Frankfurt, as a business location, is more than ever dependent on a clear social and security policy line. Such a concept is not yet recognizable, criticizes a commentary in the FAZ. The city of extremes suffers from a missing compass on how it wants to appear to residents and visitors.
First impressions often decide the image of a metropolis. For Frankfurt, this question is hard to answer: some call the city livable, others see it as partly littered. Perceptions diverge widely because Frankfurt is a city of extremes and lacks a vision.
The new plan for the Bahnhofsviertel district, presented by the city and state a week ago, contains little new – apart from a planned police station. Initiatives to reduce the open drug scene are missing, as is a stringent medical approach for crack users with severe psychoses.
The helplessness also shows in homeless aid. For years, the city relied on the sleeping site at the Eschenheimer Tor U-Bahn station as a year-round permanent facility. When it became unusable due to fire safety reasons, the department heads stood clueless: where to put the homeless people?
A city like Frankfurt with its social and order policy challenges cannot be governed without a concept, the commentary states. The previous city government made mistakes. From the new coalition, even if it largely consists of the same actors, one expects more than tinkering with symptoms.
Source: www.faz.net
