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While the economy of the Saarland is breaking more strongly than in any other federal state, the state capital Saarbrücken is investing in a prestigious project: ... The post 3.5 million euros for 144 bicycles: Saarland builds Germany's most expensive bicycle park appeared first on Apollo News.
If politics completely loses its connection to reality, projects like this arise: a bicycle parking garage for 3.5 million euros – in the middle of a region that actually desperately struggles for money. A parking space costs sluggish 24,000 euros. The majority is financed by federal funding. The general public of taxpayers likes to finance this green nonsense, doesn't it? In Saarland it is economically downhill, the gross domestic product (GDP)…
The Saarland is shrinking the most economically, but the state capital is celebrating: Germany's most expensive bicycle parking garage (24,000 euros per square) is being built for 3.5 million euros. Critics such as the taxpayer's association see a declaration of bankruptcy of the funding logic.
As Saarland grapples with the economic crisis, Germany's most expensive bicycle parking lot will be built in its capital, costing €3.5 million, or €24,000 per space. "It sounds like lots of greenery and little concrete, like the future and sustainability. The fact that the parking spaces will cost significantly more than any parking lot is irrelevant to the debate," writes focus.de.
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