Five years of the Berlin Mobility Act

The Berlin Mobility Act of 2018 gives pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport priority in traffic planning. (Archive image)

On the fifth anniversary of Berlin's Mobility Act, Transport Senator Bonde takes stock and emphasizes the focus on pragmatic solutions.

The Berlin Mobility Act was passed in 2018 under the red-red-green coalition government and has since undergone several amendments. It gives priority to pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport in traffic planning. It aims to promote a safe and climate-friendly transport policy that places less emphasis on cars.

Mobility as a shared responsibility with clear and fair rules

The Senate Transport Administration stated that the Mobility Act had set sensible guidelines and initiated improvements: "However, it has also shown that a highly technical set of rules can only be effective if it can be implemented in a practical manner in the everyday life of the administration, districts, economy, and urban society." "Berlin therefore needs a mobility policy that does not divide but connects: practical, affordable, safe—and above all, accepted and desired by as many Berliners as possible," emphasized Transport Senator Bonde. "It is crucial that mobility does not become a culture war, but rather a common task with clear, fair rules instead of ideological overreach."