Graz traffic plans

“Massive intervention”: ÖVP now wants a referendum

Kurt Hohensinner, Chairman of the Graz ÖVP, is critical of the new traffic strategy(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Christian Jauschowetz)

A bone of contention in the Mobility Plan 2024: The Graz ÖVP does not want to accept a possible decision by the city hall coalition (KPÖ, Greens, SPÖ) - the people of Graz should be involved. That is why the Black Party is submitting a motion to hold a referendum!

The Graz 2040 mobility plan unveiled by the "Krone" in November last year set alarm bells ringing for many Graz residents and angered the FPÖ and ÖVP. The Graz City Blacks do not want to simply accept a nod in the city hall coalition by the KPÖ, Greens and SPÖ, but are demanding broader public involvement. "Such a massive intervention must not be decided and implemented over the heads of the citizens," rumbles City Councillor Kurt Hohensinner.