Overview

• Mayor Dieter Reiter instructed the Mobility Department on July 3 to identify downtown intersections for pedestrian lights featuring wheelchair icons.
• The proposal draws on a suggestion from former disability commissioner Oswald Utz to enhance representation of people with disabilities in public spaces.
• SPD councillor Roland Hefter is preparing the first design concepts for the new wheelchair-symbol traffic lights.
• The initiative builds on Munich’s existing inclusive signals, which already feature Pumuckl figures and same-sex couple icons.
• Similar wheelchair-symbol traffic lights are in use in European cities such as London, reflecting a wider trend toward universal design.