With 50 questions against the tunnel gate

After the barracks issue is another conflict between the city of Zurich and the Canton is on the horizon. The bone of contention this time: the 1.1 billion Franke expensive project rose garden tram/ rose garden tunnel , to eliminate the transport of sin from the 70's in Wipkingen.

Under the beetle's mountain is a 2.3-kilometre-long road tunnel to take it from 2035 to the transport of the rose garden street on the daily 50'000 cars. So the top is to be built above ground living space for the Tram and for the new Quarters.

Left and green parties are clear, however,

the Parliament of The Canton takes on 4. February the work on the mammoth project, the final vote is expected to take place on 25. March – a day after the Canton, and member of the cantonal government elections. Due to the bourgeois majority, the template is likely to find a majority. However, the VCS has already been announced as a precautionary measure, the Referendum against him as the "tunnel gate" attached to the project. Thus, the Zurich electorate should have the last word, perhaps even this year.

pictures: The many faces of the rose garden tunnel

In Zurich, is the billion project is controversial. Clear the new street tunnel, left and green parties. With a view to the member of the Parliament debate and the elections, the SP, the greens and the AL now to try and prolong his life. In the city Parliament, where they have a majority, you have submitted three interpellations, with about 50 critical questions about the billion project.

goal: no Signal out of Zurich

The calculus: in time for the Showdown in the cantonal Parliament of this is to receive a "clear Signal from the city of Zurich," as Green party leader Markus Kunz says. "The initiatives and the discussion in the municipal Council to make it clear that we are very serious with the resistance against the Tunnel."

Simone Brander (SP) is the signal effect: "We want to make it clear that there are in the city and in the affected Districts of great resistance against this "gift"." Especially as the template from the point of view of the city had been worse: Because of the two-lane tunnel tube between Bucheggplatz and Hirsch street, meadow new is a second Central track is to be built.

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According to Brander, the rose garden project has ploughed "a massive impact on the city and its residents": the residential houses demolished were destroyed, a part of the irchel Park, the Bucheggplatz. To sell "the city to repair, is a cynical," says Simone Brander.

Specifically, want to know the SP of the city Council, why the construction of the tunnel, not the whole of the overground rail line is abklassiert. And why there is no default for the maximum amount of vehicles? How much more traffic the additional funding brings the track? What are the consequences of roads of the Tunnel for neighboring? How does the cost-Benefit ratio, and which are similar to expensive projects for a short road piece is it?

city. contract

disclose The Green require precise information on the impact of the tunnel on the adjacent houses, trees, and recreation space, and on the tram operating around the albisriederplatz, as well as information on dealing with planning-related values The AL finally insists on disclosure of the contract between the government and the city Council for the rose garden project. And she asks: "Can the city Council still behind the of the Canton of Council's committees, as amended, of the project with an additional lane in the Tunnel and the lifting of the maximum ceiling of 56'000 vehicles per day?"

The question involves explosive: because of the red-green city Council unit in order from within its own ranks under pressure. Officially, he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the councillor behind the project. However, to the new location and the middle lane, he has not expressed himself clearly. In addition, it is an open secret that in the body of the opinions to the Tunnel. While the FDP councillors Michael Baumer and Filippo Leutenegger are clearly behind it, and the SP members, Corine Mauch, André Odermatt and Raphael Golta signaled approval, the new members Karin Rykart, and Andreas Hauri prior to her election critical to the rose garden tunnel expressed, as well as Richard Wolff (AL). Daniel Leupi (Grüne) has also taken a decision already made reservations against the Tunnel, but only if this would be realized without the tram line.

"Who knows, maybe the one or the other of the city Council to move even a rethink."Markus Kunz, Green, group chief

The new initiatives of the Red-green in Zurich is not only the political opposition force, but also the city Council to encourage color to confess, as Green party leader, Kunz says. "Who knows, maybe the one or the other of the city Council to move even a rethink."

The rose garden tunnel is also the case with other parties is currently a hot iron. The city of Zurich's green liberals struggle to find a common Position. "The formation of opinion is still in progress," says group leader Isabel Garcia.

SVP: "A bear service"

Surprised by the initiatives SVP cantonal councillor Pierre Dalcher, a member of the cantonal Council's Commission for planning and construction, which deals with the rose garden project. "In order to afford the city's population a disservice," he is convinced. "By torpedo the project, from the penalties of the district's residents, which are not relieved by the flood of Traffic." Noteworthy is also that the Left work in this case against the city government.

Left councillor Carmen Walker Späh (FDP). "The filing of such motions is part of the democratic Right and is an important process for the formation of opinion." She is looking forward to the debate in the cantonal Parliament.

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Created: 17.01.2019, at 22:19