{"id":22748,"date":"2025-11-04T17:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=22748"},"modified":"2025-11-04T17:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:40:14","slug":"on-driving-into-geneva-and-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/on-driving-into-geneva-and-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"On Driving Into Geneva and Walking"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Today I had to go into Geneva to do something Initially my plan was to drive to the Parking St Antoine. As I got towards Secheron and the P&R parking I thought, "I have time, I’ll park here and walk the rest". I did park, and then I did walk.<\/p>\n

I know that some people drive the car and park as close as they can to where they’re going, even in town. In my case I did things differently. The P&R parking is designed for people who take the train, or who stay for a while but want to pay less.<\/p>\n

For three or four hours of parking I paid five francs rather than the usual cost, but, more importantly, by parking here I walked eight kilometres on foot, instead of being stuck in a car waiting for traffic lights to turn green. In the past, when I have driven into Geneva I have often found that the drive through town takes more time than the drive into town.<\/p>\n

By parking where I did I minimised the time spent at traffic lights, the time the car polluted, and the time I spent driving. It gave me the opportunity for two four kilometre walks along the lake and into the old town.<\/p>\n

That is the advantage of being healthy enough to walk from A to B. I could get my daily walk in, save money, and drive less. It also meant that I could return home sooner as I did not need to wait 15 minutes to half an hour for a train.<\/p>\n

Ironically I’d walk four kilometres to catch the train, and a similar distance from the train station to the old town.<\/p>\n

And Finally<\/h2>\n

More and more urbanisation models encourage people to drive to the city outskirts, before parking, and walking into the city. More than once, along the walk. I saw bikesharing stands. If I had chosen to I could have ridden a bike rather than walked. If I had had a helmet, and spent a few minutes creating an account and more.<\/p>\n

It’s a shame that bike sharing costs more than public transport, and a lot more than walking.<\/p>\n

Weather was nice today. Walking was pleasant. I had the flexibility of the car, and the healthy habit of walking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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