Zurich Juso concerns invalid – city government throws down free public transport initiative

The city council wants to invalidate the demand for free travel on trams and buses. The SP is launching a new idea.

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Patrice Siegrist

Posted today at 12:11 pm—

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This socialist dream burst early.

The city of Zurich’s Juso successfully submitted the “Free public transport for Zurich” initiative in the spring. This wants trams, buses and trains to be free for everyone in the city of Zurich. It’s good for the climate, it’s good for people with little money.

But now the city council is requesting the initiative to be declared invalid, according to a communication on Wednesday. The city council argues that the initiative cannot be implemented. Because the demand violates higher-level legal principles. And that in three ways.

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