The Altstadt-Radlring is to be colored green. © Radentscheid
The green coloring of the first section of the cycling in Munich costs 290,000 euros. The CSU speaks of egocentric symbolic politics. The Greens defend the measure.
Munich - The city has spent 510,290 euros on the new green and 000-metre-long cycle paths between Maxburgstraße and Brienner Straße. This emerges from a response by the building department to a request from the parliamentary group of the CSU and Free Voters. A total of about five kilometers of track are to be colored. According to the department, it is not yet possible to quantify how high the costs for coloring will be.
New color for Altstadt-Radlring: CSU city councillor Hans Theiss speaks of egocentric symbolic politics
CSU city councillor Hans Theiss had already speculated in the request about a total volume of two to three million euros, which would be spent solely on the immortalisation of the Greens in the city. At the request of our editors, Theiss spoke of a typical green waste of money for egocentric symbol projects. "Extrapolated to the entire Altstadtradlring, you end up in the millions. This is pure ideological insanity. The money would be better invested in any youth project."
The majority of the city council had decided to colour cycle paths green as part of the construction of the Altstadt-Radlring in order to make them more visible. Green Party leader Mona Fuchs defends the measure. "On the one hand, flat-coloured cycle paths ensure that fewer cyclists ride on sidewalks, and on the other hand, that fewer cars drive or even park on cycle paths."
Greens defend measure for Altstadt-Radlring: Colour should contribute to better orientation
Colouring the old town of Raldring green contributes to better orientation, i.e. also to the fact that the safe, new cycling infrastructure is also immediately recognised as such. "The color red should continue to be reserved for danger spots, here the study situation is clear."
In addition, it is more cost-effective to use directly colored asphalt instead of coating it with paint afterwards. According to the building department, a subsequent coating of the cycle paths would have caused around 25 percent higher additional costs.
