Gemäss Gesetz dürfen 2011 nur noch eine Million Lastwagen die Schweizer Alpen durchqueren. Diese Zahl wurde bereits Ende September erreicht. Die Alpen-Initiative feierte daher symbolisch Silvester mit vier Aktionen in den Alpenkantonen Graubünden, Uri, Tessin…
The Alpine Initiative proposes to introduce a permanent piggyback transport solution for trucks in the Gotthard base tunnel. At the same time, only trucks for local transport are to be permitted in the renovated road…
At the invitation of the Alpine Initiative, a group of transport politicians from the German Parliament visited the NRLA (new rail link through the Alps) building site and the heavy goods transport centre in Erstfeld.…
Together with a group of experts, the Alpine Initiative worked out a traffic management proposal for the renovation of the Gotthard road tunnel. All traffic is to be transferred to the Göschenen-Airolo rail tunnel (cars)…
During the journey from Brussels to the World Climate Summit in Copenhagen on the international Climate Express, the Alpine Initiative presented European railway stakeholders with its policy ideas for transferring freight from road to rail.…
On International Mountain Day, the Alpine Initiative let the tones of an alphorn resound around the European Parliament and served dishes from the Alpine area with the help of the canteen chef. In addition to…
The Alpine Initiative’s huge torchlight lettering on the old DB goods rail yard drew attention to the threat of megatrucks. At the same time we helped to organize a major anti-megatruck-coalition, recruiting more than 40…
About 250 guests celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Alpine Initiative and the 15th anniversary of the Article on the Protection of the Alps in Flüelen on May 9th. Many prominent figures honoured our event…
From 14 December 2009 onward, the Intercity 543 from Salzburg to Vienna will be named „Alpentransitbörse“ (Alpine Crossing Exchange) for two years. The name will be announced at each stop and be mentioned in the…
To win over National Councillors (Members of the Swiss Parliament) for the transfer of freight traffic from road to rail, the Alpine Initiative sweetened its request with delicious S-Cargo Helveticus chocolates.