"Make Improvements Yourself": Vienna Activists Paint Their Own Zebra Crossing in Hernals

On the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the self-proclaimed "Resistance Collective Vienna" decided to take pedestrian safety in the 17th district of Vienna into their own hands. According to the collective in a press release, there is a lack of a zebra crossing at the intersection of Blumengasse/Kastnergasse. The solution? They simply painted one themselves. "This makes this often completely parked intersection safely usable for everyone, especially for the children of the nearby inclusion school," the statement reads.

Successor of the "Last Generation" now also in Austria

The "Resistance Collective" is one of the two successor projects of the "Last Generation". It was founded in February 2025 in Germany and is now also active in Austria. The second successor is called "New Generation" and focuses on protecting democracy in addition to climate protection.

"Sacred Cow" Automobility: This is what the successor of the "Last Generation" wants

A spokesperson for the collective, who lives in Hernals himself, criticizes the city planning, which "continues to be centered on the automobile", stating that "the interests of cars are unfortunately still treated like a sacred cow". He particularly sees politics as responsible, but they are either "unwilling or unable" to implement improvements in the areas of climate protection or mobility, which is why the "Resistance Collective" is now taking action themselves.

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