Interior compression in Marburg: Living room closure on sealed areas!
Interior compression in Marburg: Living room closure on sealed areas!
On February 28, 2025, the green-red-green city government of Marburg decided to take an important step towards sustainable urban development. In order to address the challenges of urbanization, a comprehensive analysis of the interior compression potential is to be created on sealed areas for residential development. The focus is on identifying and using construction gaps to avoid the settlement area outdoors. "We have to focus on housing on already sealed areas," said Christian Schmidt, city councilor of the Greens, and underlined the urgency of this measure. op-marburg.de reported
However, this decision leads to resistance from different sides. The planned residential area at the Hasenkopf criticizes the “We are Hasenkopf” citizens' initiative in particular and demands alternative areas for housing construction. Among other things, they propose to revitalize unused areas such as the sports field and the "Monette" site on Willy-Mock-Straße. This area could also be used to create new living space and has been unused for years. The members of the initiative argue that the existing infrastructure in Ockershausen would make a development more meaningful there. Schwarzwaelder-bote.de states that … Another central concern concerns the expected increase in car load in Alt-Schwershausen due to the planned development. The mobility concept "Move 35" predicts a significant increase in traffic in the region, a fact that triggers concern among residents. The representatives of the citizens' initiative see the building gap decision as part of a more comprehensive discussion that also affects the ongoing reversal process for the Hasenkopf area. Renate Bastian, the group leader of "Die Linke", also expressed doubts as to whether the city actually exhausted all options. The topic of the use of vacant lots and vacancies is not only limited to Marburg. A look at Schramberg shows similar challenges. There are numerous vacant lots and vacant buildings that could be used by an interior compression for living space. The city regularly records such areas and has established a cadastre for construction gaps since 2008. In the course of a survey in 2022, 291 feedback from owners could be collected, of whom, however, only a small part is seriously interested in building or selling its properties. The environmental Federal Agency describes the challenge of sustainable urban development ... Both cities are faced with the challenge of promoting visionary and multifunctional urban development. In order to make an environmentally friendly and livable environment, the corresponding spatial claims should be coordinated in a limited space. The goal remains to create livable and resilient cities by effectively using the urban rooms. A growing awareness of these topics is crucial in order to meet the future needs of the residents and at the same time to take into account environmental and climate protection. growing concerns about traffic and infrastructure
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