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For safety reasons, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe will prohibit the use of electric pedal scooters in the company's vehicles and subway stations from May 1.
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The state of Berlin is buying around 4,500 apartments from Vonovia SE. They are located in the district of Lichtenberg and will be taken over by the state-owned housing company Howoge.
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If the number of e-cars increases, more charging stations will be needed. A lot needs to happen in Berlin in this respect. Demand will increase considerably in the near future.
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According to the Senate, many specialists would like to start working in the Berlin state service but have to pass due to a lack of accommodation. Now the state wants to take countermeasures.
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In recent years, water has become a precious commodity in the capital region due to the sometimes very dry summers. Both countries are working towards a joint strategy for dealing with this.
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Building apartments in Berlin can take time, but the city urgently needs more. A "faster construction act" is now intended to remedy the situation.
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The fountain season has officially started in Berlin. On Friday, 72 fountains and other water features were initially scheduled to start bubbling again.
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More than half a million deciduous trees have been planted in Berlin's forests in recent months. This has created around 100 hectares of new mixed forest, as the Senate Department for the Environment announced on Wednesday.
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Construction workers have once again discovered an unexploded bomb in Schmargendorf. Back in February, around 7500 people had to be evacuated to defuse a World War II bomb.
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