Overview
- CDU, SPD and the BaumEntscheid initiative unveiled a joint draft that shifts the citizen referendum off the agenda.
- The Hauptausschuss was set to take up the draft Friday evening, with a final Abgeordnetenhaus vote scheduled for November 3.
- The plan targets about 700,000 new trees over roughly 15 years, largely on the street‑facing edge of sidewalks.
- A scientific advisory board will replace the initiative’s proposed Kontrollrat to monitor and advise on implementation.
- Operational responsibility is left open for the Senate to assign, and lawmakers flagged near‑term tens of millions in city funds with possible support from a federal special fund.