Landrat BL Basel district council declares 30 km/h speed limit initiative partially valid
On Thursday, the Basel district council declared the popular initiative "30 km/h on main roads - only with the consent of the people" partially valid by 58 votes to 24 with abstentions.
29.08.2024, 16:06
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The FDP, Center Party and SVP were unanimously in favour, while the SP and parts of the Greens/EVP and GLP were against. An amendment by the SP to declare the initiative legally invalid was rejected by 55 votes to 28 with 3 abstentions.
The text of the initiative stipulates that a reduction of the speed limit to 30 km/h on main roads can only be decreed "if all other possible measures have already been implemented and the consent of the voters of the municipality concerned has been obtained".
Based on a legal opinion, the government of Basel-Landschaft came to the conclusion that the initiative violates federal law and the cantonal constitution. However, an expert opinion commissioned by the preliminary advisory committee came to a different conclusion and described the initiative as partially valid.
