Overview
- Germany’s Verkehrsclub Deutschland urged Berlin to coordinate tree-planting with pedestrian, cycling and public-transport planning as the city moves to implement its climate adaptation law.
- VCD board member Gregor Altmann said trees, safe walking and cycling routes, and attractive public transport must be planned together rather than in separate silos.
- The group called for safe crossings and pathways to be integrated wherever new trees are planted and for street construction to include green and water areas.
- The law, passed Monday by the Berlin state parliament, requires more green spaces, expanded rainwater management and binding heat-action plans at both state and district levels.
- The legislation targets more than one million trees by 2040, more than double today’s stock, with advocates arguing that joint planning strengthens climate resilience and saves resources.