Luxembourg on the way to multimodal mobility by 2035
Cycle paths, an extensive tram network in the capital and public transport everywhere, carpooling, the Grand Duchy has developed a national mobility plan which aims to be anticipatory for 2035. And readjustable according to population growth.
By Jean-Luc Bodeux
An the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, mobility is a problem or an issue, depending on whether it is national. And the government in place has been taking this problem head on for years, because the whole country could be suffocated. A country which, as a world first on this scale, decided two years ago to make public transport mobility free. Completely free, whether by bus, tram or train.
It was just before the first confinement and the start of two years of telework which still remained partial for the thousands of cross-border workers who passed and every day at the border. This will cause incredible traffic jams that eventually make a number of them abdicate. If Arlon-Luxembourg is covered in 30 minutes in normal times, it is necessary to triple this time at peak times…
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