Olischar/Figl ad high -rise: city government has to talk plain text

After years of nothing, the city of Vienna suddenly takes a turnaround and announced a ban on high -rise building for the city center. This decision, a few weeks before the election, raises more questions than she answers. The Vienna People’s Party calls on the city government to fully disclose its plans and ensure that no back doors remain open to exceptions.

“The SPÖ-NEOS city government only acts when the political pressure becomes too great-not out of conviction, but from calculation. For years we have been preaching that it needs clear rules where and how can be built. The SPÖ has always rejected this; You wanted to stay as flexible as possible. What the proposal that has become known today remains open and as long as it is not clear which projects are actually affected by this announced ban, the whole thing remains a tactical fog grenade, ”criticizes the municipal councilor Elisabeth Olischhar, planning spokeswoman for the Vienna People’s Party.

Important signal for the preservation of the World Heritage Status

“The inner city welcomes the announced ban, we see a long -term demand. It is an important signal for the preservation of the World Heritage Status of the Historical City Core and an important step to get the historical characteristics of the inner city. We will take a closer look at the proposal how the legal anchoring takes place, ”said the district leader of the inner city, MMAG. Markus Figl.

The question is particularly explosive whether the ban also applies to the Heumarkt project – the construction project that Vienna has brought to the Red List of UNESCO. “If the city government designs its own set of rules in such a way that existing prestige projects are excluded, the prohibition is worth nothing. We want to know what is the thing about Heumarkt, ”says Olischar.

The Vienna People’s Party calls for an immediate disclosure of the specific content of the planned high -rise ban. “The SPÖ-NEOS government must no longer hide behind vague announcements. The connection is also unanswered in which context the high -rise ban is also with the long overdue urban development plan 2035. Urban development in Vienna needs clear and reliable decisions that secure world heritage and ensure transparency in urban planning, ”concludes Olischar.