Munich marks its 1,000th barrier-free bus stop kerb

Munich has converted its 1,000th bus stop kerb for barrier-free access. City officials were due to present it at 10am on 29 October at the bus stop at Hofbrunnstraße, at the junction with Aidenbachstraße.

The kerb is the edge of the stop where passengers get on and off. The converted stops use a special kerb that lets buses pull up straight and flush against the edge. This reduces both the height difference and the gap between the bus and the kerb.

According to the city, this makes getting on and off easier, particularly for wheelchair users and people using walking frames. It also helps passengers with pushchairs or wheeled suitcases.

The presentation was to be led by Dr.-Ing. Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, head of the city's building department, and Sabine Effner, city director and deputy head of the mobility department. They were to be joined by Christopher Utz, head of bus operations at the Munich transport company MVG, and Dr. Ludwig Weidinger, chair of the Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln district committee. Bernhard Claus, chair of the mobility working group of the city's Disability Advisory Council, was also due to attend.