Hilbert without a belt: Panne in video message ensures outrage in Dresden!

Hilbert without a belt: Panne in video message ensures outrage in Dresden!

What's going on in the town hall of Dresden? Mayor Dirk Hilbert contacted the city's students with a somewhat unfortunate video message. At the beginning of the summer vacation, the politician congratulated the certificates from the back seat of a moving car in a summer, green shirt. Although his words were certainly meant well, the spectators quickly noticed that Hilbert did not wear any strap on while driving. The city then explained that the video was only recorded during the parking and referred to the exceptions for buckling at the speed of walking. Nevertheless, the city emphasized how important it is to be buckled up while driving and advised the students not to imitate the behavior of their OB. [TAG24] (https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/politik/dirkihilbert/dresden-ob-dirk-hilbert-panne-bei-pontan-bevideobo-da-feht-doch-Was-Was-Was-Was-Was-Was-Was-Was-Was.

Not only this breakdown causes a stir. Hilbert's gaze is currently aimed at the financial situation of the municipal transport companies. The Dresden Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) are facing a serious crisis. They are missing almost 20 million euros a year, which massively endangers the existence of the DVB, as the mayor urgently warns. A rescue plan is currently being discussed in the city council, the implementation of which may be postponed. This increases the concern for the insolvency of the transport companies. The Supervisory Board of Technical Works has already taken stock resolutions that enable the city to announce contracts for grants to DVB if the financial resources should no longer be sufficient. This tense financial situation also has a direct impact on the urban budget. [Sächsische.de] (https://www.saechsische.de/lokales/dresden-warnt-warnt- der-verkehrbetriebe-ist-ist-gefaehrdet-cji4uijuezhgjnhpzj5iemzjwa.html) reports on this worrying location.

The traffic situation in Dresden

The problems of the transport companies are not isolated. The traffic situation in Dresden and the adjacent cities remains tense, which is underlined by a variety of measures to support urban mobility. Measures such as the establishment of chargeable parking spaces and the labeling of pedestrian areas are loud information from of the urban transport infrastructure of Jena not only in the Saxon state capital of relevance. The organization of flowing and resting traffic as well as the establishment of speed 30 zones also play a crucial role.

The support of an orderly urban development is essential to ensure both security and quality of life in the diverse districts. In times when the transport companies are spreading and the topics of traffic safety and mobility are more than ever on the agenda, it remains to be seen how Mayor Hilbert and the city council will deal with these challenges.