Beat for the Dresden television tower again: planned renovation picks up speed!

Beat for the Dresden television tower again: planned renovation picks up speed!

The renovation of the Dresden television tower, the city's former prestige project, is finally on the agenda again. After a standstill, there is movement in this important matter. The project was already discussed in the budget negotiations of the city, but it remains unclear what the revival of the tower will look like. A fundamental decision has been made that will require new resolutions in the future, such as Sächsische reported.

The television tower, which with its imposing height of 252 meters not only shapes the cityscape, but is also supposed to represent an important tourist attraction, received a certain boost in 2019. In the city council meeting on 4/5. The mayor was commissioned to draw up a traffic concept in July 2019. This is intended to ensure that the television tower is opened up environmentally and resource-saving. The planning includes a three -stage concept for the infrastructure and transport organization, which takes into account both the immediate needs of visitors and the connection to public transport. It is also considered to take into account the interests of the residents in the highlands, as the website of the city of Dresden explains.

traffic concept directly on the pulse of the citizens

An important aspect of the project is the integration of the citizens. At a residents' meeting on June 19, 2020 in the Kulturpalast, Dresdner were invited to contribute their ideas and suggestions. Also online was created online between June 23 and July 19, 2020. A total of 295 statements were made, from which 169 concrete suggestions and concerns grew. These flowed into the evaluation by an engineering office and the discussions with the specialist offices of the city administration, reports Sächsische.

The entire citizen participation clearly showed that the Dresdeners are very interested in a positive development of the television tower. It is important to be the transparent collection of ideas and wishes, which can be submitted via the Saxon participation portal. Data protection is very important: No personal data must be specified, and voluntarily submitted information is only used to update the traffic concept. This data will be deleted by December 31, 2022 at the latest, provided that there is no consent to the longer storage, as is held on to the meeting of buergerGeinteigung.sachsen.de.

The look into the future remains uncertain

The discussions about the television tower make it once more illustrated that the project is still very important - both for many Dresden and the city's tourism landscape. However, whether and when it comes to the actual renovation and revival of the television tower remains open. It is clear that the city needs new resolutions to finally roll the wheel. The curiosity about the upcoming developments is definitely awakened.

It remains to be seen how the city administration will implement the promised measures and to what extent the citizen participation will incorporate into future decisions. One thing is certain: the television tower remains a topic that moves many in Dresden.