City of Berlin prepares new mobility law to enhance status of low-carbon transport
Germany鈥檚 capital, Berlin, is set to introduce a new mobility law which aims to enhance the status of low-carbon means of transportation, Klaus Kurpjuweit reports in Der Tagesspiegel. The governing coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Green Party and Left Party passed its law proposal in Berlin鈥檚 transport committee, ringing in 鈥渁 new era鈥� in Berlin鈥檚 transport sector, the city鈥檚 transport senator, Regine G眉nther, said. Cyclists, pedestrians and users of public transport systems 鈥�will take precedence for the first time ever鈥�, Kurpjuweit says, adding that opposition parties are critical of the fact that changes will come at the expense of car drivers.
According to public broadcaster rbb, the law is supposed introduce separate cycling lanes on all major roads, prepare the reconstruction of dozens of accident-prone crossings every year, increase public transport coverage in the city鈥檚 outskirts, make all public buses emission-free by 2030 and introduce a joint ticket for shared bikes, cars, public trains and buses.
Read the Tagesspiegel article in German and the rbb article in German .
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