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Safe routes to school required: Neufreimann high school is threatened with a move stop!
The Neufreimann high school is about to move to Schwabing-Freimann, but only with guaranteed safety on the way to school for children.
Safe routes to school required: Neufreimann high school is threatened with a move stop!
In Munich there is movement around the Neufreimann high school. The move to the Schwabing-Freimann district planned for mid-September 2025 is on the brink. Those responsible set a clear condition: a safe route to school for the students must be guaranteed, otherwise the move will be refused. This is reported by the tz.
The high school is currently temporarily housed at Ungererstrasse 191. The Schwabing-Freimann district committee unanimously passed an urgent motion to demand a safe route to school. The plan is to create a pedestrian and cycle path between the residential areas and a public green space at the southern end of Neufreimann. This path is intended to enable a safe crossing of Henny-Seydemann-Straße. The current subway bypass route is seen as impractical as it encourages children to potentially walk over the train tracks. The safety conditions in adjacent streets, such as Cordelia-Edvardson-Straße and Am Aufbesserungswerk, should also be checked.
School streets as a solution
A central approach to improving school route safety is the so-called school streets. The Kidical Mass Action Alliance has created a guide for municipalities to establish these school-friendly streets. The aim is to enable children to get to school safely and independently without getting lost in traffic chaos. These school streets, which are either permanently or temporarily closed to vehicle traffic, offer a promising solution, as on the website of children's bicycle is to be read.
Action weeks, which will be held from September 16 to October 27, 2024, are intended to increase awareness of child-friendly mobility. The highlight of these weeks is the weekend around World Children's Day, where tens of thousands of children and adults will demonstrate for a child- and bicycle-friendly environment.
Legal support for school streets
The legal requirements for the implementation of school streets have been significantly improved by the amendment to the road traffic regulations. This makes it easier for municipalities to develop and implement such initiatives in a legally secure manner. Steffen Brückner from the Kidical Mass Action Alliance emphasizes that school streets are not only safer routes to school, but also contribute to making cities worth living in. This is also done by the VCD where you can find successful projects from cities like Cologne and Berlin.
The paradigm shift in transport planning towards holistic, child-friendly mobility is essential. Urban planning must focus on children's mobility to create a safe and attractive environment. The demands are clear: 30 km/h on all routes to school and binding targets for the federal, state and local governments are essential to make this vision a reality.
However, what happens next with the relocation of the Neufreimann high school depends on whether the city implements the necessary measures to guarantee the children a safe route to school. The next period could be crucial.