LiMA – city in the 21th century –

The New York Times reported today on traffic policies in the year 2025 for Manhatten:

Most drivers will begin paying new congestion tolls on Jan. 5 to reach the heart of Manhattan, if all goes as planned.The fees are meant to relieve some of the world’s worst gridlock and pollution while raising billions of dollars for important upgrades to New York City’s subways and buses. Officials also hope to persuade people to use public transit instead.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/15/nyregion/nyc-congestion-pricing-cost.html

The LiMa Intiative suggests for Berlins City Center a green heartbeatt:

In 1984, the IBA planned a cycle lane for Lindenstraße. The side streets were to be calmed down: “Friedrichstrasse is to become the backbone of Südliche Friedrichstadt again with attractive high store floors. The flow of traffic will be reduced by traffic-absorbing street cross-sections.”

Following on from the IBA’s plans, this would also be the right moment to initiate the urban development of the 21st century, which should focus on the green heart of the city, closing the side streets to through traffic and reducing traffic in the main streets.