We’ve discussed it for ages, and now it’s done! The old parts of Berlin and its urban outskirts are united. Thanks to the Greater Berlin Act. It was long overdue. And I, Gustav Böss, am the first mayor of what is now the third largest city in the world. At last we can make central plans on a large-scale: for traffic, affordable housing, water or electricity supply. We can redistribute money. That is important to counter social hardship. After the Greater Berlin Act the city now has four million inhabitants. So far only the rich districts in the west have a good public transport system. Not so lucky are the workers in the North and East. I want to change that. And improve the life of all Berliners.