The Greens in the Saxon state parliament are defending themselves against the impression that the slow construction of cycle paths is linked to complaints from nature conservation associations. Infrastructure Minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU) suggested this in a newspaper interview at the end of April, according to the Green parliamentary group. A minor inquiry by MP Katja Meier has now revealed that none of the 31 projects that received planning permission between 2020 and 2024 were the subject of legal action by nature conservation associations.
"Minister Kraushaar's statement is not only factually incorrect, but also politically dangerous. It fuels mistrust towards recognized nature conservation associations and plays cycling off against nature conservation," explained Meier. This distracts from the real challenges of building cycle paths. These include a lack of planning resources, long coordination processes and the wrong political priorities.
