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Rostock tram expansion: allotment gardens in danger – citizens protest!
The planned tram line in Rostock is arousing mixed reactions. Allotment gardens have to give way while the city focuses on mobility.
Rostock tram expansion: allotment gardens in danger – citizens protest!
Things are boiling in Rostock - the planned extension of the tram line is causing heated discussions within the population. Rostocker Straßenbahn AG has the new corridorTram Westbrought into being, which is a connection fromZoo to Reutershagenshould create. A total of53 allotment plotsgive way, a decision that is met with little joy. Many of the allotment gardeners are dissatisfied and express concerns about the loss of their green oases.
How Baltic Sea newspaper reported, the reactions are mixed. While some regulars' table discussions advocate for the preservation of allotment gardens, Kathrin Neusser is concerned about the loss of habitat and trees. “Why always sacrifice nature?” she asks in a letter to the reader. Uschi Janisch points out the ecological consequences and calls the felling of old trees a major problem. On the other hand, Eik Deistung is convinced that the new route will be an enrichment for the districts in the northwest.
Mobility or green spaces?
The Rostocker Straßenbahn AG has drawn up a respectable plan that is not only aimed at a mobility transition, but is also intended to help the cityClimate neutral by 2035to become. Catapult MV highlights that the new line daily up to4,000 wayscould shift to local public transport, and possibly1.2 million additional passengers per yearcan win. However, critics, mainly from the SPD parliamentary group, see the allotment gardens as indispensable and are calling for an alternative route.
“It’s a difficult balancing act,” says the mayorEva-Maria Kröger. She supports urban development, but at the same time wants to promote a dialogue about the concerns of allotment gardeners. Allotment gardens make up a third of the urban usable space, and their loss could not only weaken Rostock's green infrastructure, but also affect the social fabric of the neighborhoods.
Resistance and citizen participation
The city administration estimates the loss100 to 150 small gardens, but resistance from citizens is growing. How out Difu As can be seen, allotment gardens play a central role in the urban green infrastructure and can contribute to biodiversity. Reason enough for the Greens in the city council to also address the problem of allotment gardens, despite their support for the expansion.
A revised report that takes all aspects of the project into account should be available by autumn 2023. The RSAG has promised to examine different route options in order to keep the impact on nature as low as possible. This could include a list of possible alternatives suggested by allotment representatives.
It remains to be seen whether it will be possible to find a solution that both promotes the expansion of public transport and preserves allotment gardens. What is clear, however, is that Rostock is at a fork in the road where decision-makers need a good hand in order to maintain the balance between progress and tradition.