Commentary: a question of perspective

Commentary: a question of perspective

There are two ways of looking at the relocation of the cycle track. One is the urban development perspective: it makes sense to think now about the parking spaces of tomorrow. There is no drama in the fact that the cycle path and the road run parallel for a short distance. Many bike paths border directly on dense road traffic. Even for children it’s no problem, because they learn the rules of the road at school.

The second view, however, is a different one: a brand-new cycle path is being planned that will lead through beautiful landscapes and is intended to be a showpiece of tourism marketing – and it certainly has the potential to be so. The fact that the path at the height of the old train station leaves the original course on the railroad line is not only bearable, but even sensible. The relocation to the bypass road was simply nonsense. The value of the new cycle path for the region has been lost from view. It is understandable that some citizens can only shake their heads at this. And it speaks for the cohesion of the rhonallianz that the other mayors along the route were not openly surprised about the solo effort of bad bruckenau.

The mayor did not answer the question about the legality of the decision. The planning changes for the construction of the bike path had been "mentioned several times" in the city council, she said. For the relocation of the route at the bus station the. She had to prove whether the city council had also been involved in the decision on the rock cellar.