Majority wants less traffic in the city
Buchs ZH - Eine Mehrheit der Schweizer Bevölkerung ist für weniger Autos in den Städten, den Ausbau des öffentlichen Verkehrs, sie will mehr Grünflächen und mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum, auch mithilfe staatlicher Eingriffe. Das zeigt eine Umfrage zum Zukunftsbild für nachhaltige Städte des Paketdienstleisters DPD Schweiz.
The Swiss want their cities to become less congested, greener and more affordable over the next 30 years. This is the result of a representative survey conducted by the opinion research institute Sotomo on behalf of the express and parcel service provider DPD Switzerland in June this year. The survey is entitled ” Future image of a sustainable city“.
According to the survey, six out of ten people would like to see more car-free zones in urban centres and almost as many (58 per cent) would like to see more trees in built-up areas and more segregated cycle paths. In return, they would accept fewer parking spaces and car lanes. 84 percent are in favour of better public transport. For connections between cities, 88 percent would like to see an expansion of the Europe-wide fast and night train network. 53 percent want motorways with more capacity.
A clear discrepancy between young and older people can be seen in the topic of climate neutrality: while 22 to 24 percent of all age groups between 31 and over 60 consider the net zero target by 2050 to be realistic, only 12 percent of 18 to 30 year-olds believe this. At the same time, however, 87 percent of them consider this goal desirable. For all other age groups, the figure is only between 68 and 78 percent.
A large majority is in favour of promoting affordable housing for the elderly (91 percent), including sympathisers of the FDP (88 percent) and the SVP (85 percent). 70 percent of the population want non-profit housing. Sixty-five per cent are in favour of taller buildings and 52 per cent are in favour of limiting the number of objections to building projects.