Action against Cars with Walkmobiles in Berlin

How unfair urban space is distributed so far, Greenpeace activists are demonstrating with 30 so-called "walkmobiles" in Berlin. The environmentalists are marching with wooden frames in the dimensions of an average middle-class car on the Oranienstraße to Moritzplatz, on which center circle they are demanding with a 26-meter banner: "Cities for People, Not for Cars!".

In original language:

Aktion mit Gehzeugen gegen Autos in der Stadt in Berlin

Wie ungerecht der Straßenraum bislang verteilt ist, demonstrieren Greenpeace-Aktivisten mit 30 so genannten "Gehzeugen" in Berlin. Die Umweltschuetzer laufen mit umgehaengten Holzrahmen in den Maßen eines durchschnittlichen Mittelklassewagens ueber die Oranienstraße zum Moritzplatz, auf dessen Mittelkreis sie mit einem 26 Meter großen Banner fordern: „Staedte fuer Menschen, nicht fuer Autos!“.

Unique identifier: GP0STS0KO

Type: Image

Shoot date: 22/05/2018

Locations: Berlin, Europe, Germany

Credit line: © Kevin McElvaney / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Protest and Banner Action against Cars in Berlin

In Berlin, moving and parking cars occupy about 60 percent of the street space, while cyclists have only 3 percent of the available space. A parked car takes up as much space as ten bicycles.

"Cars are the most ruthless way to get around the city," says Marion Tiemann, Campaigner for urban mobility with Greenpeace Germany "Mayors have to make city dwellers quickly attractive offers, how they can move without a car in the city."

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