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Geneva initiative to build swimming area and shade

Wednesday, 5 July 2023 06:30

The Green Liberal Party in Geneva has launched two popular initiatives aimed to protect people from the heat.

They want the city to create more shaded areas and build a new swimming area near the Mont-Blanc Bridge.

The party says the closest area to the centre of the city which provides shade and swimming is Jonction – which is two kilometres from the centre – and so inaccessible for workers during a lunch break. 

It’s asking for CHF 2m from the city.

The party points out that’s a bargain compared to the CHF 50m spent on the Eaux-Vives Beach. 

It has until November to collect 3,200 signatures for each project. 

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