From Hildburg Bruns
FDP politician Sebastian Czaja (39) is not the only one who wants to free Friedrichstrasse from the car ban. Around 40 business people and residents are examining objections and lawsuits against the 500-meter-long closure.
Cars were allowed to roll again for 68 days. Now the east-west route is no longer an important street in Berlin. Just a patch for pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooters with dissatisfied residents. Her lawyer Marcel Templin (42) initially objects to the declassification in the Mitte district. Complaints before the administrative court should postpone the closure at least until a decision is made.
The lane markings need to be renewed. The traffic lights are switched off, only delivery traffic is allowed Photo: Spreepicture
“It can be a very long legal battle,” says the lawyer. “Right up to the Federal Administrative Court.” What should the judges think about?
The critics of the blocking: Phillip Haverkamp, Björn Fromm, Anja Schröder, Christian Andresen (back from left to right). Attorney Marcel Templin appears on the screen
► Why was this section between Leipziger and Französischer Strasse closed?
► Only the closure and the pedestrian-friendly conversion only in a few years?
► There is no efficient bypass! Wilhelmstrasse is also partially closed (in front of the British Embassy).
► If you change something at one point, the traffic shifts and disrupts there (example Charlottenstraße).
Anja Schröder is also active again with the resistance – the wine merchant had won the first trial against the blocking. “We didn’t take the first step to give up now.”
“It’s shocking that we’re sitting here again,” says Björn Fromm from the trade association. He calls the discussions with traffic senator Bettina Jarasch (54) fake talks. Fromm: “A traffic concept is needed for the entire historical centre. If you want to destroy them, you should find another job.”
FDP man Czaja also etches on the responsible Green politician: “Pressure, stress and confrontation, these are the guidelines of your green transport policy.”