electric_bikes_neuchatelLausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Bicyclists in Lausanne and beyond have collected 100,000 signatures since February in a petition to create more bike lanes on city streets in French-speaking Switzerland.

ProVelo’s Lausanne chapter, the organizer of the petition, notes that the situation in the German-speaking part of Switzerland is much better for cyclists. The organizers are appealing (Fre, pdf) not only for more bike lanes but also for better safety measures for cyclists. In 2007, they note, 3,300 cyclists were injured in Switzerland.

The city says that 40km of bike lanes are available today, up from 12km, 10 years ago. And CHF80 million is earmarked to be spent on bike-friendly investments in the Lausanne-Morges area up to 2014. The petition is open until August.

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