In Hamburg, the first Diesel-driving bans are already in force, soon in Stuttgart and Frankfurt. The capital city of Berlin comes now? Today, the competent administrative court.
This Tuesday, the administrative court and advises in Berlin about whether diesel cars are no longer allowed to drive due to high levels of air pollution in the heart of the capital. The German environmental aid Association wants to achieve with their complaint, that Diesel exhaust standards Euro 1 to Euro 5 to be banished from the S-Bahn-Ring and a few other streets. The could meet in the city of up to 200,000 cars, also vehicles of commuters and trucks. The court could decide on Tuesday.
The court should follow the requirement of the German environmental aid (DUH), is the Federal government on the train. Berlin could then back into the circle of the 14 so-called “intense cities”, especially on this, the new package of measures by the coalition in the diesel crisis aims. The concept of the Grand coalition, to bring in the core and less air pollution by the renewal of the vehicle fleet and technical retrofits, however, is massively in the criticism.
The city government wants to prevent a driving ban
In many Places, the limit value for harmful nitrogen dioxide is exceeded. The Senate, however, want to turn away driving bans. The state government consisting of the SPD, Greens and the Left has proposed in the past a lot, in order to improve the air: New exhaust filter for buses, electric-car-Grants for entrepreneurs, the transition to electric drive in all buses by 2030. There will be new cycle lanes and 30 kph zones. According to one model calculation, the Senate is exceeded in the year 2020 without driving bans of at least 20 roads, the limit value of 40 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide per cubic meter – despite the other counter-measures.
The administration is also examining whether driving bans could be by 2020 for more modern Diesel exhaust standards Euro 6a, 6b and 6c are necessary. The environmental help is before the court on a large prohibition zone for diesel cars in the centre of Berlin. To high values of the nitrogen oxides a “nationwide Problem”. Therefore, it is not sufficient to terminate for older diesel vehicles only some roads. The Federal administrative court had declared driving bans to be permissible – if you are relatively.
In Hamburg, two of road are blocked sections for older Diesel. In Stuttgart In 2019, a large-scale entry ban is planned. Recently, a court ordered driving prohibitions for the downtown commuter metropolis of Frankfurt am Main from 2019 onwards. In Luxembourg, the EU countries deal with climate protection requirements for cars. The Minister for the environment seeking a common line, and then up to the spring with the European Parliament to negotiate a binding regulation. However, already in the circle of the 28 EU member States, the opinions go far apart, how quickly the auto industry to greenhouse gases, is expected to save.
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The plan of five German cities for better airFaster with the bike on the road
As in Copenhagen, Reutlingen, and eat fast cycle plan routes through the city. The Expansion of the Bicycle road network is “long overdue,” says expert Christian hochfeld of the Agora-traffic turning. “We realize that people require on a bike, but the public space is not distributed in a fair way: Just Park Cars is given a lot of space.”
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The plan of five German cities for better airCheap from A to B
Four out of five cities put on cheap transport. In Bonn and Reutlingen, there should be climate-year tickets, following the model of Vienna for 365 Euro, so for 1 Euro per day. Mannheim and Mr mountain price reductions for single-plan, Multi – trip and time cards. Consent of expert-high field: “Cheaper public TRANSPORT is the right way forward, however, the quality needs to be saved anyway.”
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The plan of five German cities for better airLess time to wait
How nice it is, if you go to the bus stop and zack, comes the next Bus. So public transport is fun. Bonn wants to condense, therefore, many bus lines and the clock, so that the waiting times at bus stops are shorter. Analog plan Reutlingen and eat. High-field: “time compression is an absolute requirement that people in the inner cities require on the public TRANSPORT.”
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The plan of five German cities for better airMore Bus Stops
We all know that the bus stop Is too far away from the apartment, or not close enough to the destination, it is, perhaps, rather to the car. Therefore, Reutlingen, Germany, is planning a new bus network with ten new bus lines and one hundred (!) new stops.
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The plan of five German cities for better airNo Waiting for buses
Additional bus lanes are to animate in Herrenberg people to take the bus: In the Bus you will be driving then all of the waiting cars and be happy. Also, green circuits, buses are a means. “The result is that people perceive public TRANSPORT as a faster and more convenient,” commented high-field. “If 40 people sitting in the Bus, should have the precedence over a single human in the Car.”
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The plan of five German cities for better airGreen Wave
Stop-and-Go is not only a strain for the nerves of the motorists, but also for the environment. When Starting a car consumes much Fuel and emits a lot of exhaust gases. Mr. mountain plans to a dynamic control of traffic lights so that motorists can ride the green wave. Instead of the seconds to the next Red light to be displayed, how many km/h free travel.
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The plan of five German cities for better airPackages come with the E-Bike
Mannheim built a “Micro-Hub”: an envelope of space, on the packages from the truck on E-Bikes will be loaded. This means less delivery trucks to drive into the city centre. “A good addition,” says Christian hochfeld. However, “we Want to continue to allow people to order the smallest units online that are then delivered one by one?” Here, the expert sees pent-up demand.
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The plan of five German cities for better airHybrid buses
In Cologne and many other cities, they are already driving around: hybrid buses to reduce harmful emissions. Mannheim now want to procure low-emission Euro 6 hybrid buses for the city centre. Especially cyclists who often have to drive behind buses, will be pleased.
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The plan of five German cities for better airGo digital
No use against gases, but it is good for cool image of Bus and rail: Many German cities already offer Apps very quickly and paperless e-tickets for the public transport buy. Mannheim wants to expand the e-ticket now. Mr. Berg is planning a city-Mobility-App, including rental bicycles and car-sharing easier to organise.
hb/ul (dpa)