SwissCommunity decision. Otherwise, Moutier would not have voted to join Jura too. Things have indeed calmed down since then, so the solution to the Jura puzzle could not have been more Swiss. BARBARA SURBER, LIMA, PERU Many thanks for keeping people like me up to speed with events in Switzerland – and for covering themes like the one dealt with in this article. CORRECTION We like to be accurate, which is why we need to correct the date of the all-important 1974 popular vote that we gave in our article about the canton of Jura in “Swiss Review” 5/2024. The plebiscite in Berne-administered Jura, which led to the eventual creation of the new canton, did in fact take place on 23 June 1974, and not on 23 March 1974. THE “SWISS REVIEW” EDITORIAL TEAM Switzerland’s contentious motorway expansion plan WILL MOWAT, UK I invite everyone to look up the terms “induced demand” and “generated demand” in connection with transport planning. One soon sees that providing ever more traffic capacity is completely unsustainable. Act in haste, repent at leisure. The freedom to be different – Jura, Switzerland’s youngest canton PERNETTE ZUMTHOR, ARLES, FRANCE Thank you for this detailed and very well-researched article. I also enjoyed reading it because it has given me a few great ideas for cycling around Jura myself. MARKUS LÜTTIN, SPAIN I used to live in Jura during those pre-referendum years covered in your article. Aged 12, I remember helping out at a family farm near Delémont. The adults at the dinner table would often talk about the pros and cons of establishing the canton of Jura. The grievances were certainly real, because Berne’s cantonal government made life more difficult for many people in Jura. This sowed the seed of political self-determination – a goal that became more and more imperative. And in hindsight we can say that establishing the new canton was evidently the right Our intrepid reporter cycled through Jura in the last edition of “Swiss Review”, inspiring many readers in the process. Some of them now intend to explore Switzerland’s youngest canton by bike themselves. Just one note of caution: the Jura region is anything but flat; you cycle either uphill or downhill. And some of the gradients are stiff, to put it mildly. So, enjoy the ride but take your time. Discussion Thank you! Your donations helped us to keep going Donations, big and small, from our readers were of huge support to our magazine in 2024. Despite growing cost pressures, they helped us to continue producing the quality journalism that our editorial team strives for. They also reinforced the sense that readers in the “Fifth Switzerland” regard “Swiss Review” as their magazine. We very much hope to count on your support again in 2025 and are grateful for your contribution, because every little helps. MARC LETTAU, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The bank details for the transfer of voluntary subscriptions are as follows: Donate via credit card: www.revue.link/creditrevue Donate via PayPal: www.revue.link/revue Bank account for donations: IBAN: CH97 0079 0016 1294 4609 8 Bank: Berner Kantonalbank Bundesplatz 8 CH-3011 Berne BIC/SWIFT: KBBECH22 Beneficiary: BEKB Bern, Account 16.129.446.0.98, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, FAO Mr A. Kiskery, Alpenstrasse 26, CH-3006 Berne Reference: Support Swiss Review Email: revue@swisscommunity.org Read it the way it’s printed. You can enjoy a clear, easily readable version of “Swiss Review” on your tablet or smartphone. The app is free of charge and contains no advertising. You can find the app by searching for “Swiss Review” in your App Store. SWISS REVIEW DECEMBER 2024 The magazine for the Swiss Abroad Cooling towers, heated debate: nuclear is back on the agenda The civil engineering project restoring the Reuss delta into a haven for plants, animals – and people One giant leap – how the G being us 39 Swiss Review / December 2024 / No.6
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