There are two main reasons behind the Tempo 30 project. First, Markus Wyss, of Bern’s cantonal civil engineering department, has stated that times have changed and road planning does not revolve only around vehicles. Today, bicyclists and pedestrians and their individual needs have a role in infrastructure.

Second, according to René Wüthrich, project manager of road construction, civil engineering department, Bern, there are serious safety problems on Schönried’s Kantonsstrasse – operational deficiencies and also security deficiencies. This includes insufficient visibility at exits and junctions, pedestrian crossing challenges, particularly in the eastern section of the village, and missing sidewalks.