Improvements at the cultural meeting 58: But where is the toilet?

Improvements at the cultural meeting 58: But where is the toilet?

The situation at the Kulturstreff stop 58 in Untergiesing shows progress, but also unresolved problems. After numerous complaints and a mass deployment of the police in April 2025, where 13 people were released, cleanliness at the meeting point has improved. In fact, the area in front of it was heavily burdened with garbage, broken glass, faeces and even injections. The open -air meeting, which emerged from a former bus stop, has increasingly developed into a point of contact for the homeless. The police granted the residents' concern and had the area cleaned thoroughly, which already led to a noticeable improvement. As the tz reports, Akim, the all-party conflict management in Munich, that after evacuation an inconspicuous location in the stop 58 exist.

Despite the progress, a central problem remains unresolved: the toilet situation. As Melly Kiewew comments from the “more space to life” citizens' initiative, the toilets in the Columbus Square underground station are often closed, which leads to further complications. Many Munichers are not ready to pay for the paid use of the toilets, and a consideration of setting up a Dixi toilet, has been rejected because the construction department lacks the funds. Residents hope for long -term solutions and demand more than just short -term cleaning campaigns to improve the situation stable. The topic is urgent: according to evening newspaper have always been observed in the past few months alcoholized men on the field made. Complaints about the conditions have already been submitted to the police and the district committee.

The art project and the reaction of the residents

Another example of the tensions between art and reality is shown in the walk-in sculpture "Head of Human" on Hans-Mielich-Platz. Originally planned for a longer period of time, the dismantling had to be scheduled for mid -November 2025 due to residents. This sculpture, which wanted to draw attention to increasing homelessness, has received both encouragement and complaints. The Catholic men's welfare association planned this project to point out the challenges of homeless people. Nevertheless, it is not surprising that residents and residents of surrounding male homes are concerned about the effects of such art installations. Here, too, the topic of homelessness is a lengthy and multi-layered problem that affects the district sustainably, such as southern German

The attempts to find creative solutions are contrasting to the daily challenges with which the residents and the city are fighting. They demand that it not only remains with one -time cleaning campaigns, but that comprehensive measures are taken to solve the problems in the district. A bright spot is the planned celebration for the day of the tree on April 25, which is organized by the citizens' initiative. The dialogue between residents, artists and the city will be crucial to achieve a sustainable improvement at stop 58.