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The traffic change in Berlin is accelerating. After Friedrichstrasse in Mitte, Bergmannstrasse, one of Kreuzberg’s most famous and popular promenade streets, between Nostitzstrasse and Schleiermacherstrasse, will now be closed to individual motorized traffic.
The district office made this decision at its meeting Tuesday. However, next week the district assembly has to officially approve the project by majority.
According to a district press release, a two-lane bike path is planned for cycling, which should allow for safe cycling. Delivery traffic should only be possible between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Traffic throughout Kiez will be calmed by one-way street regulations and Tempo 20 zones on surrounding streets. For the design of the new pedestrian zone, the district office wants to call an urban planning competition.
According to the will of the district, an important element of the design should be an infrastructure that strategically connects green spaces and water features, thus filtering rainwater, regulating the temperature locally, and providing habitats for insects.
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The concept developed by the district office is based on the results of extensive public participation as part of the test phase of the Bergmannstrasse meeting area in the previous year. According to Monika Herrmann, mayor of the district, Bergmannkiez should be the “model project for the neighborhood of the future”.
In Friedrichstrasse you can study how the model project of the present looks and is accepted. Uncertain result. What some see as a relaxing measure of traffic for pedestrians and bicyclists, others see as ill-considered actionism. The CDU, in particular, has recently called for speed controls for cyclists who are too fast and is warning of a drop in sales due to lack of traffic.
