
Basel plans consistently climate-friendly and future-oriented
With the urban climate master plan, the climate protection strategy and the circular economy in construction, Basel-Stadt is setting the course for net zero by 2037: densification in existing buildings, new instruments such as incentive taxes on grey emissions, a cantonal building parts warehouse

New urban quarter at Winterthur railroad station
With the Stellwerk 2 project, SBB and the city of Winterthur are creating a compact, sustainable ensemble with 66 apartments, office, healthcare and educational spaces as well as a greatly expanded bicycle station by 2028. The result is an urban hinge between rail infrastructure, everyday mobility

Transformation of a military airfield into a civilian innovation centre
The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has authorised the civilian conversion of the St. Stephan military airfield in the upper Simmental valley. Prospective Concepts Aeronautics AG has received the operating licence. The cantonal licence is still

New service facility strengthens the Weinfelden railway location
SBB and its Thurgau subsidiary Thurbo open the new service facility in Weinfelden. SBB will service the existing fleet here on behalf of Thurbo and commission and maintain 329 new Flirt trains. Thurbo has invested CHF 18.4 million in the

Cities warn against technocratic transport policy
The "Transport 45" report presented by Federal Councillor Albert Rösti is the first comprehensive future scenario for road, rail and conurbation transport. However, while DETEC emphasizes the ETH study as a strategic basis for the coming decades, the cities are voicing clear criticism. The report

Green light for railway extension between Zurich and Winterthur
The Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has approved the additional rail link between Zurich and Winterthur. The nine-kilometre Brüttener Tunnel is to be built for this purpose. The expansion should shorten journey times and enable more connections. It will cost 3.3 billion Swiss

Federal Council plans next expansion of transport infrastructure
The Federal Council has instructed the responsible federal department to draw up a plan for the next stage in the expansion of the transport infrastructure. This is based on a report by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), which defines priority

Five mobility trends are driving the real estate industry
Digital parking systems, data-driven land use and artificial intelligence. After Expo Real 2025, it is clear that the mobility turnaround has long since arrived on the land of the real estate industry. Europe's leading free-flow provider Wemolo identifies five trends that are transforming parking

Lukmanierstrasse receives new bridge at Stgegia
A STRABAG team led by site manager Carina Bessel has completely renovated the Stgegia bridge on the Lukmanierstrasse. Specialist civil engineering, timber construction and civil engineering from STRABAG worked together on the construction site at an altitude of 1900

Dwindling interest in electric cars in Switzerland
Despite initial euphoria, interest in electric cars is stagnating. These are the findings of a survey conducted by insurer AXA Switzerland in collaboration with the Sotomo research institute. At the same time, more people are planning to buy a car again. American manufacturers are losing ground,

Swiss freight metro is on ice
Cargo sour terrain (CST) is abandoning its goal of realizing a Swiss freight metro in the near future. CST justifies this by stating that the federal government, cantons and cities must first create suitable framework conditions. The focus is now on consulting. Ten jobs are being

New tower approved for Zurich Airport
The federal government has approved the construction of the new tower at Zurich Airport. The control tower is to be built from 2027 and will later become part of the sustainable new Dock A replacement building. This will not only modernize air traffic control, but also implement a forward-looking

Pilot project for intelligent automated mobility is progressing
The Swiss Transit Lab, the cantons of Zurich and Aargau and SBB are preparing the deployment of self-driving vehicles in the Furttal valley. A digital map of the region is currently being created as part of the iamo pilot project. This will be followed by a training and test

Lucerne is building a public network of charging stations
The city of Lucerne wants to create around 30 public locations with charging infrastructure by 2035. To this end, it is making public land available to third-party providers in return for a concession fee and investing just under CHF 1 million. Other measures are also intended to promote the

Infrastructure planning protects Magadino plain
The Magadino Plain in the canton of Ticino is a transportation hub, supply hub and unique natural landscape all in one. Around a third of the plain is protected as a moorland landscape of national importance. In order to reconcile the protection of this sensitive environment with future rail, road

School routes become safer with coloured pencil pillars
Habidom has developed road markings for the vicinity of schools. The pillars in the shape of coloured pencils demarcate the road from the pavement. The Portuguese manufacturer's development is already being used in several European countries, now also in

Digitised road network for the district of Horgen
From mid-July 2025, iNovitas AG will be digitally mapping the road network in the district of Horgen. The three-dimensional image of the road network is intended to support the administration, planning offices and utility companies. Personal rights will remain

Government council plans infrastructure boost in Glattal
The canton of Zurich is planning a comprehensive development offensive in the Kloten area. The Glattalbahn railway is to be extended, a new main cycle link built and flood protection on the Altbach river strengthened at a cost of around CHF 543 million - with a significant financial contribution

Aircraft manufacturing headquarters to be extensively modernised and condensed
Aircraft manufacturer Pilatus wants to comprehensively modernise its headquarters in Stans. The new buildings are designed with energy efficiency and sustainability in mind and the site is not to be extended. The population of Stans will be able to decide on the land use planning on 26

Green light for cargo sous terrain
On 25 June 2025, the Federal Council took a decisive step for the future of Swiss freight transport. It approved the Sectoral Transport Plan, Part Underground Freight Transport (SUG). This creates the spatial planning basis for the ambitious Cargo sous terrain (CST) project, which could

Trèfle-Blanc the 400 million euro project gets underway
The major Trèfle-Blanc project in Geneva, which is one of the most ambitious projects in the region with an investment volume of CHF 400 million, is taking shape. After initial confusion about the exact costs, the government is now presenting a transparent investment law that breaks down the

Zurich and Aargau plan mobile network
Together with regional planning associations, the cantons of Zurich and Aargau have started work on a regional overall transport concept (rGVK) for the Limmat Valley. The aim is to achieve sustainable mobility development by 2050 - networked, multimodal and coordinated across cantonal

Basel SBB West sets new standards
The winning project by the Penzel Valier team for the extension of the Basel SBB West railway station impresses with an extensive, green hall roof and strong urban integration. The new Margarethen platform access and the Margarethen Bridge form the core of the forward-looking project, which is to






