In 2016, the Alpine Initiative handed over its archive (with annual reports and accounts, correspondence, files on actions and campaigns, topic dossiers and printed matter) to the Swiss Social Archives. The holdings can be consulted in the reading room of the Swiss Social Archive without any restrictions on use.
Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv
On 20 February 1994, the Swiss people adopted the Alpine Initiative. Today, the policy for transferring freight from road to rail is a success, thanks to the Alpine Initiative.
A study shows that trucks emit as much CO2 today, as they did 25 years ago. The Alpine Initiative is calling for CO2 reduction goals to be finally introduced for trucks as well.
The working conditions of truck drivers from Eastern Europe are precarious. This is shown in the “Life in the cabin” multimedia report in Lucerne, which was commissioned by the Alpine Initiative.
At the Logistics Dialogue in Altdorf (UR), around 90 experts from the whole of Europe addressed the future of freight transport in the Alps. They focussed on innovative approaches for sustainable and efficient transport solutions.
The SBB is awarded the “Devil’s Stone”. It decorated the facade of one of its buildings with stone from Germany that was assembled in China. The “Rock Crystal” award goes to the “Water for Water” organisation from Lucerne, which promotes the consumption of tap water.
The traffic capacity of the Gotthard road tunnel must not be increased by a second bore. Since this has not been regulated in sufficient detail in the final “Second bore of the Gotthard road tunnel” project, the Alpine Initiative is appealing against the project.
With a protest on the pass summit, the Alpine Initiative drew attention to the risky transportation of hazardous goods. It demanded a ban on the transport of dangerous goods across the Simplon Pass.
At its AGM, the Alpine Initiative unanimously adopted a resolution that demands a ban on hazardous goods transportation on all transalpine routes.
The Alpine Initiative participated in the consultation on the Swiss government’s draft of the “2030/2035 Rail Infrastructure Expansion Phase (Ausbauschritt der Bahninfrastruktur 2030/35)” and demanded the completion of the Lötschberg base tunnel. Moreover, it demanded that the tracks be secured for freight traffic in the long term, and that the strategic development programme for rail infrastructure (STEP) 2030/2035 should take more account of freight traffic.
The Alpine Initiative held an event to highlight the publication of the 2017 Transfer Report. Although the overall number of trucks crossing the Alps has decreased, the statutory transfer goal has not been reached. The Alpine Initiative is therefore demanding additional measures.