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Hello,

Thank you very much for your contribution to the Suggestion Box and for your suggestions regarding the opening of the Bellerive passageway during the summer months.

After careful consideration, we are unfortunately unable to accept this proposal at this time. As indicated in Preliminary Opinion No. 2021/28, the issue of opening the Bellerive embankments has been extensively debated within the Municipality and the City Council. A motion was filed in 2019 requesting year-round public access to this path, but it raised concerns regarding the safety and peace of mind of pool users. A petition, accompanied by 299 signatures and submitted in 2020, supported keeping the path closed during the summer season.

The City has ultimately decided not to change the current operating procedures in order to ensure the safe and peaceful use of the facilities for everyone.

Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you will continue to share your ideas.

The “Boîte à idées” team,

Pedestrian and bike path along the Bellerive Beach Trail in the summer

Avatar: Pierre Lavanchy Pierre Lavanchy

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I am saddened that, in May, the path to the Bellerive beaches closes to the public. I understand that it is easier to close this path to avoid the inconveniences associated with the use of the swimming pools in the summer. Nevertheless, this inconveniences all passersby by forcing them to take this detour along the road! Not to mention the danger posed by the high density of people (strollers, rollerbladers, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.) on this single path running alongside the road. When traveling west to east, I now ride my bike on the road to avoid the risk of colliding with pedestrians.

One suggestion would be to keep the Bellerive-plage walkway open to the public—who would only be able to pass through it (or swim in the lake there)—while preventing them from entering the swimming pools without paying, perhaps through an electronic system. Although I am not a member of any organization along the lakefront, I believe the path should remain open in the summer for pedestrians and cyclists who are not in a hurry. Nevertheless, I commend Lausanne for its beautiful, public lakefront areas open to everyone—which is not the case in some other municipalities. This is the only access point that’s missing!

The lakefront is public and should remain so during the summer months! It is unfair that pedestrians and slow cyclists are given lower priority and forced to take a smelly, noisy detour so that a few swimmers can have exclusive use of the area. I don’t mean to downplay the value of the swimming areas, which are a source of enjoyment for families, but I believe that a way for everyone to share the space is possible and should be seriously considered and implemented.

Safety and mobility would be improved. Cyclists avoiding traffic choose the riverbanks, giving pedestrians the right of way. Those heading west will have to take a detour starting in May, crossing the heavily trafficked road twice. This causes frustration, increases risk, and wastes time—especially for drivers who see the traffic light turn red just as they’re about to pass through.

Walkers, families with strollers, people with limited mobility, and slow cyclists would benefit from this move toward better sustainable transportation. When you come up to these closed gates—even now in May—it’s disheartening, and you really get the sense that it’s a waste, since there’s hardly anyone working there or using the pool at the start of the season.

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