Kreuzung frei — Sensors Secure Rescue Routes

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Fire engines get blocked by illegally parked cars at Hanau's tightest junctions. A €729,611 grant funds sensors to catch it in real time — but as of mid-2026, none are installed yet.

Evidence📰 Mediagrades the sourcing — this entry states no impact figure
what does this mean?The strongest source is press reporting; no primary evaluation was located. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Scale🗺️ Regional
Cost€729,611 (Starke Heimat Hessen grant, across all three cities)

Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 1 more in Hanau · 🅿️ Smart parking guide · 🚲 Mobility projects

Joint project with Maintal and Schoeneck: sensors at critical intersections detect illegally parked cars in real time so fire brigade, ambulances and waste collection get through — funded by the state programme Starke Heimat Hessen.

In build 📅 since 2026

Sources

↗ Digitalministerium Hessen (authority)Official page by the city or public authority behind the project.
↗ Kinzig.News (press)News coverage of the project.
📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Kreuzung frei — Sensors Secure Rescue Routes” — Hanau, Germany. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/hanau-rescue-route-sensors/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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