future.
also that: // about Blank, a well -known club in Berlin, is affected. Although the area is actually somewhat away from the planned highway, construction site vehicles are to be parked on the area during the construction. The club operators are actively involved in the expansion and distribute flyers for demonstrations.
Niklas Schenker, the spokesman for the party's club culture, warns of the consequences of expansion for the Berlin Kieze and city structures. He fears an “unprecedented club death” and asks the Senate to prevent the destruction of the clubs. Schenker also emphasizes the importance of freedom and cultural locations for artists.
The Senate Department for Culture has announced that it is working to maintain the clubs. Cultural senator Joe Chialo has already spoken out for this and would like to promote the recognition of clubs as a cultural locations. It remains to be seen whether the expansion of the A100 will actually be implemented and what effects this will have on the Berlin cultural scene.