Schinkel and the autobahn: two urban myths. So it is fitting that the new edition of the Schinkel competition is about the route of the A104 and its subsequent use (here the article in our Steglitz-Zehlendorf newsletter).
The idea is that in future there should no longer be an asphalt road between Konstanzer Strasse and Breitenbachplatz reserved for cars. Officially, the old A104 is no longer a motorway anyway, but is now known as “Junction Steglitz”.
New ideas for the route are needed. A move by Senate Building Director Petra Kahlfeldt, who is also concerned with the city no longer subjecting itself to automobile traffic, fits in with this and also mentions the two south-west lanes A103 and A104.
I’m looking forward to the competition and many exciting ideas, although the solution for the A104 would be quite simple from my point of view: It needs a high-speed cycle connection from City West south-west, in the direction of the Free University, Domain Dahlem, Botanical Garden…
And it needs green in Berlin, much more green. The Wilmersdorf motorway junction would have to be dismantled down to the main route, a transition to the A100 is no longer necessary. The area gained would have to be unsealed and planted, whereby the green corridor Rudolph-Wilde-Park – Stadtpark Wilmersdorf – Fennsee would be connected to the sports and green area around the Wilmersdorf stadium.
The planning would benefit climate protection and local recreation.
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