Mobility and business travel

Nearly 20,000 people commute to the Dorigny campus every day. Commuting is therefore part of everyday life in the university community, whether by bicycle, trolley or car.

The commuting of members of the university community is responsible for 15% of UNIL's CO2 eq emissions, as well as 14% of its impact on global biodiversity (in 2019). Mobility by motorised individual transport (MIT) for the university community is also responsible for some of the pollution and traffic in the conurbation.

Commuting also has an impact on local biodiversity, particularly as a result of the artificialisation of the campus, 20% of which is given over to roads and car parks.

In a constant effort to limit these impacts on the environment, for at least a decade UNIL has been investing in soft mobility, in particular:

• Working closely with Transports Lausannois to strengthen bus and metro services to the campus;
• Reducing car parking spaces on campus as much as possible and increasing the proportion of space dedicated to electric vehicles;
• By encouraging cycling, with cycle lanes separated from car traffic, secure parking for two-wheelers and several self-service bicycle stations.