Meeting of the citizens' forum

Meeting of the citizens' forum

Citizens' forum on June 24 Citizens' petition on the traffic situation in the Soers and presentation of a new city center tool

The Citizens' Forum will meet on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 18:00h in the Council Chamber of Aachen City Hall. The meeting of the Citizens' Forum is open to the public. Interested citizens are cordially invited to attend. Detailed information is available in the City of Aachen's Council Information System (ALLRIS).

Soerser Weg: Citizens' application in accordance with §24 GO NRW to improve the traffic situation

After longstanding criticism of the traffic situation around Soerser Weg and Merowingerstraße, a new citizens' petition is being dealt with in the citizens' forum of the city of Aachen.

The application goes back to a consultation from 2024, which had already taken place in the citizens' forum. As a result, a site visit was held with the participation of residents, politicians, the administration and the police, at which the local traffic situation was jointly examined. The impressions gathered there were incorporated into the current application.

The application proposes to keep parts of the sidewalks free by alternating parking bays on the carriageway. From the applicant's point of view, this is a response to the parking situation, which is perceived as problematic and is currently characterized by blocked paths and confusing traffic conditions.

A new toolbox for Aachen's city center

Another point of the meeting is the presentation of the "Tool-Box for Aachen's city center" by the city managers of the Citizens' Dialogue Department and the administrative management. The toolbox is being developed under the motto "Get involved! Together for the city center" as a collection of funding instruments and participation formats. It is intended to make it easier for citizens, especially city makers from areas such as retail, gastronomy, culture and volunteering, to access opportunities to help shape the city.

The toolbox is part of an action and activity program to revitalize Aachen's city centre and is to be widely communicated via various channels (digital, print, presentation). The aim is to motivate as many citizens as possible to participate at a low threshold and to promote the implementation of impulse measures in cooperation with the urban community.

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