Berlin could soon set the bar for human-centered cities around the world, now that a long-sought ballot measure is finally being released from political limbo.
The CDU and SPD see cars as sacrosanct, and Germans living in the outskirts are not only world-class car brains but are literally the source of the car problem for central Berlin while not suffering from 90% of the consequences.
If everyone in the city got a vote I would say there was a chance, but since it’s going to be the Germans only, I don’t see it happening.
The problem is that Berlin is a Land, so it doesn’t count as “local” for elections. For the same reason EU-citizens can’t vote for the Abgeordnetenhaus (city assembly) of Berlin, only for the Bezirke.
The CDU and SPD see cars as sacrosanct, and Germans living in the outskirts are not only world-class car brains but are literally the source of the car problem for central Berlin while not suffering from 90% of the consequences.
If everyone in the city got a vote I would say there was a chance, but since it’s going to be the Germans only, I don’t see it happening.
All EU citizens can vote in local ballot measures.Edit: but not for Berlin, Bremen or Hamburg. Womp womp
The problem is that Berlin is a Land, so it doesn’t count as “local” for elections. For the same reason EU-citizens can’t vote for the Abgeordnetenhaus (city assembly) of Berlin, only for the Bezirke.
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