Today in Rhein-Main: Fewer traffic jams in Frankfurt
Ggood evening,
today it’s about everything that’s different. In Frankfurt, in Hesse. So let’s get in: Elsewhere, in other big cities, car traffic has almost reached the old level again despite the pandemic, it’s backing up as ever. Not so in Frankfurt. This city remains relaxed when it comes to car traffic. Who finds out like this? The company TomTom, well-known from its navigation devices, can calculate how much longer it takes a car driver on average to reach his destination because there is a traffic jam. Before the crisis in Frankfurt, let’s say in December 2019: it was a good 40 minutes instead of 30 minutes with free travel. Ten minutes traffic jam. But in December 2019: less than 35 minutes, only five minutes lost. It is difficult to say why car traffic in Frankfurt is still lower than elsewhere, recorded with pre-pandemic times. Perhaps because so many people work in offices in Frankfurt, working from home is easier than in industry, for example. In any case, good news for everyone who is dependent on a car.
And what is different in Hesse? Unlike Bavaria, the Hessian prime minister is constantly on an ego trip. While Markus Söder (CSU) let it be known on Monday that he would put off the compulsory vaccination for nursing staff and thus tear down a cornerstone of the fight against corona, Volker Bouffier (CDU) announced on Tuesday that he wanted to come from Berlin for the expected specifications. It remains to be seen whether this is also the beginning of the exit at Bouffier. But in any case he doesn’t come with the crowbar like his counterpart in the south.
Some things are also different in Hanau. Apparently C & A should close there as well as in a number of other cities. In Hanau, however, companies and property owners got together and found a solution – moderated by city officials. So much commitment by the state is also okay in a market economy. Pleasing result: C&A stays – unlike anywhere else.
And also draws the Frankfurt Chamber Opera in the “factory” in Sachsenhausen +++ the Rüsselsheim-based car manufacturer Opel calls 570,000 vehicles into the workshop +++ resident parking in Frankfurt will be significantly more expensive.
I wish you a pleasant evening
Yours, Manfred Koehler
The weather for Wednesday: A few clouds that will loosen up later from the southwest at a maximum of 12 degrees. In the cloudy night it cools down to 2 degrees.
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Thomas PlatteDirector of the State Office for Construction and Real Estate Hesse, Wiesbaden (62); Christian BennerSecond Chairwoman of IG Metall, Frankfurt (54); Stephanie Wust (FDP), Head of Department of the City of Frankfurt (33).