Overview
- Street campaigns kicked off across neighborhoods, with organizers reporting strong early turnout at sites such as Tempelhofer Feld and Ostkreuz.
- The Verkehrsentscheid draft would cap private car use inside the S‑Bahn ring at 12 days per person per year, moving to six, restrict parking to outer areas or private lots, and exempt buses, emergency services, taxis and defined economic traffic with disability provisions.
- Under Berlin rules, about 170,000–175,000 valid signatures are required within four months, setting up a potential vote alongside the 20 September 2026 Abgeordnetenhaus election.
- Organizers aim for roughly 240,000 signatures to cover invalid entries and are collecting both on the street and via postal lists with preaddressed envelopes.
- A separate drive, Volksentscheid Berlin werbefrei, seeks to curb public advertising by banning large digital commercial panels, while political opponents of the car plan question feasibility and urge residents not to sign.