Einträge von Thorgen Bloch

‘Unter den Linden‘ the linden trees dwindle – The sealed city

Asphalt-sealed planting holes instead of linden trees – Berlin’s well-known boulevard is in a sad state. The video focuses on Berlin’s soil-sealing and the capital’s failure to make up for a constant loss of street trees even in representative areas – with negative impacts on the city’s local climate and rainwater management.

Stop-and-Go traffic turnaround – Berlin’s tram M 10

Berlin is propagating the ‘traffic turnaround’ in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions – which implies switching as much as possible from cars to bicycles and offering attractive public transport.
How does that work in real terms? As an example, the film shows Berlin’s tram line M 10, the capital’s most important tram connection to Berlin Central.