Today in Rhein-Main: The way is clear

Good evening,

Manfred Koehler

Head of department of the Rhein-Main editorial team of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

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the way for the felling of the trees

in Frankfurt-Fechenheim is clear, the construction of the Riederwald tunnel can begin.

At least that's the status on Tuesday evening.

Because the Administrative Court in Kassel has rejected an urgent application by the Federal Association of Friends of Nature;

Another urgent application had already been rejected by the Frankfurt Administrative Court on Monday.

Why the emphasis that it's just the status as of Tuesday night?

Because it is unknown whether the opponents of the motorway construction will try again to legally stop the clearing of the area, and because it is unknown when the police will ensure a fait accompli.

It remains exciting, and there is still hope that the officials will not be attacked as recently in the Rhenish lignite mining area.

When things get heated between the Hessian Association of Cities and the state government,

you can be very sure that things will remain peaceful.

It can still be severe in tone.

On Monday, the Hessian Minister of Transport, Tarek Al-Wazir, and his counterpart for social affairs, Kai Klose (both from the Greens), announced that there would be a 31-euro monthly ticket for public transport in Hesse for the needy in the future, on Tuesday they complained the Hessian Association of Cities that it had learned about this project from the press.

Well, we in the press don't think that's a bad thing, but it's a bit strange that the municipalities, which organize and to a large extent also finance rail and bus transport, are not involved in any other way.

It doesn't matter

the joy is great when the city center continues to come alive and is a shopping paradise.

Recently, even the development of the Zeil caused some concern, but now there is good news: Woolworth is returning to the pedestrian zone and is taking over the Conrad Electronic branch at the Konstablerwache, as colleague Petra Kirchhoff found out.

One swallow doesn't make a summer, but all those who are already rejoicing that it's finally no longer just about commerce in the inner cities shouldn't rejoice too soon.

Online trade is growing, but stationary trade is far from dead.

And

Guido Holze also portrays Kit Armstrong, who appears in the Alte Oper on Thursday

the future of Frankfurt Fashion Week remains unclear

Hanau takes on millions in losses from his clinic.

I wish you a pleasant evening

Yours, Manfred Koehler

You can also read current reports from the region in Skyline-Blick, our live news blog for the Rhine-Main region, and on the Rhein-Main-Zeitung website.

The

for Wednesday

Mixture of sunshine and cloud fields, rarely showers at the beginning.

Maximum values ​​up to 6 degrees.

Light wind from the southwest, later from the north.

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on

Wednesday January 18th

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