Overview
- A clear majority voted to continue planning for the 'Quartier am Bahnhof' in the citizen referendum held July 12, 2026, with 75.5 percent supporting the municipal proposal.
- Turnout comfortably exceeded the legal quorum as nearly half of about 13,000 eligible voters took part and thousands used postal ballots, validating the result.
- The project would convert roughly 12–12.5 hectares of commercial land west of the tracks into a mixed-use quarter with about 2,000 homes plus offices, retail, health and childcare facilities.
- Local leaders and the property owners' community said the vote gives them a mandate to negotiate a detailed plan and pursue a transparent process, while the ILT opposition said it will file motions to limit density and press design changes.
- With the referendum passed the municipality can proceed with the formal Bauleitplanung and aims to seek a town-gown contract with landowners and investors this year, a step that will determine affordable-housing quotas, building density and the timetable for creating new services.