Karl-Marx Strasse – “Young, Colourful, Successful”

Action! Karl-Marx-Straße – ‘Young, Colourful, Successful’ is an ambitious €10 million urban regeneration programme for the main street in the borough. Whilst Karl-Marx-Straße is the buzzing heart of Neukölln with not only the Town Hall but also the ethnic retail economy, it currently feels tired and dowdy and dominated by the motor car. Neukölln has the chance to be the first place in Germany to redesign a city centre in a way that acknowledges cultural diversity. The City Council of Berlin Neukölln was awarded by the German Federal Government the title “Place of Diversity” and with this sends a message against right-wing extremism and for diversity and tolerance. The place-name sign “Neukölln – Place of Diversity” is set up visibly on the square in front of the underground station “Britz-Süd”.