More cycling paths are on the way in Vaud
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud’s governing council has earmarked CHF425 million for improvements to the transport system over the next seven years, it said Thursday 12 January. The bulk will go to public transport and road improvements, the rest to improved and increased use of renewable energy.
The money comes from unspent funds that are the result of federal and cantonal redistribution of tax monies and is in addition to some CHF300m from the regular budget.
The projects that will receive financial support earlier than planned include: the Vaud RER (regional public transport) system, top-quality bus service for the Lausanne-Morges area and several regional trains: Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher, BièreApples-Morges, Nyon-St Cergue, Yverdon-Ste Croix. The road improvement monies will go to park and ride (P+R) areas, cycling paths and a number of upgrades.
New trams to Meyrin from Saturday 12 December
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Geneva’s tram lines 14 and 16 will go all the way to Meyrin starting 12 December with five new stops in the town of Meyrin itself. The city’s public transport company, TPG, says that its entire route network has been extended and the frequency of bus and tram services increased.
The fare zones have been changed, partly in anticipation of the joint venture with canton Vaud’s Mobilis fare cooperative starting in late 2010, which will allow a person to travel from Annemasse to Lausanne and beyond with a single ticket. TPG also announced that its call up service Taxibus will be cancelled.
Until 1995, the only tram was the 12 from Carouge to Bachet. From 1995, TPG began important extensions to the tram network which now covers 30km of routes.
Background: “Vaud’s Mobilis tickets to cover most of canton“, 02 December 2009, GenevaLunch
