Cantonal referendum "More for the bike"
| Cantonal referendum | |
|---|---|
| "More for the bike" | |
| Result: | Declined |
| General | |
| Canton: | Lucerne |
| Date: | February 13, 2011 |
| Trigger: | initiative |
| Author: | * Per bike
|
| Recommendation of the Cantonal Council | |
| Yes: | 86 |
| No: | 25th |
| result | |
| Yes: | 43,515 (35.05%) |
| No: | 80,626 (64.95%) |
The cantonal referendum “More for the bike” was a referendum in the Swiss canton of Lucerne that took place on February 13, 2011. The content of the vote was a change in the law, which obliges the canton to take all necessary measures to double the cantonal traffic of bicycles ( Swiss-German: Velo ) within the next ten years.
Background and content
To promote bicycle traffic, the Pro Velo and VCS associations , the Velociped company and the political parties of the Greens , Young Greens , SP and Juso founded an initiative committee. Together they submitted a popular initiative on April 27, 2009 , the aim of which was to double the proportion of bicycle traffic in the canton. Even if the submitted initiative did not provide for a specific change in the law on the measures, the committee recommended the following to achieve the goal:
- Make places where there is a risk of accidents safer
- to expand the bike routes and parking spaces
- promote the use of bicycles through tax deduction options
- To run motivational campaigns in schools
- more funding for bike and ride to provide
- To support companies that operate a bicycle subsidy
On September 13, 2010, the Cantonal Council spoke out against the initiative because, in its view, enough has already been done to promote cycling and a statutory regulation is not necessary. There was a referendum on February 13, 2011.
Voting result
The initiative was rejected by all Lucerne constituencies . At around 30%, the difference between the lowest percentage of yes votes in the Entlebuch constituency (20.92%) and the highest in the Lucerne City constituency (48.5%) was relatively high. In general, urban areas were more likely to vote for the initiative than rural areas. In the entire canton, the initiative achieved a turnout of around 50% and was rejected with around 35% yes votes.
| Office | Voting participation | Yes (number) | No (number) | Yes (percent) | No (percent) | adoption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entlebuch | 57.64% | 1'931 | 7,300 | 20.92% | 79.08% | No |
| Hochdorf | 48.77% | 6,800 | 13,598 | 33.34% | 66.66% | No |
| Lucerne Country | 49.12% | 11,453 | 19,900 | 36.53% | 63.47% | No |
| Lucerne city | 47.19% | 11,594 | 12,312 | 48.50% | 51.50% | No |
| Sursee | 49.97% | 7,192 | 15,289 | 31.99% | 68.01% | No |
| Willisau | 50.07% | 4,545 | 12,227 | 21.10% | 72.90% | No |
| Total (6) | 49.50% | 43,515 | 80,626 | 35.05% | 64.95% | No |