Streets

Pedestrian zones are a science cities should master before they actually start building them. Germany provides good examples for modern day pedestrian zones which attract people, and bad ones which scare them away.

Which is the most important boulevard in Berlin? Let's go with 'Unter den Linden'. The Senate now wants to posh it up. It will take years until the…

Abdallah Saleh Possi, the Tanzanian Ambassador to Germany, and District Mayor Martin Hikel were among those who renamed former Wissmannstrasse in Berlin's Neukölln district on Friday. It is now Lucy Lameck Strasse. The renaming had valid reasons.

In Berlin's Neukölln district, a street will be renamed in April. For now, it is named after a colonialist who violently crushed the resistance in parts of…

Berlin had parts of one of its most famous boulevards refurbished. All extras are included on the stretch, including "a wide biological diversity" on its median…

One of the most famous streets in Berlin is 'Friedrichstrasse'. It accommodates luxury shops and historic spots. Now the Berlin Senate wants to make it more attractive and started an experiment.

Update: July 8th, 2020, 09:27 a.m. CEDT The discussion about changing street and station names in Berlin is not new, but the new racism debate triggered by…