EDIT: changed article link and title to comply with rules (that I didn’t read 😛). The article that is linked now, links to the previous one (this one https://www.rbb24.de/politik/beitrag/2025/06/senatsverwaltung-verkehr-berlin-tempo-30.htm), and the title is the google translated of the new article, as close as original German as I can
The absurdity of the proposal is already in the title, and shows how motonormativity is spread all over the world.
Berlin has a very good public transit system, and a few 30 km/h zones cannot be that bad.
I would love to hear opinions from someone who lives there!
crossposted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/114732266280428499
I live here and recently had to borrow a car for a vacation. Of course I had to drive it through the city as well and it always surprised me how car-friendly it is. You are on a highway or road (or stroad) pretty quickly most of the time, so there’s not much need to actually drive through most streets. Also -at least in my area- parking was sooo easy to find! I don’t understand why peaople park so horrible here; I was able to find a free & legal spot within a 10 minute walk every time…
The only thing that really is in your way are other cars during rush-hour. Which makes the increased speed limit even more ridiculus; outside of rushour you’re not losing much time because of it and within you’re not gaining anything because it’s just stop and go anyways.
I have to say that my experience cycling has improved since I moved here though. Maybe it’s because I moved closer to the center at some point, maybe it’s because I got used to it or it’s because of the protected biking infrastructure the previous government & the districts were able to build. I just hope we get a rrg coaliton again next time around so things are going to continue improving.
Public transit is awsome if you don’t live too far out. For some areas I can understand why people might find it frustrating to rely on it.