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"Hard but fair": Greens-OB Palmer causes a stir with a demand for car parking spaces

2020-02-18T12:15:41.602Z


There is hardly a topic that heats the mind as much as dealing with the car. In the ARD talk “Hart but fair”, Tübingen's mayor Boris Palmer has polarized with a proposal.


There is hardly a topic that heats the mind as much as dealing with the car. In the ARD talk “Hart but fair”, Tübingen's mayor Boris Palmer has polarized with a proposal.

  • Mayor of Tübingen Boris Palmer with hammer suggestion for "Hart but fair"
  • The theme of the show : "World in Climate Change: How Much Can We Do?"
  • Palmer: You have to “turn the system around”

Berlin - With this statement, many drivers in Germany almost choked on their drink yesterday: In the ARD program "Hart but fair", Tübingen's Mayor Boris Palmer (Alliance 90 / Greens) polarized with a violent demand. The theme of the program was: "World in climate change : how much can we do ourselves?" In addition to Palmer, the following participants were invited by moderator Frank Plasberg : Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (FDP), moderator Janine Steeger, meteorologist Mojib Latif, energy industry president Marie-Luise Wolff and chemistry professor Michael Braungart.

Boris Palmer at “Hart aber fair”: A car parking lot should always cost money

Palmer's suggestion: A parking space for a car should always cost 30 euros a month - no matter where. Also "in the street in the village". It is currently the case in Tübingen : ten percent of the parking spaces are really expensive and 90 percent are free. However, the system had to be “turned over,” explained the Tübingen OB.

Instead of parking free of charge and paying for public transport , you should do it the other way around in the future: Local transport should be offered free of charge to all, according to the Green Party. "Then we would have a completely different effect ," said Palmer.

But there are still hurdles to be overcome: At the moment, the federal legislature even prohibits that a parking space for residents costs more than 2.50 euros per month, according to the Green Party politician. His role model: Stockholm . There, the parking lot costs 80 euros a month - “and then people just do something different.” In Munich, too, higher prices for parking passes have recently been an issue, as Merkur.de * reported.

Frank Plasberg at “Hart aber fair” (ARD): “How long have you been gaining something through Wegelagerei?”

Moderator Frank Plasberg asked: "When did you start gaining something by putting it away?" Palmer replied, "You have to win people over with conviction ." "But they will only reach their goal cooperatively if they completely change the systems." Then a loud discussion broke out among the participants. The approach of the Tübingen OBs was controversial.

"Hard but fair" (ARD): The driver like the last smoker at the family celebration

Palmer had already made his point of view clear before: "I think we cannot hope for a climate change, energy transition and mobility change in the center of cities if the cyclists have no way because the spaces are reserved for the cars."

Would he want to scare drivers with this attitude? "Should you feel like the last smoker at the family celebration?" Asked moderator Plasberg. "No one should not," said the Green politician. He didn't think much of moralizing the topic. "I take a pragmatic approach. If I only have space for cars or bicycles in a narrow street in the old town, then bicycles have priority in the city ​​center . ”

“Hard but fair”: Car-free inner city would not ruin business

Latif broke into the same horn: “We always talk about giving up and not about what we actually win. And in my opinion, a car-free city center is something of a gem - and it would not destroy business . ”

FDP politician Lambsdorff could not really join the two: “We already have a car-free inner city in many cities - nowadays it's called the pedestrian zone . We can also talk a little drunk that everything can be done without giving up. ”Palmer, however, has already given up something:“ I haven't had a car for 25 years and know that you can live with it well. ”

Boris Palmer is known for provocative statements: There was a lot of discussion last year because he had criticized a Deutsche Bahn advertising campaign. Palmer also expressed a controversial opinion on “Hart but fair” on the topic of fast charging stations for electric cars:

"We have to get used to the fact that the electric cars charge slowly overnight," says @ Die_Gruenen politician Boris Palmer. Fast charging stations are only an exception, because you have to completely dig around the cities. #hartaberfair @DasErste on the subject: "World in the #Climate Change" pic.twitter.com/EyKIXJj5Yc

- hard but fair (@hartaberfair) February 17, 2020

The topic of climate change is currently on everyone's lips thanks to activist Greta Thunberg. A futurologist has now commented on how it could go on with theirFridays for Future movement.

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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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