Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner has campaigned for the Tempelhofer Feld to be built on the edge of the city with apartments. "I can't explain to Berliners that I have to build on inner courtyards but keep a huge area free," said the CDU politician on Monday evening during a discussion with citizens in the Charlottenburg district. "That is not socially just."
The creation of more affordable housing as quickly as possible is one of the most important social issues in this city. "We need more social housing in Berlin," said Wegner. To this end, the existing potential of land must be used.
In his view, a "genuine urban debate about the future of Tempelhofer Feld" is necessary, said the Governing Mayor. He and other supporters are only interested in peripheral development. If this were to happen, open and recreational areas larger than Central Park in New York would be preserved, he said.
"There was a referendum, and I take it seriously," Wegner added. It is therefore now necessary to develop a plan, a vision for Tempelhofer Feld. Then the people of Berlin need to be consulted again.
