While many experts argue that mobility pricing would be the optimal solution to resolve the congestion problems in urban and sub-urban areas, it is often very difficult to find suitable places which would implement it without trials that display the effects. Trials on the other hand are often not carried out or postponed as there … Continue reading Mobility Pricing – pros and cons
Category: Swiss transport system
Share of responsibility in railway operations
Today, the Swiss newspaper Sonntagszeitung published an Article on profitability of railway routes within Switzerland. The article was published in the environment of growing discussions if the Swiss intercity railway transport should be opened up to additional players (BLS and SOB). The main questions in the article was which railway lines are profitable and which … Continue reading Share of responsibility in railway operations
Why small transport projects might be much more important than large infrastructure investment
In Switzerland, planners estimate that there will be a transport capacity shortage in the mid/long term. This is why, alternative modes of transport are analyzed such as the Cargo Sous Terrain (-> see project page). Today, the federal council announced in this article that they will adapt the regulation so that a project such as … Continue reading Why small transport projects might be much more important than large infrastructure investment
We are still not making a turn towards the electric car
Today, the Bundesamt für Statistik published their 2015 data regarding newly introduced cars. What seems interesting to me is that even though there are policies in place and general public support for the electric car, the number of newly introduced electric cars is still very little. While the statistic shows that less very powerful vehicles … Continue reading We are still not making a turn towards the electric car
One ticketing system vs. multiple approaches
I just read a quite interesting interview of Ulrich Gygi, still President of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) where he explains the development in the ticketing system in Switzerland. He is dissatisfied with the progress as well as the fact that smaller rail operators, such as the Südostbahn (SOB) and the Bern Lötschberg Simplon Bahn … Continue reading One ticketing system vs. multiple approaches
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