Often adversaries, the Pro Vélo association and the TCS combine around a cycle network project for Geneva (illustration photo).
Photo: Keystone/Salvatore di Nolfi
Pro Vélo Geneva and the Geneva section of the TCS have united their forces in order to offer a cycle network project in the canton. Objective: allow everyone to move by bike safely. Adequate arrangements should be created by 2042.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Pro Vélo Geneva and the Geneva section of the Swiss Touring Club Touring (TCS) are campaigning for cycle paths guaranteeing clear separation with motorized traffic, designed for speeds limited to 25 km/h in agglomeration and based on effective and attractive routes.
The proposal for pro bicycle and TCS is based ‘on the existing levels, known planning, current needs and future projects’. The two associations also intend to bring to the cantonal authorities their expertise in the field and their knowledge of the field.
The network project is built ‘around five main axes through’, going far beyond the center of Geneva. For example, there would be a path between Meyrin and Annemasse (F) or another connecting the French town of St-Julien to Versoix and Nyon. A small and an average belt would complete these strong axes.
-A larger secondary network would be grafted on this main framework, allowing travel inside the neighborhoods. The whole would work as a network of public transport, with clearly identified lines to easily follow a route, the two organizations note.
Large consultation
Pro Vélo Geneva and the Geneva section of the TCS ‘invite the authorities to organize an extended task force’ which will be responsible for studying their proposal. This working group should in particular include representatives of large suburban municipalities and various associations.
The objective pursued by the implementation of this secure cycle network is to contribute to the increase in the modal share of the bicycle ‘on the Geneva territory, by providing more security and serenity to users. It will be a question of promoting the non -pendulum ‘mobility which represents the majority of travel by bicycle.
For pro bicycle and the TCS, the bicycle ‘often remains an option that is too dangerous for part of the population.’ The two associations think in particular of the elderly and schoolchildren.
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