Transport planning Berlin: CDU party friend defends traffic senator

Transport planning Berlin: CDU party friend defends traffic senator

In a recently published article in the Berliner Zeitung, the former State Secretary Ingo Schmitt sharply criticized the current traffic policy of the SPD and Greens in Berlin. He praised the traffic senator Manja Schreiner (CDU) and emphasized that because of the previous politics she found a "pile of broken glass". Ingo Schmitt particularly criticized the years of the SPD and the Greens, which he described as "lost decades" for the further development of the transport infrastructure of Berlin.

Schmitt complained that there was a lack of a future -oriented approach in green traffic planning and that politics was either characterized by lack of interest or ideology. He emphasized that the subways and S-Bahnen are the main actors in city traffic and that balanced traffic planning is essential.

The former State Secretary accused the Greens senator of prioritizing the wheel and road traffic unilaterally and not implementing existing traffic safety programs. He warned that planning -free planning was required to keep an eye on traffic capacity and to secure the mobility of Berliners in the long term.

Schmitt praised the current efforts of traffic senator Manja Schreiner to eliminate the pile of broken glass and to promote the coexistence of road users. It emphasized the importance of motorized private transport in the 21st century and supported infrastructure projects such as the expansion of the A100 city highway and the promotion of a powerful main road network in Berlin. Despite the challenges of planning resources and funds, Schmitt saw a positive perspective for a new era in traffic planning.

The contribution by Ingo Schmitt shows that comprehensive and balanced transport policy is necessary to ensure mobility in Berlin and to take into account the various road users. It remains to be seen how the current and future governments in Berlin will react to criticism and suggestions to ensure sustainable traffic development in the metropolis.