Tempo 30 in Germany: Environmental aid puts cities under pressure!

Tempo 30 in Germany: Environmental aid puts cities under pressure!

Freiburg im Breisgau, Deutschland - The discussion about speed limits in German cities is becoming increasingly intensive. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) has spoken to several cities to promote the introduction of Tempo 30. According to a report by Mercury are affected.

A central component of the debate is Freiburg, which in 2020 took the initiative to introduce a comprehensive speed limit of 30 km/h. Stuttgart followed in 2022 and is currently testing a pilot project for speed limits in the city center. The DUH urges faster measures and found that of the 21 warned cities, 16 to the deadline on January 6, reacted to the warnings. The warned cities include Aalen, Baden-Baden, Mannheim, Saarbrücken and Würzburg.

claims and legal steps

The warnings of the DUH have a symbolic character, but it is also considered about possible complaints. It is particularly striking that Saarbrücken has already declared the entire city center to be a Tempo 30 zone. In Stuttgart, nighttime speed limits already apply in certain areas, and test phases are planned for further urban areas. However, a general reduction in the speed limit from 40 km/h at 30 km/h in the city center of Stuttgart is not currently under discussion.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien