Hamburg wants to become a city without cars within 20 years
The city of Hamburg, Germany, is working on a plan that could eliminate the movement of cars in the city centre within the next 15 to 20 years, becoming a city greener, healthy and pleasant to live and walk. The "Grünes Netz", or Green Network, provides for the creation of pedestrian routes and cycle paths which will connect to the existing car.These new routes will connect the main parks, playgrounds, gardens and cemeteries of Hamburg. The resulting network will cover about 40% of the second largest city in Germany and should allow the passers-by, cyclists and tourists largely circular of the city on foot or by bike.However, the objectives of the Green Network are much more comprehensive. The city recognizes the need for changes in the face of global warming: in the last 60 years the average temperature of the city increased nine degrees Celsius and the water level of the sea has risen 20 centimetres â€" and is expected to increase another 30 cm until 2100. The circulation of fewer cars will lead to lower carbon dioxide emissions and the green spaces that will be expanded, along with the Green paths, will alleviate the danger of floods associated with strong rainfall and storms.Additionally, such a network will contribute to the health of the city and its inhabitants. The Green Network will still offer opportunities for climbing, swimming, water sports and nature observation, referred to Inhabitat.The Green Network of Hamburg is part of a growing trend in Europe to make the greenest and sustainable cities, through the creation of more green areas and pedestrian routes and cycle paths, which not only cross the cities as the link with the suburbs. The most ambitious project in this area will be maybe Copenhagen, with the creation of 26 super highways for bikes, which is integrated in the aim of becoming a carbon neutral city until 2050. Recently, Brussels also revealed plans to eliminate the circulation of cars the main routes from the city centre.Foto: Wikimedia Commons
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