Munich truly seems to be the city of SUVs.
The state capital has been experiencing a flood of SUVs for some time - and there is no end in sight.
On the contrary.
Cars pose a major challenge to cities, especially when they are
large
.
The latest
statistics booklet of
the city of Munich * reveals how
things are going with car traffic
.
The number of
SUVs
and
off-road vehicles
continues to grow.
The mayor calls for action.
Munich - the city of
SUVs
?
This impression is not deceptive.
The proportion of large SUVs and off-road vehicles in the state capital is increasing enormously.
In 2019 alone, 7,000 new luxury cars were registered in Munich.
The total was
67,661
at the end of 2019
.
For comparison: in 2014 there were 38,688 - almost half.
Politicians have long been discussing regulatory measures with regard to
SUVs in Munich
.
Cars in Munich: Fewer small and compact cars - number increased overall
In contrast, the number of compact and mid-range models is falling.
This segment still 213,230 passenger cars were registered in 2010, the end of 2019 only
194,537
.
Overall, the stock in Munich is still not decreasing.
From the end of 2018 to the end of 2019, the number of registered cars increased again from 523,472 to
525,216
.
Lots of cars in Munich: Unfair price development - public transport has to become cheaper
From the point of view of Mayor Katrin Habenschaden (Greens), the figures show “that
local public transport must become
more attractive and cheaper”.
While a
stripe card is
now twice as expensive as it was 20 years ago, “the parking fees in Munich are practically unchanged”.
In Mannheim that changed at the turn of the year:
Quite apart from
climate protection, this is
socially unjust, because most people with low incomes are
dependent
on
public transport
.
The goal must be that the number of cars does not continue to increase every year.
It is therefore important
to invest
massively in the expansion of
public transport
and the
cycle path network
*.
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