Overview

• City council approved the noise reduction master plan by a narrow margin with support from the Greens, SPD and Linke and opposition from CDU and AfD.
• Introduced under an EU regulation in 2021, the Masterplan Lärmminderung now advances toward implementing additional Tempo 30 zones.
• Officials have flagged 105 street segments for potential permanent speed-limit cuts, prioritizing Schillerplatz and the Hansastraße section between Großenhainer Straße and Conradstraße.
• Traffic modeling shows that reducing limits from 50 to 30 km/h can cut noise by up to 3 decibels on asphalt and up to 5 decibels on cobblestone.
• More than 50,200 residents endure daytime noise above 65 decibels and over 73,000 face nighttime levels above 55 decibels, driving the push for quieter streets.