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The Zurich model is the approach by the city of Zurich, Switzerland, which permits its public transportation system to achieve and maintain a high market share. Many other cities have emulated elements of it, especially when new tram or light rail systems were introduced.
Despite the failures of these attempts to provide Zurich with a different kind of transportation system, public transportation in Zurich has maintained a high modal split, with 65% of people commuting within the city doing so by public transport and only 17% using cars. In his book Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton has suggested why the model is so effective:
Elements of the model
The model has the following characteristics:
Public transport entities
The public transportation system in the city of Zurich consists of the following elements, which are part of the Zurich transportation network (Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, ZVV):
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