The Swiss economy pays several billion francs for congested roads and trains every year. The Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) calculates time loss on the roads and the comfort costs for public transport.
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Time loss in traffic has cost around 3 billion Swiss francs in 2019. Now, Swiss road users would be willing to pay this sum in total if they were guaranteed no delays in road traffic in return. external page Read on
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Lucas Meyer de Freitas
Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Professur f. Verkehrsplanung
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093
Zürich
Switzerland
