The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Miesbach opens one-way streets for cyclists

2020-09-28T16:51:09.125Z


For cyclists, the ride through Miesbach is easier in some places. The city's building committee has now decided to open some one-way streets for bicycle traffic. This means that cyclists can then also ride in the opposite direction.


For cyclists, the ride through Miesbach is easier in some places.

The city's building committee has now decided to open some one-way streets for bicycle traffic.

This means that cyclists can then also ride in the opposite direction.

Miesbach

- You could say: new mayor, new luck.

As early as July 2018, on the initiative of Manfred Burger (Greens), as chairman of the bicycle working group, the Miesbach construction committee discussed whether cyclists should not also be allowed to drive in the opposite direction in some one-way streets.

At that time, only Birkenstrasse was liberated under the leadership of Mayor Ingrid Pongratz (CSU).

The Kolpingstrasse failed due to its cramped conditions.

Mayor advocates opening

Now the topic came up again under Mayor Gerhard Braunmiller (CSU) - with more success.

In individual resolutions, Kolping- (one vote against), Waag- (2), Fraunhofer- (4), Marienplatz and Marktplatz (each unanimously) were opened to cycling.

Only for the Stöger-Ostin-Straße will only one direction of travel be allowed with 3: 5 votes.

“I want to take up the topic again”, Braunmiller had explained at the beginning, because “I am a proponent of this possibility”.

The statements of the police have been obtained.

Together with the legal situation, this means that you can open.

"As a rule, cycling does not lead to increased numbers of accidents in one-way streets," stated the town hall chief.

Any bottlenecks could be defused with alternative options.

This is also practiced in Rosenheim, Holzkirchen, Weilheim and Bad Tölz - the experiences there are positive.

Braunmiller offered a one-year trial period for Miesbach.

Controversial move

Michael Lechner (FWG) welcomed this willingness: "I am happy and grateful that the state of the art that we have always campaigned for is finally coming." Hedwig Schmid (SPD) did not want to share this euphoria.

“I already have problems with that,” she admitted - especially for the narrow Kolpingstrasse.

“Where should the cyclists go there?

I cannot agree with that. "

Third Mayor Franz Mayer (CSU), on the other hand, referred to the changed status of cycling: "It has got a different lobby." Kolpingstrasse, Marienplatz and Marktplatz are okay for him, and the fire brigade should be asked at Waagstrasse to what extent whose stakes are to be combined.

He sees no chance for Stöger-Ostin-Straße - it is too dangerous because of its gradient.

Burger was positive about the new willingness.

“You can always see problematic situations,” he stated.

At that time, he had already suggested Waagstrasse.

Pongratz then said that it would be checked, "and it has been checked for a long time".

With the exception of Stöger-Ostin-Straße, Braunmiller's catalog was accepted.

Only Braunmiller, Burger and Lechner saw no increased danger in the downward gradient.

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2020-09-28

You may like

News/Politics 2024-03-02T05:05:58.943Z

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.