Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
Large-scale speed limit
Seven major cities are planning Tempo 30 project
Traffic should become more efficient, climate-friendly and safer. That is why seven major German cities are planning to introduce 30 km / h zones across the board. However, this also requires a change in the road traffic regulations.
Seven German cities want to test Tempo 30 extensively in a pilot project. The usual speed of 50 km / h should then only be permitted on the few main roads. Aachen, Augsburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Hanover, Leipzig, Münster and Ulm are participating in the project.
The cities hope that the road traffic regulations will be changed quickly after the general election to make the project possible. The initiative is from the German Association of Cities in Berlin supported.
“We want to make traffic in cities more efficient, climate-friendly and safer,” said the President of the City Council, Leipzig’s Lord Mayor Burkhard Jung from the SPD. For this, the cities would need more decision-making freedom than before. “The municipalities can best decide which speeds are appropriate on which streets.”
The seven cities emphasize that this is not an initiative against motorists. It is a project for the residents of the municipalities. “The capacity for traffic is not restricted by Tempo 30, but the quality of stay is noticeably increased,” said a statement from the cities.
The roads would be safer, especially for pedestrians and cyclists. In addition, traffic noise will be reduced and air pollution will be lower. The project is also supported by the Agora Verkehrswende initiative, which aims to develop new climate protection strategies.
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