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Tourism problems in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Green politicians get an idea of ​​the situation and come up with ideas

2020-08-26T10:43:55.247Z


The problems that go hand in hand in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district are making headlines. Now the Greens have made a picture on site. And made suggestions.


The problems that go hand in hand in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district are making headlines. Now the Greens have made a picture on site. And made suggestions.

  • Traffic jams, garbage, overcrowded parking spaces: Tourism in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district brings problems.
  • The Green Member of the Bundestag Stefan Schmidt and his Landtag colleague Hans Urban have now made an on-site picture.
  • The Greens have some ideas on how to improve the situation.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen - It is almost something like secret admiration for the people who are touring the Landl at the weekend. Hans Urban simply calls him “the man from Munich”, knowing full well that he could also come from the metropolis's bacon belt. The member of the state parliament of the Greens from Eurasburg is impressed by the "resilience", ie the psychological resilience. In the morning, people from Munich stand in traffic jams for an hour and a half, and again for an hour and a half in the evening. And the next week he'll come back. "But the enthusiasm for this species quickly gives way when Urban looks at the effects: “Of course everyone has a right to leisure time, and only then can there be added value in the region, but the whole thing has to be brought into harmony with the quality of life of the residents become."

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Of this balance, which has been lost especially in this Corona summer, representatives of the Greens in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Tuesday. Member of the Bundestag Stefan Schmidt from Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate, for example. “I just wanted to take a look at a region that lives heavily from tourism, to see what problems are there,” he emphasizes. To this end, the local Greens had around their local councilors Dr. Rainer Steinbrecher and Dr. Stephan Thiel also guests like tourism boss Michael Gerber and Dr. Hannes Vogelmann from the environmental research station Schneefernerhaus was invited. Schmidt's conclusion after a day in Werdenfelser Land: “The region has good opportunities. Nature is still very intact, but it is also endangered. " With regard to tourism, he sees the Corona crisis as an opportunity to rethink. "Now would be the perfect time to set a new course, since everything does not continue as usual," emphasizes the federal politician.

Example Switzerland: quiet and active areas

Delivering concepts is also difficult for the Greens. They are no different from other parties that do not govern. “We have limits,” says Thiel honestly. “We are not in a position to just do something. We would like to, but can only motivate. "

There are certainly ideas. Urban has a few in stock. In terms of visitor management, he refers to areas in Switzerland that are heavily developed for tourism . “There are tough rest areas where nobody has lost anything.” On the other hand, there are active areas that are intended for leisure activities. “It works very well.” He cites Laax as an example. Approaches that "have clearly been neglected here in Bavaria, except in the national parks," says Urban. He also has a clear opinion about the development of such areas, which one would not immediately classify as green: “We will need cycle paths and traffic routes, and for this we will have to fall a tree, these are local challenges. "

Recreational area association as a model

When it comes to transport solutions, the Greens continue to insist on rail. District councilor Christl Freier once again urged the expansion of the Werdenfels railway. "The CSU always gives street gifts," complains the Oberammergau woman. Urban also considers a condensed rhythm to be inevitable. However, on-site solutions are also required. “When I look at Kochel, I see that 300 people arrive by train in the morning and a bus is ready for 50.” Concepts are needed to improve local public transport. “When you drive down the Fernpass into the Inn Valley, the buses are full everywhere down there. But we are not willing to discuss it. "

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In order to tackle the problem in the district, he sees the recreation area association as a model, in which the state capital Munich and six districts in the surrounding area have come together to keep certain local recreation areas in good condition for the people of the Munich metropolitan region. “The municipalities are on board when it comes to solutions.” His advice: Why not expand such a construct to the Alpine region? Urban even sees the establishment of such an association as a task for the state.

An approach that Thiel likes from a local point of view. Because there is currently little progress on site. "With us I miss a plan, we only try to put out the next fire." It will continue to burn. Thanks to the resilience of Urbans Munich residents.

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Source: merkur

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