The cityists
| The cityists | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | logo |
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Markus Irmer |
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| Basic data | |
| Art | Voter group |
| Alignment | Urban planning , transport policy , citizen participation |
| distribution | Stuttgart |
| Establishment date | September 6, 2013 |
| Place of foundation | Stuttgart |
| Chairman | Markus Irmer |
| Deputy | Christine Blankenfeld, Jonas Peschla |
| Treasurer | Marcel Mayr |
| Addresses | |
| address | Zeppelinstrasse 35, 70193 Stuttgart |
| Website | die-stadtisten.de |
| structure | |
| structure | Registered association |
| Memberships | 114 (as of Sept. 21, 2019) |
The Stadtisten ( own spelling DIE STADTISTEN) are a group of voters from Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg .
Foundation, history and activity
The idea of founding the Stadtisten came about shortly after the peak of the protests against Stuttgart 21 . Ralph Schertlen and Wolfram Bernhard , who both ran for the mayoral election in Stuttgart in 2012, met with the musician Thorsten Puttenat . The subject of the discussion was the exploration of ways of exerting greater influence on local politics. The disaffection with a “policy that is based on party political principles” was a decisive motivation. The founding meeting of the association Die Stadtisten e. V. as a voter association took place on September 6, 2013, with the aim of participating in the municipal elections in Baden-Württemberg in 2014 . The “City Manifesto”, in which the principles of the initiators are summarized, was published on October 15, 2013. In 2018, the urbanists adopted their local political positions.
aims
According to their own statements, the Stadtisten pursues the goal of taking up the different interests of the citizens of Stuttgart and strengthening pluralism through balancing work . The Stadtisten see themselves not only as a political association, but also as a platform for citizens who want to get involved in Stuttgart. In addition to the local political goals, they emphasize civic engagement as a core goal.
Economic and social policy
The urbanists are critical of the “consumer society”. They are calling for greater regulation of the Stuttgart real estate market with the aim of increasing the number of apartments on offer and lowering rental prices. Civic engagement should be strengthened and supported.
Transport Policy and Urban Development
From the point of view of the cityists, urban planning in Stuttgart is too strongly geared towards the wishes of the economy. Instead, improving the quality of public places and places to stay should play a greater role. The urbanists understand this to mean, for example, increased use of public space for cultural activities and its greater focus on the needs of older people and children. In addition, they call for a more long-term perspective of municipal urban planning and direct participation of the citizens.
The cityists are against the idea of the " car- friendly city ". They also point out problems that can arise in Stuttgart as a result of individual motorized traffic. They rely on the respectful cooperation of all road users and also call for a strengthening of local public transport as well as greater support for car and bike sharing . They advocate better interlinking of the various modes of transport and demand that Stuttgart should orient itself towards the solutions already available from other cities.
Cultural policy
The townspeople advocate stronger promotion of counterculture and subculture . They demand that an “artists' quarter” should be created on areas that may become vacant through Stuttgart 21 , in which new forms of living can be tried out. Small cultural initiatives and projects should be strengthened by reducing the requirements on the part of the city.
Integration policy
The urbanists see diversity as a positive social value. You are calling for additional funds for accessibility in public spaces. Offers that strengthen public spirit should be promoted. They strive for more citizen participation at the municipal level.
structure
The association of voters is supported by the registered association Die Stadtisten .
Election results
2014
Municipal council
Ralph Schertlen, co-founder of Stadtisten, made it into the Stuttgart city council in 2014. As an individual city councilor, he formed a counting community together with the SÖS-LINKE-PluS parliamentary group.
District Councils
In addition, the Stadtisten were represented in three districts of Stuttgart in the respective district advisory council (as of December 2017).
| district | member |
|---|---|
| center | Sebastian Erdle |
| south | Jens Hermann |
| west | Andrea Teicke |
2019
Municipal council
In the municipal council election on May 26, 2019, the townspeople achieved 2.5% of the votes and since then have two council members, Thorsten Puttenat and Deborah Köngeter. Together with Ina Schumann from Die PARTEI and Christian Walter from Junge Liste Stuttgart, they form the PULS parliamentary group.
District Councils
As a result of the municipal council election and the formation of the PULS parliamentary group, the urbanists moved into eight district councils in 2019 (as of October 2019).
| district | member |
|---|---|
| Bad Cannstatt | Julian Proß |
| center | Sebastian Erdle |
| North | Robin Zelzer |
| east | Katharina Doedens |
| south | Jens Hermann |
| Weilimdorf | Erik Hoffmann |
| west | Andrea Teicke |
| Zuffenhausen | Petra Vogel |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manifest. Urbanists, accessed December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Local political positions. Urbanists, accessed February 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Topics. Urbanists, accessed December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ consumption. Urbanists, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Agenda Rosenstein - Stuttgart, your artists' quarter. Urbanists, accessed December 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Articles of Association. Urbanists, accessed December 21, 2017 .
- ^ Result of the municipal council elections Stuttgart 2019. State capital Stuttgart, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
- ↑ council Thorsten Puttenat. State capital Stuttgart, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
- ^ Local councilor Deborah Köngeter. State capital Stuttgart, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
- ^ Councilor Ina Schumann. State capital Stuttgart, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
- ^ Local councilor Christian Walter. State capital Stuttgart, accessed on October 14, 2019 .