Boulevard Sonnenstraße

From the 19th to the 20th century, Munich residents knew Sonnenstraße as a fashionable boulevard with parks. In 1938, when the National Socialists found the Matthäuskirche church to be disruptive to the flow of traffic on Sonnenstraße and demolished it, the way was clear to expand what would later become the Altstadtring. This busy and unattractive traffic artery separated the old town from Ludwigsvorstadt and the greenery disappeared in favor of motorized traffic. Today, the idea of the boulevard is back. Munich's city center should adapt to climate change: More trees, more seating, fewer parking spaces and new open spaces - these are the goals of the open space district concept. This conceptual framework plan examines where changes are possible. The open space district concept for the city center initially focuses on Sonnenstraße and Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße. Such a vision was developed for these areas with the help of the digital twin, which makes it possible to simulate visions of the future: More planting and less traffic are planned for the "Boulevard Sonnenstraße" as a promenade. In Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße, the existing green spaces are to be expanded into a park and the urban stream there is to be reopened.