Economics
It’s Limos Versus Locals When the Elite Gather for Davos
Jammed-up traffic is residents’ top complaint to mayor
A fleet of Audi A8 Quattro automobiles, used as VIP transport during the World Economic Forum, are seen in Davos.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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The droves of black limousines on the snow-covered streets of Davos during the World Economic Forum are frustrating the locals of the Swiss mountain town.
In a country where the central bank chief and government ministers regularly take public transport, the failure of Forum attendees to do the same is the top complaint of the town’s 11,000 residents. They say traffic gets so snarled it becomes dangerous for children to walk to school.