The transport committee has already reached a cross-party agreement, the official decision will be made by the local council in March: Tempo 40 will then apply throughout Gmunden. and means for example the meeting zone in the city center (20 km / h) or Miller-von-Aichholz-Straße (30 km / h). These limits remain unchanged.
The aim of the measure is to calm the traffic. “That is one of the central tasks that we have set ourselves for this period,” says Kassmannhuber. And politics is not just about relieving the burden on the population. From the point of view of climate protection, traffic safety and the promotion of gentle traffic, everything speaks in favor of slowing down car traffic. “This has long been an international trend,” said Kassmannhuber.
The esplanade as a one-way
But Gmunden is not alone in the region either: In Bad Ischl, Tempo 30 has been in place across the board since 2016, and in Vöcklabruck, where a new traffic concept will be drawn up next year, city politicians are also thinking intensively about a tightened general speed limit.
In Gmunden itself, however, this one traffic calming measure should not remain. City politics are also targeting the sheet metal avalanche that is rolling through the city center – especially on weekends when there are many day trippers. In the future, the Esplanade is only to be used as a one-way route out of town for motorized traffic on Sundays. “The lane on the lake side will then become a pop-up cycle path,” announced Kassmannhuber. Last but not least, the pedestrians, who normally have to share the esplanade with cyclists, would benefit from this. Especially on busy Sundays, walkers and bikers come dangerously close to each other there. The one-way rule is to apply for the first time on Liebstatt Sunday (March 27).
“We will now proceed step by step,” says Kassmannhuber. “The aim must be to reduce car traffic and make the city a meeting place again by giving pedestrians more space and safety.”
Source: Nachrichten
