Overview

• Berlin's CDU-led traffic administration plans to raise speed limits from 30 km/h to 50 km/h on 23 main roads by the end of 2025.
• CDU parliamentary leader Dirk Stettner confirmed the decision, stating that the previous environmental reasons for the lower limits no longer apply.
• The administration argues that improved air quality has removed the justification for many of the Tempo-30 zones introduced under the Green-led government.
• Stettner framed the move as a return to standard road regulations, reversing what he described as 'Green ban fantasies.'
• The policy shift reflects broader political and regulatory debates on balancing urban mobility, safety, and environmental goals in German cities.