Flâneur d'Or
The Flâneur d'Or - Pedestrian Infrastructure Prize is a Swiss competition for pedestrian-friendly infrastructures. It honors infrastructures in public spaces that promote pedestrian traffic in particular and increase the quality, attractiveness and safety of walking. The competition is carried out by the Swiss Pedestrian Association and supported by the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) .
The aim of the pedestrian award is to publicize particularly good examples of pedestrian-friendly designs in public space and thus to raise awareness of the specific needs of pedestrians. In addition to the main prize endowed with 10,000 francs, other projects from the submitted contributions are recognized with awards and mentions. The Flâneur d'Or was first awarded in 1987, at that time under the name of the "Pedestrian Protection Prize". At that time, as the name suggests, the focus was not on the comfort of walking, but on the safety aspect. In the following events, a number of projects were awarded in order to give the competition a wider impact. Since the turn of the millennium, the competition has been held every three to four years, in 2008 for the first time under its current name.
Award winners
- 1987: Monthey (VS): redesign of Place Centrale, and Widen (AG): development of the Kelleräcker residential area
- 1992: 6 projects, including Uitikon (ZH): redesign of the historic village center, and Sursee (LU): traffic concept with priority for pedestrians
- 1995: 10 projects across Switzerland, including Köniz (BE): traffic concept and public relations
- 2001: Geneva : Plan directeur des chemins pour piétons and communication concept
- 2004: Grenchen (SO): redesign of the town center with a meeting zone (as part of the accompanying measures for the construction of the A5)
- 2008: Baden (AG): Limmatsteg and promenade lift
- 2011: Naters (VS): Fil rouge - conversion of the disused route of the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn
- 2014: Zurich : Redesign of the former "Westtangente" West- / Sihlfeld- / Bullingerstrasse into traffic-calmed district streets (as part of the accompanying measures for the western bypass Zurich )