Today, the Federal Council has set the date for the vote on the referendum against motorway madness: it is on November 24 that the Swiss people will vote on the disproportionate widening of more sections of motorways, a program completely out of line. time at exorbitant cost. The broad coalition of 30 organizations, associations and parties, led by the ATE and active-trafiC, is ready to launch the campaign.
David Raedler, co-president of the ATE Transport and Environment Association, welcomes the upcoming debates on the motorway frenzy in Parliament and is confident: “The nearly 100,000 signatures collected in record time have already clearly shown that the The population does not appreciate the disproportionate extension of highways. More and wider roads only lead to more car traffic and, in the long term, even more hours of traffic jams. We need smarter solutions. People have understood this and will reject these totally exaggerated extension projects at the ballot box.”
Franziska Ryser, national councilor and co-president of active-trafiC, is also optimistic: “The Federal Council and Parliament have designed a completely exaggerated program. On November 24, the people will be able to correct this bad joke worth several billion francs. To achieve its climate goals, Switzerland must invest in sustainable, forward-looking transport – and certainly not in oversized motorway construction.”
The signatures for the referendum against motorway madness were submitted to the Federal Chancellery on January 11. The project of Parliament and the Federal Council is fought by a broad coalition of 30 organizations, associations and parties. She is now launching the campaign for the vote on November 24.
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