Car Show-offs Away from Bahnhofstrasse Zurich.

The streets around the Zurich Stadthaus complex turn into an open-air car showroom, especially on nice weekends. Neighbors and businesses complain about noise, poor air quality, and traffic jams.

Problem

• From Thursday evening, hundreds of luxury cars will roll into the neighborhood f…: From Thursday evening, hundreds of luxury cars will roll into the neighborhood from Bürkliplatz to Münsterhof.
• Car posers rev their engines and accelerate unnecessarily, leading to poor air q…: Car posers rev their engines and accelerate unnecessarily, leading to poor air quality and traffic jams.
• The actually beautiful neighborhood no longer invites strolling, conversations i…: The actually beautiful neighborhood no longer invites strolling, conversations in street cafes are impossible, and residents as well as small and medium-sized businesses are disturbed.

Solution

• Driving is prohibited in the neighborhood around Stadthausquai (with permit requ…: Driving is prohibited in the neighborhood around Stadthausquai (with permit requirement). This affects Stadthausquai, Fraumünsterstrasse, and the corresponding sections of Börsenstrasse as well as Kap…
• Residents, hotels, shops, suppliers, and craftsmen continue to have access with …: Residents, hotels, shops, suppliers, and craftsmen continue to have access with a permit.
• Road pricing applies in the neighborhood around Stadthausquai: license plates ar…: Road pricing applies in the neighborhood around Stadthausquai: license plates are checked by cameras at the entrances and exits, and a permit for a one-time passage can be purchased online.
• The parking spaces in the neighborhood are being reduced in favor of trees and g…: The parking spaces in the neighborhood are being reduced in favor of trees and gastronomy areas.
• Fines are already imposed against car posers in many European countries.: Fines are already imposed against car posers in many European countries.

Benefit

• The neighborhood is upgraded for society, as has happened at Münsterhof.: The neighborhood is upgraded for society, as has happened at Münsterhof.