The Swiss Government adopted its message for a second bore at the Gotthard tunnel. It did so despite the fact that the Alpine Initiative had demonstrated repeatedly that a second bore would cost 3 billion…
The Alpine Initiative has initiated the establishment of a centre of excellence for a transport-efficient economy. Its aim is to study freight transport flows in greater detail and show how journeys could be prevented and…
With two traditional bonfires in Ticino and Western Switzerland, the Alpine Initiative again asked politicians to continue to protect the Alps and to pursue a moderate transport policy, without a second bore at the Gotthard…
For about three months, the Alpine Initiative toured Switzerland to collect signatures against a second bore at the Gotthard tunnel. Ultimately, 68,023 signatures were submitted to the Swiss Parliament. Together with other organizations, the Alpine…
The Alpine Initiative took part in the consultation into changing the Federal Freight Traffic Transfer Act and asked the government to refrain from constructing a second bore at the Gotthard road tunnel. A second bore…
With a popular consultation (petition) launched in Lucerne, the Alpine Initiative aims to get the Swiss government and parliament to scrap plans for a second bore for the Gotthard road tunnel. Such a tunnel would…
About 25 people from Austria and Italy visited the Heavy Goods Vehicle Centre and the construction site for the new Gotthard rail base tunnel in Erstfeld. The group comprised experts from transport ministries, universities, planning…
The Alpine Initiative drew attention to the fact that the Swiss government had miscalculated the costs of a second bore for the Gotthard road tunnel. The proposed piggyback solution is cheaper than claimed by the…
The Board of the Alpine Initiative decided unanimously to launch a referendum, should the Swiss parliament decide to drill a second bore for the Gotthard road tunnel. An alternative rail solution is feasible, and Ticino…
The Alps desperately need relief from HGV traffic. Yet more trucks cross the mountains than are legally permitted to do so. The Alpine Initiative drew attention to this fact in four towns along transit routes…