Streets

In Berlin's Mitte district, the city state's Green Environment and Mobility Senator Bettina Jarasch is trying everything to leave a mark on the way streets are used. Now that Friedrichstrasse is turned back into an actual street, Charlottenstrasse changed.

In the summer of 2020, part of Friedrichstrasse in Berlin's eastern city center, was turned into a pedestrian zone, as an experiment. When the latter was…

Friedrichstrasse used to be divided by the Berlin Wall. Today, it is supposed to be a major shopping street. In 2020, Berlin tried to turn part of…

When you live in a global pandemic that complicates life, and when a war in Europe makes the energy prices and the inflation increase substantially at the same time, rising parking fees are just what you need, right? At least that is what the Berlin Senate seems to believe.

Last month, the Berlin Police Department worked hard, as always. This time, it conducted a "main campaign" to improve the situation on the German capital's…

Pedestrian zones are a science cities should master before they actually start building them. Germany provides good examples for modern day pedestrian zones…

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 transformation is completed.

Abdallah Saleh Possi, the Tanzanian Ambassador to Germany, and District Mayor Martin Hikel were among those who renamed former Wissmannstrasse in Berlin's…

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 Africa. Soon, it will carry the name of an anti-colonialist. Not everyone is happy though.