The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Train station pathway for blind to be 'reconsidered' Federal authorities have backed down from a decision ordering Swiss Federal Railways to remove some of the tactile floor lines installed to guide the blind in Zurich’s underground train station. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160118/order-to-remove-floor-guides-for-blind Mon, 18 Jan 2016 21:58:34 +0100 order-to-remove-floor-guides-for-blind Zurich station told to yank pathways for blind Advocates for the blind are crying foul after federal officials ordered the removal of certain tactile guide paths in Zurich’s new underground train station. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160118/zurich-station-told-to-remove-path-guides-for-blind Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:57:17 +0100 zurich-station-told-to-remove-path-guides-for-blind