Cross-border commuters are taking the car less and less to get to work in Geneva. 83% of them used it in 2010; the proportion fell to 76% in 2021, according to a study by INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies), cited Wednesday by “Dauphiné Libéré”. The latter sees this as a consequence in particular of the commissioning of the Léman Express and tram 17 in Annemasse (Haute-Savoie/F). This was recently confirmed by the Geneva Council of State, which reported a clear reduction in car traffic at Thônex-Vallard customs.
At the same time, car traffic could increase in the future in the departments of Ain and especially Haute-Savoie. In fact, cross-border workers come from ever further afield. “Geneva’s area of attraction is expanding and dispersing. There, it is more difficult to provide public transport, hence the use of the car,” explains the “Dauphiné Libéré”. The latter indicates that the French authorities “have an interest in moving on issues such as express buses from the Annecy metropolitan area to Geneva, otherwise they risk being more asphyxiated by traffic jams than the canton of Geneva…” For its part, the Council of State calls for new cross-border lines and the construction of interchange parking lots in neighboring France.
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