Grüne on transport

The Greens want to create a Berlin climate ticket valid nationwide that costs people with low incomes nine euros a month. The BerlinPass for discounted transit, culture and leisure is to return. The platform justifies this with everyday affordability and climate protection.

The Greens want a climate ticket for buses and trains. People with little money pay nine euros a month. School students ride for free. The BerlinPass should also come back. It makes culture and leisure cheaper.

At the federal level, the party wants to push for keeping the Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) and permanently returning it to nine euros a month. Until then, the Berlin climate ticket is meant to fill that gap for low-income people. School students and people doing voluntary service are to get it for free. The BerlinPass is to be available digitally or on paper and give discounted, non-discriminatory access to transit, culture and leisure.

The Greens promise a mobility guarantee: reliable bus and rail service throughout Berlin and the surrounding region. Service every ten minutes is to become the baseline in more areas, including evenings and weekends.

The Greens want a mobility guarantee. This means buses and trains run reliably all over Berlin. They should come every ten minutes in more places. This also applies in the evening and on weekends.

The platform argues that mobility should not depend on income, where a person lives, or age. It names outlying areas such as Märkisches Viertel and Hellersdorf alongside the central Mitte district. The guarantee is also meant to cover the wider metropolitan region. In addition, the Greens announce investment in public transit, bike lanes, and accessible sidewalks, as well as school zones and safe routes to school.

The Greens want to reduce private car traffic in Berlin and strengthen walking, cycling, and public transit. They share the aims of the “Berlin autofrei” (car-free Berlin) initiative and support putting its draft law to a referendum.

The Greens want fewer cars in Berlin. Buses, trains, bike lanes, and sidewalks should get better. There is a citizens' group called “Berlin autofrei”. The Greens agree with its goals. People in Berlin should vote on its proposal.

People who depend on a car, such as tradespeople, delivery services, or people with limited mobility, are to get more reserved spaces like loading zones and disabled parking. The platform combines better sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit with sharing services and a proposal for “fair parking.” The Mobility Act and the Climate Adaptation Act are to be implemented together. Space for more urban greenery is to be created without taking room from cyclists and pedestrians. To cut noise, the noise action plan is to be carried out with more 30 km/h zones.

The Greens want stations, buses, and trains to be safer and cleaner. They plan a trial of separate subway compartments for women and other groups (FLINTA*), and want the BVG transit company to deploy more trained security staff.

The Greens want buses and trains to be safer. The subway should test separate compartments. These are meant for women and queer people. The BVG transit company should use more trained security staff. Paths to stops should have better lighting.

The platform says women as well as queer and Black people currently do not feel safe on public transit. Discrimination, for example during ticket checks, is to be tackled through training and suitable structures at the BVG and the S-Bahn. Paths leading to stops are to be adequately lit. Cleaner stations and vehicles are also part of the pledge.

The Greens want to gradually make every bus stop and train station in Berlin fully accessible. People of all ages should be able to use public transit without obstacles.

The Greens want all stops and stations to be accessible. Accessible means everyone can get in without obstacles. There should be elevators and escalators. This helps people with wheelchairs or walkers.

The plan includes elevators, escalators, guidance systems, and safe entrances. The conversion is to happen step by step. The platform names people using wheelchairs or walkers as the main group it has in mind.

The Greens want to end cancellations and delays at the BVG and the S-Bahn. They plan to buy new vehicles, speed up the renewal of S-Bahn signaling and switching technology, and recruit more staff. The platform rules out cuts to public transit.

Many BVG and S-Bahn trips get canceled. The Greens want to change that. They want to buy 1,500 new subway cars and more buses. The S-Bahn's technology should be renewed faster. Workers should get good pay.

The plan includes 1,500 new subway cars, more bus service, and an electric bus fleet. A staffing drive is to cover training and further education, family-friendly shift schedules, better health protection, and recruitment of skilled workers, along with good pay and better conditions at turnaround points. Buses and trams are to get priority at traffic lights and new bus lanes. The BVG is to give riders accurate real-time information on cancellations and delays. The platform wants to reverse falling state subsidies and low investment.

The Greens want to extend the rail network to better connect outer neighborhoods and the state of Brandenburg. The i2030 projects for S-Bahn and regional rail are to be financially secured and built faster, and the eastern tangential line has top priority.

The Greens want to build more rail lines. People on the edge of the city should get around faster. Brandenburg should be easier to reach too. A new line should connect Köpenick, Lichtenberg, and Marzahn. The Greens also want federal money for this.

More S-Bahn lines are to get a second track so that trains can run every ten minutes. The Heidekrautbahn and Siemensbahn lines are to be completed, and Reinickendorf is to be linked to regional rail in the long run. Subway extensions will be examined, with the cost-benefit ratio, ridership gains, and new network links as the deciding criteria. Where rail expansion takes time, buses are to run in the meantime, and neighborhood bus lines are to serve poorly connected areas. Where possible, subways are to run through the night on weekdays as well.

The Greens want to resume tram expansion and reverse the planning freeze imposed by the CDU. New lines are to get priority in planning, and trams are to run more often and more reliably.

The Greens want to build more tram lines. The CDU stopped the expansion. The Greens want to undo that. Trams should run more often and get priority at traffic lights. Longer trams are also planned.

The plan includes more frequent service, priority at traffic lights, longer vehicles, and new routes. For new routes, the entire street space is to be planned together, with safety, climate protection, and quality of life in mind. According to the platform, this does not conflict with a person's choice to keep driving. The target network of the Bündnis Pro Straßenbahn alliance serves as the basis for long-term expansion.

The Greens want bike, cargo bike, and car sharing available in every district, especially outside the S-Bahn ring. A publicly funded bike-share system is to return and become part of the transit fare. In tight neighborhoods, e-scooters and rental bikes may only be parked at fixed stations.

The Greens want more rental bikes and shared cars all over Berlin. This matters most on the edge of the city. A bike-share system with public money should come back. In tight neighborhoods, e-scooters may only be parked at fixed stations. Companies should face consequences for badly parked scooters.

Many new Jelbi locations and mobility hubs are planned to make transfers easy. The Greens back a subscription covering all sharing services in the Jelbi app. Station-based car sharing is to become more visible on the street, and private car sharing in neighborhoods will be supported. Providers are to face consequences when their rental bikes and e-scooters are parked improperly. The platform justifies this with accessibility, especially for people with disabilities.

The Greens want to make walking in the city safer and more comfortable. Pedestrians are to get longer green phases, and turning vehicles are to get their own signal phase as a rule in order to prevent turning accidents.

The Greens want walking in Berlin to be safer. Traffic lights should stay green longer for people on foot. Turning cars should not have green at the same time as walkers. Sidewalks should get wider. There should be more benches.

The platform counts getting around by wheelchair or walker as pedestrian traffic. It calls for wide, accessible paths, enough safe crossings, and places to sit. More “Shibuya crossings,” where people can also cross diagonally, are meant to cut waiting times. Sidewalks are to offer more room so people with strollers or mobility aids can pass each other. Former bike and car areas on sidewalks are to be unsealed.

The Greens want to lift the freeze on new bike lanes and build out the planned cycling network. They call for continuous bike lanes on main roads, bicycle streets on side streets and more bike parking so that cycling is safe for everyday use.

The Greens want to build more bike lanes again. Big roads should get safe bike lanes. Small streets should become bicycle streets. There should also be more places to park bikes.

On main roads, cyclists, pedestrians, buses and cars are to get separate space wherever possible. A winter service is to keep connected bike routes usable in snow and ice. The three cycle highways known as the East, West and Wannsee routes are to be built quickly and extended into Brandenburg. Cobblestones on side streets are to be milled smooth, a method already tested in three districts. The state-owned company infraVelo is to be strengthened and the project unit for bike lanes revived. Train stations are to get far more secure bike parking, from racks to bike garages.

The Greens pursue the goal that no one is killed or seriously injured in traffic (Vision Zero). To get there, they want to extend 30 km/h limits as far as possible, make intersections safer and rebuild streets to be barrier-free. The districts are to receive extra money for this.

The Greens want no one to die in traffic anymore. So many streets should have a speed limit of 30 km/h. Crossings and sidewalks should become safer. People with disabilities should get around the city more easily. The districts get more money for this.

The 30 km/h limit is to apply above all near facilities for children, older people and people with disabilities and along school routes; gaps in the network are to be closed and speed limits enforced. For accessibility, the program lists lowered curbs, crossing aids, ramps, tactile strips and easier access to public transit. Stops are to get larger waiting areas, and sidewalks and intersections are to get curb extensions and more crosswalks. A "district safety offensive" is to give the districts more funds for sidewalks, school routes and intersection redesign. Wide lanes for emergency vehicles are meant to get rescue services to the scene faster.

The Greens want to create many new school zones in all districts where through traffic is no longer allowed. The program names Paris as the model. Children should be able to travel to school on their own and safely.

The Greens want safe zones in front of schools. Cars should no longer drive through there. The model is the city of Paris. Children should be able to walk to school alone and safely.

The program points to examples already in place in the districts of Mitte, Friedrichshain and Lichtenberg. A binding guideline is meant to make it easier for districts to set up temporary or permanent school streets. Along school routes, 30 km/h limits, crosswalks and safe intersections are also to be put in place. The program expects less noise and fewer dangerous situations when children arrive at school.

The Greens want to double the number of fixed and mobile speed cameras in Berlin and add red-light cameras. In the program's view, speed limits and red lights only protect lives if compliance is checked.

The Greens want twice as many speed cameras in Berlin. Speed cameras check whether cars drive too fast. There should also be cameras at traffic lights. The party says rules only protect people when someone checks them.

According to the program, Berlin currently has 46 fixed and 83 mobile devices. The expansion is meant to make checks more flexible and cover more locations. The program says the costs will quickly be recovered through fines. The office that handles fines is to get more staff and faster procedures so that violations are actually penalized.

The Greens want to redesign residential neighborhoods so that through traffic no longer passes through, while residents and emergency vehicles can still get in. Trees, benches and drinking fountains are meant to create cool places to spend time. According to the program, street space should serve many uses, not just traffic.

The Greens want quiet neighborhoods. Cars should no longer just drive through. Residents and ambulances can still get in. There should be more trees, benches and drinking fountains. Children should be able to play outside.

The plans include more urban greenery, water misters on hot days and many new benches across the city. Planters are to keep through traffic out, and such neighborhood streets are meant to grow into larger "Superkieze" (super neighborhoods). The program links this to climate adaptation because rainwater can seep into the ground during heavy rain. Citizens' initiatives working for such neighborhoods are to be supported. For commercial traffic, the program plans more loading zones that can be reserved, micro depots for parcels and support for zero-emission delivery fleets.

The Greens want to raise the fees for resident parking permits because they consider today's price too low. Managed parking is meant to make better use of public space and shift traffic to buses, trains, bikes and walking. The state and the districts are to share the revenue.

The Greens want residents to pay more for parking. The party thinks the price is too low today. The state and the districts get the money. The state puts its share into buses and trains.

The program justifies the increase by saying that half a year of parking currently costs barely more than a single BVG (Berlin transit) ticket. The state's share of the revenue is to go into expanding public transit, while the districts' share is meant to give them room for transport projects. Camera-equipped vehicles known as scan cars are to record parking violations digitally and relieve the public order offices. The existing parking permits for tradespeople are to be developed into permits for further occupations such as care services and midwives.

The Greens reject the 17th construction section of the A 100 city highway and want to close the 16th section for the time being. They also reject the four-lane Tangentialverbindung Ost (eastern tangent road) as currently planned. Instead they rely on public transit and want to dismantle urban highways in general.

The Greens do not want to extend the A 100 highway. A new part of the highway should close for now. They also reject a big new road in the east. They want more trains instead. Old city highways should be removed.

The 16th section is to stay closed until a traffic plan for its junctions has been carried out; the program cites congestion and risks to residents. For the eastern tangent road, the Greens demand a solution that preserves the Wuhlheide forest and strengthens rail. A local rail tangent is to close the gap in the outer rail ring. The program names Breitenbachplatz as an example of dismantling; Bundesplatz and Innsbrucker Platz are to be turned into greener city squares. The Greens want to press the federal government for better noise protection along existing highways.

The Greens want all construction sites to be coordinated by a central unit in the Senate, following Hamburg's model. Higher fees for space blocked for long periods and deadlines against idle sites are meant to shorten construction times. Residents and businesses should learn earlier what is planned.

The Greens want to plan road works better. One office in the Senate should coordinate all sites. Whoever blocks a lot of space for a long time pays more. Sites should not stand idle for long. People should know early what is coming.

The Senate is to get a veto over construction sites that would overload the whole city. An improved construction site atlas is to make plans public, and for large sites those involved must announce changes and delays on their own initiative. Following Munich's model, fees rise when large public areas are occupied for longer. Work must start within ten working days; if a site is idle for more than 20 working days, its setup must be removed. A new construction monitoring service is to check compliance.

The Greens want to speed up the double-tracking and electrification of the Ostbahn rail line toward Poland. They also back the Deutschlandtakt (a coordinated nationwide timetable) and more night trains to major European cities. Rail is meant to become a climate-friendly alternative to short-haul flights.

The Greens want to improve the rail line to Poland. The line should get two tracks and electric power. There should be more night trains to European cities. Then fewer people need to take short flights.

The Ostbahn upgrade covers the line between Berlin-Lichtenberg and Kostrzyn in Poland via Müncheberg and is also meant to shorten commuting times. The Nordbahn line is to be improved for passenger and freight traffic. Together with Poland, the Greens aim for better connections and, in the longer run, an ICE high-speed service to Warsaw. The Deutschlandtakt is to be implemented.

The Greens want no more private jets to take off or land at BER airport. They argue that a wealthy few impose noise and emissions on nearby residents. They also call for a night flight ban from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and want to give the airport company no additional taxpayer money.

The Greens want no more private jets at BER airport. These planes cause noise and fumes for the neighbors. No planes should fly at night from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The airport should get no new money from the state.

The Greens want to oppose attempts to loosen the current night flight rules. Airport fees and charges are to be used to steer toward greener flying. The noise insulation program for residents is to be carried out without red tape. Beyond the loans and grants already promised, the airport company Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH is to receive no further public funds; in the long run the program expects the loans to be repaid.

The Greens want people with disabilities to be able to use buses and trains on their own. Elevators are to run more reliably, and there are to be more accessible taxis.

People with disabilities should be able to use buses and trains on their own. The elevators at stations should work reliably. There should be at least 250 inclusion taxis. These are taxis that wheelchairs fit into. The on-call bus BVG Muva should stay for now.

For people with visual or learning impairments, the program names "talking vehicles," accessible apps from the BVG (Berlin's transit operator), and rebuilt bus and tram stops. An elevator and maintenance push is meant to reduce outages at the BVG and S-Bahn. The on-call service BVG Muva is to remain until all stations are reliably accessible. The special transport service and inclusion taxis are to get uniform payment systems, and at least 250 inclusion taxis are targeted in addition. Designating parking spaces for people with severe disabilities is to become simpler and faster.