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200 people put up a chain of lights against the planned ICE route in Darmstadt on Monday evening. The vigils should go on.
- The Westwaldallianz has loudly against whistles and bells ICE-Trasse at Darmstadt protested.
- The protest is directed against the section of the new Mannheim-Frankfurt route near Darmstadt.
- environmentalist criticize that the planned railway line along the Eschollbrückerstraße could deal the “death blow” to the forest
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Darmstadt – Against the planned ICE-Trasse along Eschollbrücker Strasse in Darmstadt the Westwald Alliance protested loudly with whistles and bells on Monday evening. About 200 people came to the vigil with fairy lights, said spokesman Michael Mokler of the FR. The response from residents is still very high. That is why they want to hold more vigils until the local elections in the spring. “We want to keep the pressure on,” said Mokler. The next vigil will take place on Monday, December 7th, at 6 p.m.
The Protest turns against the section of the New line Mannheim-Frankfurt at Darmstadt. Environmentalists fear that the western forest will be destroyed. Noise pollution is also a concern for people.
Protest against ICE line in Darmstadt: topic moves people
The first vigil to monitor the endangerment of the Darmstadt West Forest by the German train to indicate the preferred route variant chosen for the new line had taken place ten days ago. According to the organizers, 300 participants were counted. “From big to small, from young to old, the entire cross-section of the Darmstadt population was represented at our vigil,” says Simone Schramme from the Westwald Alliance. Due to the number of participants and the discussions that were held, one could see that the topic ICE-Trasse On Eschollbrücker Strasse, people are very moving and met with great rejection, says Schramme.
???? Coalition votes for # South connection from #Darmstadt an #ICE-New line #Frankfurt–#Mannheim. Green + CDU for controversial routing through the western forest. OB Partsch accuses opponents of instrumentalizing tree protection ????https://t.co/PI450zmETt @FRlokal #FRDarmstadt
– Jens Joachim (@Jens_Joachim) March 7, 2020
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Protest against the ICE route in Darmstadt: “Death blow” for Westwald
Environmentalists criticize the fact that the planned railway line along the Eschollbrückerstraße could inflict the “death blow” on the forest. Residents of the Heimstättensiedlung fear not only increased noise pollution, but also that they will be cut off from the forest area, which many use for recreation, by noise barriers and walls.
Protest against ICE route in Darmstadt: Trouble with posters
The Westwaldallianz has also started a poster campaign and has so far set up 80 green crosses under the motto “greened out” throughout the city. One wants to turn against the green-black city politics. This welcomed the decision of the German train to this variant of the Connection to Darmstadt on the Mannheim-Frankfurt route. In the run-up to the first vigil, the posters had been removed and damaged by the local police along Eschollbrücker Straße – apparently because of a misunderstanding, according to Mokler. As the alliance announced, there was damage of 500 euros. The right to take legal action is reserved because the poster campaign was approved.
Protest against ICE route in Darmstadt: forest already badly damaged
The West Forest Alliance is an amalgamation of Darmstadt environmental associations and clubs, as well as citizens’ initiatives and committed citizens who work together to save the western forest. The forest area, which has been severely damaged by heat and lack of water in recent years, extends over an area of around 1,600 hectares between Darmstadt, Griesheim and Weiterstadt and is thus in the middle of the Hessian Ried.
Where the new Frankfurt-Mannheim line is at Darmstadt does not run in the tunnel, it should be loud. That is why not only the CDU Darmstadt-Dieburg is demanding more noise protection. Ralf Möller (SPD), the mayor of Weiterstadt, wants to examine legal steps against the planned “Weiterstädter curve” and advocate for optimal noise protection along the railway line. The Deutsche Bahn provides the planned New ICE line between Frankfurt and Mannheim. A branch to Darmstadt with an underground tunnel is also planned.
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