Basel Launches Innovative Car-Free Incentive Program

Canton offers CHF 1,500 credit for residents who give up their cars, promoting sustainable transport

Basel-Stadt has launched a program offering residents CHF 1,500 to permanently deregister their cars.
Participants must sign a contract agreeing not to own a car for at least three years.
The incentive is provided as credit for public transport, car-sharing, or a bike purchase.
The program is open to residents aged 18 to 80 who have owned a car for at least one year.
The initiative supports Basel's climate protection target of Net Zero by 2037.

CHF 1,500

Incentive Amount

400

Available Bonuses

CHF 700,000

Total Fund

2037

Target Year

"The campaign is intended to help achieve Basel’s climate protection target of 'net zero by 2037'."
— Department of Construction and Transport (BVD)

Cash for Keys: Basel's Radical Mobility Gamble

Basel-Stadt has launched a program offering residents CHF 1,500 to permanently deregister their cars.
Participants must sign a contract agreeing not to own a car for at least three years.
The incentive is provided as credit for public transport, car-sharing, or a bike purchase.
The program is open to residents aged 18 to 80 who have owned a car for at least one year.
The initiative supports Basel's climate protection target of Net Zero by 2037.