Focus on urban mobility
In addition to the main topic "Mobility", the "Statistics of Swiss Cities 2017" provides provides information and facts on topics such as "population development," "work and employment," "finances" or "education" from 172 cities and urban municipalities in Switzerland. The yearbook is published for the second time jointly by the Swiss Association of Cities and the Federal Statistical Office.
Mobility and transport infrastructures are of great importance in Switzerland. This is demonstrated by federal votes, such as the one on the financing and expansion of the rail infrastructure FABI or on the creation of a fund for national roads and agglomeration traffic NAF. Since a large part of traffic occurs in cities and agglomerations, a sustainable and functional transport policy in urban areas makes a decisive contribution to the competitiveness and quality of life of the entire country.
In the last forty years, the number of passenger kilometers traveled by road and rail has doubled. A large part of this passenger traffic takes place in urban areas. The "Statistics of Swiss Cities 2017" provides data on various aspects of urban mobility, such as bus stop density or commuter density.
High commuter shares
In the choice of transport mode for commuting, public transport (öV) comes to 30 % throughout Switzerland, while the share of motorized private transport (MIV) is 54 %. In cities and urban municipalities, MIV comes to 51 % for municipalities with a population of less than 10,000 people. As the population increases, the MIV share decreases:
In the big cities, only 25 % commute by car. In contrast, the public transport share in the large cities is 53 %. The highest public transport shares are found in Zurich (65 %), Bern (55 %), Thalwil (53 %), Basel (52 %) and Lausanne (52 %).
Degree of motorization and density of stops
The expansion of public transport also led to a decline in the level of motorization, at least in the major cities. Whereas in 2007 there were still 0.42 passenger cars per inhabitant there, in 2015 the figure was only 0.37. This corresponds to a decrease of 12 %. In the other municipality size classes, however, the motorization rate has risen since 2007.
The largest increase was recorded in cities with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants and municipalities with a population between 15,000 and 19,999. In medium-sized cities, the motorization rate increased by 0.05 vehicles per inhabitant (from 0.43 to 0.48 cars per inhabitant) and by 0.03 (from 0.51 to 0.54) in small towns, respectively, since 2007.
Most PWs in Cham/ZG
The highest number of passenger cars per inhabitant is found in Cham (0.77), Urdorf (0.76), Freienbach (0.75), and Schlieren (0.73). On the other side of the scale are Basel (0.33), Zurich (0.35), Lausanne and Geneva (0.37 each). The closest to the Swiss average of 0.53 cars per person are Baden and Arosa.
For more facts - for example, on the different wage and gender shares of Mr. and Mrs. Swiss - see this PDF of the Federal Statistical Office.
