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»Beautiful streets?«

»Only when we begin to reimagine the street and its many elements, its many interests, functions, and the urban architecture that surrounds it, will the streets of Berlin be beautiful spaces for everyone to enjoy once again.«

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© Karl Grünberg/Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club Berlin (ADFC Berlin)

»Making room for the most climate-friendly modes of transport«

»For me, the Berlin of the future has a comprehensive network of safe, accessible cycle paths, including along the major arterial routes, complemented by secure bike-parking facilities at S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations.«

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»For a green Berlin Mitte«

»By dismantling and decongesting the four-lane Spandauer Strasse, we can significantly reduce car traffic, choosing to plant greenery along the tram tracks. Let us imagine a Berlin Mitte, with its iconic TV Tower and the Spree, as a green and open space to be enjoyed by all.«

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»Motor traffic, yes, but in moderation!«

»Convenient bike lanes, safe footpaths, and more water-permeable surfaces must also be a part of the city of tomorrow. Car traffic will still be accommodated, but no longer dominant. Streets and squares will once again belong to the people, urban life and community.«

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»Berlin is a city on the move«

»The streets are our living and meeting places, and it is crucial that they incorporate identity-forming, high-quality urban design.«

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»Urban spaces over motorways!«

»Can streets be beautiful? Yes, so long as we replace two-dimensional traffic lanes with three-dimensional spaces for the people of the city.«

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»Reorganise transport systems!«

»Nobody wants to live in a grey, dirty city, with bad air. We need to get away from cities that were built for cars.«

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»Road regulations – not only for cars«

»New road regulations are more important than old traffic codes: streets are not just corridors for traffic, but places to relax and socialise. Greenery, refreshment, play and communication should be prioritised over parking.«

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»Recognising different forms of mobility«

»Urban and transport planning, as we understand them, recognise different forms of mobility. People must get from A to B, and need suitable stopping and loading points; while people want to live comfortably, children should be able to get to school on their own.«

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»Upend the status quo!«

»The large roads of the future will see an inversion of the current distribution of space: two thirds of the street will be available for buses, bicycles and pedestrians. By utilising technology and better organisation, car traffic can be reduced by two thirds at the very least, whilst maintaining the same level of mobility.«

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»Vision Zero with machine learning and AI«

»Road traffic will be regulated by a machine learning AI designed to minimise conflicts between road users. Vision Zero is becoming a reality.«

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»Strolling instead of rushing«

»The main streets of a metropolis are always the focal points of urban life. They are meeting points, shop windows, arteries of life and supply - living rooms and catwalks of urban society in all its diversity.«

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»Planning for the long term!«

»Today, as then, we have to face up to the issues of sustainability, aesthetics and economy, hence: “No panning without an engineer.”«

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»Boulevards, not rivers of tarmac!«

»A historical picture from the turn of the century before last has illustrated what, to me, is the ideal division of space in a Berlin highway.«

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