Basel Launches Pioneering Car-Free Incentive Program

Canton offers CHF 1,500 credit for public transport and bike purchases to residents who permanently surrender their vehicles

Basel-Stadt launches environmental bonus program offering CHF 1,500 credit for giving up cars
Program targets residents aged 18-80 who owned a car for at least one year
Participants must commit to not using a car for three years
Basel aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2037

CHF 700,000

Total program budget

400

Number of environmental bonuses available

CHF 1,500

Credit amount per participant

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

Basel Launches Groundbreaking Car-Free Initiative

Basel-Stadt launches environmental bonus program offering CHF 1,500 credit for giving up cars
Program targets residents aged 18-80 who owned a car for at least one year
Participants must commit to not using a car for three years
Basel aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2037