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← See today's latestPower grid shields upgraded, cycle protest targets outer ring
Grid resilience surge
Berlin is fortifying its electricity backbone against climate shocks.
The state-owned utility Stromnetz Berlin will invest over 200 million euros in technical protection measures for the power grid, reinforcing infrastructure to handle rising demand and weather extremes [Quelle: Tagesspiegel]. The push comes as heat waves and storms increasingly stress the system. Upgrades will span transformer stations and underground cables across all districts.
This is the unglamorous foundation that keeps the city running.
Cyclists march on neglected outer ring
The outer boroughs are rising against bike-lane starvation.
The ADFC is organizing a critical mass protest Friday, August 21, in Marzahn-Hellersdorf to demand better cycling infrastructure and block planned car-centric roads [Quelle: BUND Berlin]. Since 2021, only 900 meters of planned priority cycle paths have been built in the district. The proposed Tangential Connection East (TVO) would bulldoze 3,000 trees through the Wuhlheide. Protest kicks off at 6 p.m. on Landsberger Allee.
Continuing the bike-lane rollbacks story, suburbs are now fighting back.
Berlin investiert mehr als 200 Millionen in Stromnetzschutz22 hours ago ... ... Infrastruktur verstärkt und will mindestens weitere 200 Millionen Euro in den technischen Schutz investieren. Wie der landeseigene Betreiber Stromnetz Berlin ...background.tagesspiegel.de
4. Horrorstraßen Fahrraddemo - BUND-Berlin23 hours ago ... Horrorstraßen Fahrraddemo. Sonstiges | Autoverkehr, Abgase, Infrastruktur, Klimaschutz, Nachhaltigkeit, Stadtentwicklung ... ADFC Berlin, BUND Berlin ...bund-berlin.de