Green vision for Hernals: Life -worthy city boulevard in sight!

Green vision for Hernals: Life -worthy city boulevard in sight!

Hernalser Hauptstraße, 1170 Wien, Österreich - On April 1, 2025, Judith Pühringer, non -managing city councilor of the Greens, and municipal councilor Kilian Stark presented their visions to redesign the Hernalser Hauptstraße in the 17th district. Under the project name "Hernals Morgen", politics and the city administration pursue the goal of transforming this central street, which is perceived by many residents: inside as "traffic hill", into a more livable space. Especially the Elterleinplatz is described as a "hot hotspot", which underlines the need to redesign and indicate the worldwide challenges in urban planning.

Current planning can be seen in direct connection with the future U5 construction site. This planned subway line will connect the Elterleinplatz and the S 45 Station Hernals to the existing subway network and thus significantly change the traffic situation. The MA18 has already started with the surface planning to adapt the redesign of the Hernalser Hauptstraße to the current requirements of the citizens: inside, as well as neos Vienna reported.

Green measures for sustainability

The Greens propose a number of measures to increase the quality of life in Hernalser Hauptstraße. This includes the creation of more green areas, safe bike paths and wider sidewalks. With the idea of ​​planting up to 1,000 new trees in the district, not only is the urban heat to be countered, but also a "cool city boulevard". A central point is also the visualization of the Alsbach, which is underground, which is to be brought back to the city.

A new park is also sought to make the Grätzl more livable. These measures, which are to be summarized in a comprehensive concept, aim to use the potential to reduce traffic and to make public space in Hernals more citizen -friendly.

integration of the citizens: inside

To hear the opinions of the residents: In the inside, a citizen was carried out in October 2022: internal survey. This survey, in which over 760 people took part, served to collect the wishes and ideas for the future design of the main street and its side streets. Results of this survey were discussed in November 2022 and flow into the plans to create residence options through green areas and benches.

The above proposals are part of an extensive approach to promoting green space in the city. The position paper "Green in the City" from the city day emphasizes the importance of more green areas in urban areas and documents the need to design urban areas not only for traffic, but also for the citizens: inside. This enables the efforts around Hernalser Hauptstraße into the broader discussion about urban areas and livable cities, as also in is.