Overview
- On Friday Steffen Krach presented a compact ‘mein Berlin‑Versprechen’ listing policies he would push in his first 100 days if elected Regierender Bürgermeister.
- Key immediate pledges include a smartphone ban in primary schools, Tempo 30 in front of day‑care centres and schools, clearer rules and parking areas for e‑scooters, and safer school routes.
- Krach also promised quality‑of‑life measures such as a free twice‑yearly bulky‑waste collection for each household and a free Deutschlandticket for volunteers who hold an Ehrenamtskarte.
- The plan adds governance reforms intended for quick rollout: a Bürokratie‑TÜV and an Effizienzgesetz to cut state paperwork and a Landessicherheitsrat to strengthen Berlin’s disaster protection.
- These measures are campaign commitments rather than enacted law and are timed to boost SPD support after polls in mid‑June put the party low in the field, with the Abgeordnetenhauswahl set for 20 September.