" Oans, zwoa, triple", mayor robert herrmann said at friday's ceremony. He alluded to the soccer giants bayern munchen, but conceded that "we don't want to put too fine a point on it, but for the city of ebern it does have a rough significance: today we can celebrate the completion of three projects." Heibt: ebern celebrated the redesign of the neubruckentorstrabe and the parking lot in the muhlenviertel and thus started the traffic-calmed zone in the old town.
Concept takes time
Tree removal and traffic interfere with the living environment of people, of residents and of businesses. As robert herrmann appreciated above all patience and understanding during the construction period. Perhaps this also motivated mrs. Ebner, a resident of neubruckentorstrabe, to approach the city leader on the sidelines of the ceremony and complain a bit about the signage. In their opinion, it would have been good to set the portal signage a little differently. So, she told the mayor, the vehicles were driven past the houses at a rough speed for another 75 meters and only then slowed down. Conversely, the residents get to hear the throttle as it goes out. Mayor robert herrmann reassured the crowd, saying the traffic-calming concept needs time to mature; surely some things still need to take shape.
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