On the southern part of Berlin-City....rests Tempelhof (or what remains of the old airport and runway). The size of the area? Roughly 2 km by 2.5 km.
If you go up around the old airport structure itself....it still stands, and has no clear plan on the future. The runway and grassy area? It just lays there.
For a brief period, it was used as a refugee holding point.
Long-term planning? It's basically locked into a major political battle.
I noticed this morning via a RBB (public Berlin-City TV) discussion....that the FDP Party would like to establish a plan. Basically, their vision is that one-third of the acreage would turn into apartments, with the rest serving as a city-park.
The Linke Party enthusiasts? They want the park to stay 'as is'....no changes....no added structures. On an average summer weekend, there are probably five-thousand folks using the runway/ramp areas, for jogging, biking, or roller-skating. On the grassy areas....folks have picnics.
Trying to limit this to just a Borough decision? You have people from all over Berlin-City itself....who use the runway and airport as a recreation area.
The shape of the runway in terms of asphalt degradation? No one says anything negative, and you might get thirty more years of use (at least safe-use) before something has to be done.
The fact that Berlin-City is short on affordable housing? Well....most all political folks in the city readily chat on that topic, but they aren't all willing to go and re-use Tempelhof in that fashion.
In some ways, it's become sacred ground and you can't touch it.
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