Schaffhausen 4th generation agglomeration programme
The final audit report from the Federal Office for Spatial Development on the "Schaffhausen 4th Generation Agglomeration Programme" confirms that the Schaffhausen region has significantly improved its overall transport system, with a focus on the modernisation of public transport and the promotion of electromobility. Schaffhausen benefits from a funding quota of 35%, which corresponds to CHF 27 million in federal funding.
The submitted “4th generation agglomeration programme” for the Schaffhausen region was evaluated by the Federal Office for Spatial Development. According to the final assessment report, the overall transport system will be significantly improved, primarily through the modernisation of public transport. The Federal Office also confirms the positive impact of the measures on settlement development and the reduction of environmental pollution. The programme aims to optimise transport and settlement development, in particular by upgrading local thoroughfares and urban roads and expanding electromobility in public transport. In particular, the switch to e-buses in urban transport is a central element of the programme, which alone receives CHF 6.59 million in federal funding.
Funding quota and distribution of funds
With a funding rate of 35%, Schaffhausen has secured CHF 27 million from the “National Roads and Agglomeration Transport Fund”. While this rate is slightly below the average of the programmes submitted, the Schaffhausen agglomeration achieves the highest funding rate per capita among the medium-small agglomerations. The most important subsidised projects include the through roads in Löhningen and Siblingen as well as Rosenbergstrasse in Schaffhausen and Neuhausen am Rheinfall. These measures not only contribute to road safety, but also support the settlement-compatible handling of traffic and the further development of the urban structure.
Future prospects and further development
The funds were approved by parliament at federal level so that the measures could be started at the beginning of 2024. At the same time, outstanding projects from the first and second generation of the programme will be completed. For the future, the Schaffhausen Agglomeration Association is already planning to draw up the 5th generation programme in order to ensure the continuous further development of the region. The audit report also recommends that the programme of measures for future generations be made even more precise in order to define the need for action and the objectives more clearly and to specifically address transport and settlement-related challenges.