Criticism from the Greens

Reconstruction of Wallensteinstrasse put on the back burner

The Greens want a meeting zone on the "Walli".(Bild: Grüne Wien)

Even in 2025, nothing will happen to the former promenade in Brigittenau. The district defends itself, the Greens fume

It is one of the major projects that Brigittenau's district leader Christine Dubravac-Widholm (SPÖ) wanted to devote herself to right at the beginning of her term of office: the redesign of Wallensteinstraße. Now the project has to be tackled in the next term.

When will the redesign start?
As the "Krone" has learned, the renovation has been put on the back burner. The residents' survey started back in April 2024. To date, neither the survey has been fully evaluated nor has a budget been planned for the redesign. "Brigittenau residents have clearly spoken out in favor of more greenery, space for pedestrians and safe cycling," says local councillor Heidi Sequenz (Greens). Wallensteinstrasse now finally needs traffic calming and a climate-friendly redesign.

Just an alibi measure?
Treustraße, a small side street of the much-discussed traffic connection, was converted into a pedestrian zone without any major planning. The cost: 1 million euros. Sequenz refers to this as "window dressing".

Revitalization of the shopping street
Traffic calming could also revitalize Wallensteinstraße as a shopping street, says the Öko-Party representative. This much is certain: a pedestrian zone or even a pedestrian zone is definitely not going to happen here. This is simply not feasible, according to the district council of the "Krone". It will be a tight squeeze there in future: 3 streetcar lines will soon be running here (lines 2, 12 and 33). "Wallensteinstrasse is too important for me for it to become a cheap election campaign issue. Together we must and will succeed in making a big difference here!" announces district leader Dubravac-Widholm. The only question is when.