The Minister of Transport presents his strategy for local public transport – and the doubts as to whether it can be financed. That’s refreshingly realistic. And reveals old omissions.
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Andrew Glass
You had to look twice when Christian Bernreiter presented his “Public Transport Strategy 2030” this Thursday. Is that actually a member of the Bavarian state government standing at the lectern? He threw the reporters neither superlatives nor impressive sums of billions. The transport minister had not even missed a crisp claim in his plans for buses and trains in Bavaria. No agenda, no offensive, no, simply: strategy. And as if that wasn’t enough, Bernreiter also cast doubt on whether his strategy could be financed. That is embarrassing? no It’s the reality.