2024-08-25 11:16:32
The Vienna Green Party welcomes the first step announced today to further restore the nature of the Vienna River. “Of the approximately 12 kilometers that are currently missing, construction on one tenth of the route is expected to start in 2025. This first step is part of the success of our campaign to create a river oasis in Vienna,” said Kilian Stark, planning spokesman for the Vienna Green Party. . But there are still more than 10 kilometers away from the Danube estuary, and we must not allow the city government to ask here “We urgently need to continuously restore the Vienna River to the city center.”
This brings local recreation and much-needed cooling where it is needed most: built-up areas of the city. Unfortunately, there is no trace of that in the plans presented today. What remains remains an insurmountable obstacle for fish and other aquatic life until it can be restored.
Vienna River Oasis – a century-old opportunity for climate protection
Last year, the Vienna Green Party went on the offensive with a vision for a river oasis in Vienna, including cycle paths. This envisages the revitalization of access to Urania, including an accompanying cycle path to the Naschmarkt. The restoration of the Vienna River had been planned at the turn of the century, but ultimately fell victim to the red pencil. Now, with the construction of the Wenthal Canal, canal water will no longer flow into the Vienna River in the future, and nothing can prevent the complete restoration of the Vienna River. “A restoration plan for the Vienna River to its estuary is long overdue but unfortunately remains pending. Vienna must not miss this once-in-a-century opportunity again because of SPÖ’s lack of consistency in climate and nature protection.
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