To tackle the global challenges at the local level. Münster must do its part in cutting CO2 emissions and must not exceed its share of the CO2 budget.
The supplementary proposal tabled by Volt together with the Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and the SPD introduces urgently needed short-, medium- and long-term measures and also focuses on the all-important question of how to finance them.
Most transport experts in academia agree that push-and-pull mechanisms are needed to implement new ideas. The transport transition now under way in Münster is a central part of local climate policy and, beyond that, an important step towards a fair distribution of the limited space in the city centre. In the past, the valuable space in the city centre was sold off cheaply and handed over to private motor traffic for little money. We need fair parking management and a rapid expansion of public transport, which must become financially attractive for everyone.
