Kassel is one of the cities with the most traffic noise - a district particularly affected. In a Germany-wide comparison of 55 metropolitan areas, Kassel comes in eighth place.
The city of Kassel considers the study, which is not based on measurements but on traffic data and calculation models, to be well-founded. The high traffic noise pollution is caused by political decisions that were made when rebuilding the city after the Second World War. More cycle paths, expansion of public transport, speed limit of 30 km/h on main roads at night, optimized traffic light switching are just a few of the measures planned by the city.