Study by the City of Munich: Housing, Transport & Co. - What citizens want

Many Munich residents would like more investment in cheaper housing and childcare.

In another area they would back off.

Munich - How do Munich residents see their city, what's going well, what are the issues? The administration commissions a study at regular intervals to clarify these questions. Such a population survey was last carried out in 2016. For the new study, the administration sent questionnaires between January and February to 22,000 randomly selected Munich residents over the age of 18. 7073 of the addressees took part. We show the results here.

Strong identification:

Overall, the respondents feel strongly connected to Munich * (88 percent “very strongly” or “rather strongly”) and their district (74 percent).

54 percent trust the city council a lot or a lot, and 53 percent trust the administration.

A little more trust is placed in the health care system (69 percent), the police * (66 percent) and the legal system (61 percent).

Survey among Munich residents: 86 percent satisfied with the cultural offerings

Living conditions:

The cultural offerings achieved the highest level of satisfaction: 86 percent of the participants were very satisfied or satisfied.

The picture is similar when it comes to public transport * (79 percent), medical care (80 percent) and the attractiveness of green spaces, parks and squares (77 percent).

The people of Munich perceive the accessibility, cycling * (cycle path network, parking and storage facilities, traffic safety), the parking situation for cars and especially the supply of apartments to be less good.

40 percent of the participants also expressed dissatisfaction with the supply of childcare facilities.

41 percent rate the offer as good.

Five problems:

The respondents were asked to list the five biggest problems in Munich.

The most common criticisms were the high rents and purchase prices (49 percent).

34 percent of the participants also criticized the fact that there was too little living space *.

Traffic in general, congested local public transport * and cycling are also cited as major problems.

Munich residents want more money for cheap housing

More investment:

When asked about the city's investments, 77 percent said that Munich should spend more money on cheap apartments.

Sixty percent agreed with the statement “In my neighborhood no new apartments should be created through densification” “hardly” or “not at all”.

32 percent see a need to catch up financially in the areas of education and childcare.

29 percent of the participants voted for environmental and climate protection.

23 percent would like more money for public transport.

The areas of “digital city”, “pedestrian and bicycle traffic” and “integration, equal opportunities, social justice” are also frequently mentioned.

However, many of the respondents also say that the city should spend less money in these areas.

Less investment:

The difference between more and less investment is greater, for example when it comes to security.

18 percent of those surveyed said that the city should spend less money there.

Ten percent would like more investments.

At the same time, however, 52 percent stated that they felt (very) unsafe in green spaces or parks in the evening or at night.

29 percent of the participants say that Munich should spend less money on “promoting the economy and employment”.

Fifteen percent would like to see fewer investments in parks, squares and green spaces, and 19 percent in culture, sport and leisure.

The question of investing in car traffic is noteworthy.

Only seven percent of the participants want more money, 61 percent of them want less investment.

Survey by our newspaper: that's what the people of Munich want

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Heide Waldmann (70), pensioner from Schwabing

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“I've lived here for 50 years.

There are just too many people in town now.

She is exploding.

The city center must therefore become even more traffic-calmed.

The city should also campaign for more exciting architecture. ”

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Walter Baumann (77), pensioner from Bogenhausen

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“A lot is invested in culture, I think that's right.

My suggestion: a car-free zone within the middle ring.

Digitization is also a big problem.

As long as the health authorities work with fax, there is enough to do. ”

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Reinhold Vogel (67), pensioner from Neuperlach

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“I am very satisfied with the public transport.

But I think we shouldn't make everything car-free.

I would like the city to create more affordable housing.

My son had to leave Munich for the surrounding area because he and his family could not find an apartment. ”

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Julia Lichtblau (44), caretaker from Untergiesing

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“I would like to see fewer cars in the city.

We have to think about the future.

In addition, the city should not burden the "small" landlords so heavily with inheritance tax.

In addition, large companies like Google should be made responsible so that they create living space for their employees. ”

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Damaris Gräupner (29), flight attendant from Munich

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“Since I can't rely on public transport, I almost always drive my car.

In addition, the prices are utopian.

I think it's good that the city does a lot for culture.

More money has to flow into digitization and residential construction. ”

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Oliver Batinic (33), logistics specialist from Sendling

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“I would like the city to invest more in the areas of climate protection and digitization.

For example, the KVR could regulate a lot more things online so that you don't always have to come by.

In addition, the real estate market is a disaster.

But it's not enough just to build more apartments. ”