Soft mobility
Geneva and Vaud hope a check for 200 million Berne
A delegation from the two cantons as well as representatives of neighboring France posted their 5th generation agglomeration project this Thursday.
President of Grand Geneva, Antonio Hodgers gives the file of 5th generation agglomeration projects to Ulrich Seewer, vice-director of the Federal Territorial Planning Office.
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- Greater Geneva presents its agglomeration project of 5e generation in Bern.
- Total cost: 536 million, 40% of which could be funded by the Confederation.
- For the occasion, a delegation bringing together representatives from Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France moved to the capital.
- 54% of the measures are planned in Geneva, 33% on French soil and 11% in the canton of Vaud.
The approach is original, even even. To see if it will be successful. This Thursday in Bern Thursday, the Grand Geneva did not skimp on the means to win the maximum of federal support for His future agglomeration projects. The total cost for this package of “5e generation ”: 536 million. However, the Confederation can finance up to 40% of the total: 200 million are therefore at stake.
The projects were officially submitted to the officials of the ARE (Federal Office for Territorial Development) by a delegation made up of Antonio Hodgers, president of Grand Geneva and his two colleagues from the Geneva Council of State, Pierre Maudet and Delphine Bachmann. On the Vaudois side, it was the president of the government, Christelle Luisier, who made the trip. The president of the Metropolitan Pole of French Genevans, Christian Dupessey, completed this quintet.
“Unlike rail, we have so far been well served in the context of agglomeration projects,” explains Antonio Hodgers. Also because we have understood the philosophy that guides this support from the Confederation. ” And to recall that their project is unique in the sense that it is “Franco-Valdo-Genevois”. “It is the fruit of cross-border collaboration for fifty years,” he said.
Geneva size the lion’s share
What does this package foresee? Fifty-six measures to be made between 2028 and 2032, which clearly go in the direction of soft mobility. In other words, 98 km of cycle arrangements should be created. Five kilometers of clean site for bus, 90 bus stops, 14 crossing works for pedestrians and cycles, 2100 bicycle parking spaces, 700 Park and Rail places, 13.2 km of redeveloped road sections or the electrification of 40 articulated buses on batteries.
A new multimodal interface is planned to better serve Geneva airport.
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One of the projects even concerns all of French -speaking Switzerland: the creation of a new multimodal interface at Geneva Airport, which would also serve Palexpo. In addition to a grouping of all bus stops, travelers who come by train could reach the hall directly from the quays.
In this list at La Prévert, Geneva size the lion’s share with 54% of the planned measures, compared to 33% on French soil, and 11% in the canton of Vaud. But for Christelle Luisier, it would be wrong to stop at these percentages. “It is the whole Lake Geneva Metropolis that will benefit from these developments.” And to recall that in the canton of Vaud, the agglomerations house 60% of the inhabitants and 80% of the jobs.
Christelle Luisier, President of the Vaud State Council.
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If this delegation considers that their project deserves to be defended, it is because of the dynamism of the region. “One of the most important on a European scale,” explains Delphine Bachmann. By 2050, various demographic scenarios foresee an increase between 190,000 and 400,000 new inhabitants. “We are not looking for growth at all costs, but of quality. These projects will be useful for the economy and the inhabitants. ”
Pressure federal funds
The fact remains that this enthusiasm is part of a particular double context. Wednesday, Karin Keller-Sutter, federal councilor in charge of finance, unveiled its economy program. And if the latter still has to go to the Parliament’s reel, it is clear that the general mood is more to tighten the cords of the Stock Exchange, rather than loosening them.
Another challenge awaits mobility projects. At the start of the year, the Minister of Transport, Albert Rösti, mandated a study to define the priorities to the Horizon 2045. In addition to road and rail projects, those of agglomeration also appears in the list, which will be analyzed by Professor Weidmann.
Does the Franco-Valdo-Genevois project risk suffering from it? Pierre Maudet does not think so. “We will have to see what will be in this report during its presentation in September. But according to the vision that I have, the idea is more to prioritize major road or rail works to have a global vision of mobility. Agglomeration projects should be relatively spared. ” And to recall that the modal postponement potential is important in Geneva. “This would allow us to be more supported than others.”
The final decision with regard to co -financing will be taken in the fall of 2027. During the last financial year, the agglomeration project of 4e generation had obtained 35% of the Confederation.
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