Open letter on the subject of the Weilheim bypass

Weilheim - The citizens' initiative Heimat 2030 (BI) addresses the city in an open letter. 

The bypass is advertised on the city's website with the words: “Very clearly: at the local level, the best possible relief for the Weilheim population and the Weilheim city center should be achieved.” For BI, the question arises: “Is it really that clear? ? “Probably the most serious impact on the quality of life from traffic pollution is noise pollution. "That is why we were interested in how the predicted increase in traffic up to 2035 will affect the east and west variants of a possible detour and how a speed limit (as an alternative, simple measure) will affect the average noise pollution on the main roads."

BI then did the math. The procedure can be seen on the Internet. Among other things, the Rathausplatz is shown in diagrams (see photo). “As you can see, a speed limit of 30 km / h can consistently reduce noise just as effectively or even more effectively than a detour. And that virtually free of charge, without complex planning and construction phases, without destroying nature and without burdening residents elsewhere with new noise. ”A speed limit of 30 km / h in cities could also increase traffic safety and improve the flow of traffic. An example can be found here. But even with a speed limit, it remains noisy on main roads. That would be shown by a computational comparison of three main axes with Krottenkopfstrasse.

The conclusion of the BI: "No main thoroughfare can be hoped for a noise reduction by building a bypass, regardless of which one, that is more effective than a speed limit of 30 km / h." However, neither a bypass nor a speed limit a noise level similar to that in a quiet residential street can be reached. In order to further reduce noise, the traffic load must be reduced, "that is, opportunities and incentives must be created to switch to bicycle, bus and train or to switch to your own feet."

Such measures could also reduce source, destination and inland traffic.

In any case, in urban planning, precautions should be taken to ensure that traffic and therefore noise does not continue to increase.

"If you want to relieve the Weilheim residents, please advocate speed limits, safe and fast cycle paths and better public transport (...)." In addition, the BI demands "objective information" from the Weilheim residents instead of using terms such as Relief road "to arouse completely unrealistic expectations."

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