In the organizer's words:
We are transforming the street into a car-free zone!
During the planned conversion of Ebertplatz, the square is also to be freed from its island location in the middle of the car traffic flowing around it. One planning option is to move car traffic from the south side of the square to the north side and thus connect Ebertplatz to the Eigelstein district without cars. To test out how this feels, the Kölner Eigelstein citizens' association, Brunnen e. V. and the Veedelsfreiraum initiative are organizing an event on
Sunday, 15.9., from 13-18 o'clock a free space action
on the three-lane Ringstrasse between Ebertplatz and the Eigelstein district. The section of the ring road from Lübecker Straße to Turiner Straße on the south side of the square will be closed to traffic. During the campaign, the resulting "open space" will offer entertainment such as table tennis tables, music, yoga, children's games or "long tables" where everyone can picnic - and of course information opportunities.
At the same time, we will once again celebrate our outdoor staircase, which for a year has created a special link between the Eigelstein and Ebertplatz and offered seating on the south-west side of the square like an open-air stage. Of course, there will also be drinks, ice cream and music at the "staircase farewell". The steps will then be dismantled in the second half of September. Everyone is cordially invited to the Freiraum campaign and the staircase farewell.
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