This document provides an overview of the transportation system in Basel, Switzerland. Basel is located in northwest Switzerland and borders France and Germany. It has a dense population and highly developed public transportation network, with 76% of trips taken using sustainable modes like public transit, walking, and cycling. The transportation system emphasizes intermodal connections between different modes and gives priority to public transit, cycling, and pedestrians. Over 20% of all trips in Basel are taken by bicycle due to an extensive network of bike routes and parking facilities. The tram network is well-integrated both within Basel and across borders into France and Germany due to coordination organizations.

1. Basel, Switzerland
Michael DeJohn, Michael Disla, Ryan
Wolpo, Chris Dionne, Aldo Rodhani

2. Basel’s Overview
● Federal Parliamentary Republic
● One of the 26 cantons of Swiss
● Basel Stadt - half canton
● Borders France and Germany
● Rhein River
● Basel Metropolitan Area
● High dense area (7000p/km^2)

3. Intermodal Transportation
★ Intermodal Transportation - key to a
sustainable transportation system.
● Most of modal share covered by:
public transport, cycling, and
pedestrian traffic.
● S.T. modes show a high level of
quality to local public traffic network
and cycling routes.
● 10 years ago Basel shifted focus on
improving the exchange between
the individual modes.
● 76% of modal share goes to
sustainable transport.
● Carry-on bikes shifted transportation

4. Transportation system
● Dense bicycle network, dense pedestrian zones in city center
● Quiet traffic zones around residential areas
● City or short distance, narrow streets, small squares, shared
spaces
● Great quality of public transport
● 40% of households without a car
● 56% of population owns a season ticket for public transport
● Priority given to public transport
Pedestrians Cyclists Public transport Motorized private
transport
29% 20% 28% 23%

6. Bicycling in Basel
“Basel is a city of cycling. Bicycles are the means of transport used
for 20% of all trips within the city. A clearly marked network of bicycle
routes covering 130 km and cycling paths criss-crossing both of the city
itself and the surrounding region makes Basel a truly bicycle friendly
city” - Hans Peter Wessels, State Councillor of the Canton of Basel-Stadt,
Switzerland

7. Bicycle Routes
● Green lines- on road
biking with little traffic
● Yellow lines- road with
heavy traffic
● Blue area- Ban on
bicycle and motor
vehicles

8. Bicycle Infrastructure
Mission:
● Fast and secure cycling
● Separate bike lanes on main street
● Improvement of dangerous crossing
● Close and easy parking
● Improvement of the parking situation

9. Bicycle Parking
● About 19,500 places for parking
● Two central parking facilities on both side of the SBB tracks
o Velo parking St. Johann
o Velo Station Central Railway Square

10. Bicycle Parking

11. The Tram Network
● Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
■ Owned by Canton of Basel-Stadt
● Baselland Transport (BLT)
■ Owned by Canton of Basel-Landschaft

12. Trams:
-40.8 miles
-Ticketing
changes
-Interconnectivity

13. How does it work?

14. Tariff Association of Northwestern
Switzerland (TNW)
● The operational management of the TNW is
coordinated by a committee composed of 6 members
from: BVB, BLT, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the
Swiss Post Bus service, Autobus AG Liestal and
Waldenburgerbahn AG
● Allows for coordinated ticket pricing and timetables

17. Pricing
Multi-ride Example
Single Ticket Example

19. The U-Abo

20. International Commuting
● Regio Basiliensis (1963)
o Goal to develop cohesive
European border region
● Trinational Conurbation Basel
Association, TAB (2001)
o Public transportation and
regional planning projects

21. International Commuting
● Trinational Eurodistrict Basel,
TEB (2006)
o Non-profit association
comprised of members
from all 3 governments
o Strengthened cooperation
from France and Germany

22. TEB Development Areas

23. International Commuting
● 60,000 international commuters
that cross the border everyday
to work
● Cross-border commuters of
foreign nationality working in
Switzerland has been
increasing since 2001

24. Basel’s transportation
1.It takes me where I want to go
2.It takes me when I want to go
3.It is a good use of my time
4.It is a good use of my money
5.It respects me in the level of safety, comfort, and amenity it
provides
6.I can trust it
7.It give me freedom to change my plans

25. Cons?

26. Questions?

27. Work Cited
● http://www.stgotthardbaselhotel.com/basel/transportation/
● http://urbact.eu/fileadmin/Projects/Egtc/documents_media/PPT_Launch_conf_Urbact.pdf
● http://iclrd.org/web/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Basel-Metropolitan-Area-Three-Borders-One-Metropolitan-Area-Dec10.pdf
● http://www.ecf.com/wp-content/uploads/Auer-Barbara-Intermodal-Transport-Key-Factors-for-a-Successful-
Cooperation____.pdf

28. Notes to self
Should expand on 6 partners.
Regio Basiliensis- Deserves attention
http://www.regbas.ch/d_Information_in_English
.cfm