Trish Parker settled into the back seat of a rented Mercedes for a final trip out of Liestal one of the 90-year-old woman's three adult sons Their mom loved the idea of being chauffeured for this special occasion It's an industrial town that has retained its historic charm Its roots plunge even deeper than its founding eight centuries ago Most of the 14,000 or so people who live there speak German And the family was far from the Ohio home where Patricia Ann "Trish" Regenhardt outlived two husbands and painted daily in a home studio filled with light They'd spent the last few nights at a four-star hotel with an in-house restaurant called Mad Angel They'd enjoyed visits to nearby Swiss shops through unfamiliar territory to the city of Basel On their way to an equally unfamiliar − yet welcome −destination The kind of place Trish thought about many times before is three years older; he lives in California All agreed it was best he not join this trip He recalled only bits and pieces of what they talked about during the 25-minute drive Finally, they arrived at the correct address, they believed. However, there were no signs posted to assure them it was the right place. Rain pelted the unassuming shop and office complex. A knock on one door led to another. They'd found it, the Pegasos Swiss Association It's where Trish, an accomplished Northeast Ohio artist with three college degrees, planned to leave this world "She was probably the healthiest 90-year-old you'd ever meet," Jud said a woman with neatly kept dark hair and radiant blue eyes "She was born an artist; it's who she was," said Jud "A wonderful mom and outstanding artist," Reed said Trish received a gifted children's program scholarship to the Cleveland Institute of Art She'd go on to earn a four-year academic scholarship to Ohio University though she didn't graduate from the school Her artwork in those days was mostly relegated to sketching the children She also landed gigs as an American Greetings card designer and as a fashion illustrator for Polsky's department store in Akron "She was completely devoted to us children," Jud said She earned a bachelor's degree from Kent State University in 1973 and a master's two years later She was hired as an adjunct professor at the University of Akron School of Art the highest offered in that particular field she painted and created for hours upon hours inside a warehouse in a building the university had rented for years "I remember the giant ceilings … the second floor," Jud said "She'd go out on the fire escape to look around and to get inspiration or whatever; you could see the railroad tracks." Painting became her life for the next half-century the same as revered artists Jackson Pollock and Pablo Picasso Trish's work is described as narrative abstract expressionism: "Her painting methodology is based on a well honed sense of intuition acted upon with random gestures which eventually suggest the content of the paintings and prints," a statement noted symbols and color tonalities) comes together in the 'soup' of pigment collage and ideas which evolve with the flow of physical activity." The style was a conscious evolution from rigid realism "My work has always had one salient component I feel strongly that my life experiences have shaped and influenced my art Many years ago during my time at Kent State University I began to draw with my untrained left hand "What prompted this departure was a boredom with rendering objects realistically and a subconscious need to find a means of expression outside of formal artistic constraints … My left hand gave me the tool to accomplish this goal." She painted under the name Patricia Zinsmeister Parker "The act of drawing is intrinsic to all visual art disciplines and to express oneself through the basic mediums of paper and pencil or paint and canvas is to penetrate an interior subconscious  existence — one that is uncharted yet rich in creative discovery." - Trish Zinsmeister Parker Other times she experimented with new materials in an abstract format she said she was guided by a premise "to stay true to my convictions as they relate to the integrity of purpose and motive." she submitted two paintings — "Cold Pop" and "Mother Parker," — to the Cleveland Museum of Art's May Show She continued to regularly enter pieces through 1990 A vocal proponent for rights of the terminally ill to choose how they die Kevorkian helped as many as 130 people kill themselves he's simultaneously praised as an icon and despised as a villain "She was fascinated by Kevorkian; he was a hero to her," Jud said boys," she told her sons during the Kevorkian years It didn't quite register coming from the mouth of your 50-something mom Her beliefs are what had led her to Switzerland She and Jud flew from Cleveland to New York A desire to live and leave on her own terms"She'd started to talk about it even more after our father died," Jud recalled She painted prolifically during the following two decades The wooden floor of the home studio her husband built still bears scars of her work — a rainbow of splotches Trish's pieces appeared all over from Ohio to New York Her second marriage was to Robert Regenhardt stretchers and contraptions to store and display Trish's paintings Trish continued to talk about dying on her own terms was probably only reinforced after his mom endured the death of Regenhardt on April 25 Much like the passing of her first husband Her research into a planned death increased Although 10 states (Ohio is not among them) and Washington most require residency status and a verified terminal illness diagnosis didn't want to leave Ohio and she was not dying Those obstacles likely led her to Pegasos Swiss Association the Swiss voluntary assisted death business Its staff speaks English as well as German and much of the paperwork can be done online "I know she contacted them about six months after (the death of her second husband)," Jud recalled "They told her she had to wait … so she did that Pegasos officials said they would not provide an interview about Trish's visit there and could answer only general questions "Privacy and confidentiality are at the center of our commitment," they wrote in an email nor deny the identities of those wanting to die with Pegasos in public." Its website and a few news stories help to explain its business of voluntary assisted dying Its core team was involved in the "landmark death" of 104-year-old Australian ecologist David Goodall Goodall's plight demonstrated that "A person’s desire for a dignified and peaceful assisted death is not solely dependent on terminal illness," and that "Swiss law on assisted suicide is well placed to serve the needs of people who may not fit the traditional criteria used in other places in the world where assisted suicide is legal." assisted dying is lawful in Switzerland if the person is mentally competent to make decisions and controls the device which administers a death drug "She's the one who set up the appointment," Jud said or I'm going to go without you,'" Jud recalled A friend told Jud his mom was being selfish She was simply candid and honest with the people she loved most He and the rest of the Parker family told her they supported her decision − after all it was her decision "She made it clear this (option) wasn't for everyone," Jud said adding she would have wanted him to share her story because "she also wanted people to know this option does exist." In the weeks before the trip to Switzerland Just a grandmother and them spending time together if we get there and you don't want to pull the trigger we can just get on a plane and come back home," he recalled telling her Trish scolded Jud with a profanity-infused tongue-lashing the idea of being prescribed medication to end your own life was typically referred to as assisted suicide Pegasos refers to the practice as voluntary assisted dying it's commonly known as physician-assisted suicide "It's about living your life with an understanding that death is a part of it," said Lisa Vigil Schattinger executive director of the nonprofit Ohio End of Life Options The group's mission is to raise awareness about medical aid in dying and provide "fact-based education" while working with a partner political fund to convince state lawmakers to pass an assisted dying law Oregon was the first state to enact a so-called "Death with Dignity Law." Voters approved it in 1994; it took effect in 1997 The law withstood an onslaught of legal challenges lawmakers or state Supreme Court decisions have made assisted dying legal in Washington morally reconcile the Hippocratic principle of "do no harm" − are not required to participate in assisted dying she added Ohio End of Life Options is focused on adults who have less than six months to live are mentally competent and can ingest assisted dying medications Ohio would adopt a legal template used in other so-called "Death with Dignity" states "We want to work within that framework," she explained Schattinger also is president of the board of directors for the national nonprofit Death with Dignity Center in Portland Oregon That group considers Oregon's assisted death law as a model to follow "Our mission focuses on improving how people with terminal illness die," the center website states "We know some people die in horrible ways as their terminal illness overtakes them the coroner's office ruled at least 71 deaths suicides found that in as many as 10 of those cases the suicide was completed by someone who was terminally ill or had been living with chronic physical pain They included a 75-year-old who'd complained about poor quality of life and whose lung cancer had spread to his lymph nodes and a 59-year-old man whose blood test results prompted an urgent summons from an oncologist Another 59-year-old man had lived with unrelenting pain for years and was largely immobile A 63-year-old Canton man battling a series of health problems had just received test results He left a $2,000 check to pay for cremation and a note which stated "physically ill The Stark Coroner's Office and Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery recently joined forces in an effort to better understand and analyze suicides the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking are recommended without professional guidance and support for Switzerland four days before Thanksgiving "surreal" was the word Jud often used to describe much of the trip he could almost envision "the grim reaper" reaching from behind Jud said the doctor told his mom that many Pegasos patients were in a wheelchair or on oxygen Maybe she wanted to wait; give it more time "We are doing this tomorrow," Trish insisted co-sponsored an assisted dying bill in Ohio but it never made it out of committee Schiavoni said he knew the bill wouldn't become law "It was just trying to get the discussion to move forward … to have the conversation continue," he said would loudly shout 'no!' Both similarly cite arguments about sanctity of life ethics and a spiral toward possible euthanasia Those same issues often are rooted in religious views −Trish was raised Catholic All four of the world's major religions − Christianity Hinduism and Buddhism −oppose physician-assisted death and euthanasia according to "Perspectives of Major World Religions regarding Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Comparative Analysis," an article published in the December 2022 issue of the Journal of Religion and Health "This contrasts with a secular and atheistic worldview … " the authors wrote is because followers of all four religions believe in a higher being "This inevitably leads practitioners of these religions to seek to understand morality not from within but instead in accordance with this external arbiter," the article stated Although now constrained by judicial canons Schiavoni said as a state senator he would have argued everyone is an individual; that providing a right to assisted death does not force it upon anyone "That there should be a path in place," he said After the physician visited Trish the day before Thanksgiving And that she was the one who'd ultimately push the button to administer a lethal dose of the barbiturate Nembutal (pentobarbital sodium) A few tears snuck out; he couldn't help it when Trish and her sons had arrived at Pegasos and five Pegasos staff members sat in a large room They indulged in what he described as cocktail hour-style conversation for the better part of 90 minutes She went to the bed near a window on one side of the room I think you should go in the other room," she said Jud said his knees buckled as he and his brother walked out Jud and his brother returned to the room to say goodbye to their mom wife and artist; she nailed them all," Jud said Contact Tim Botos at tim.botos@cantonrep.com By 2022-12-19T10:01:00+00:00 SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport has started operating light rail services between Liestal and Waldenburg following the conversion of the former narrow-gauge railway which it acquired in 2016 The 13·1 km Waldenburgerbahn dating from 1883 has been rebuilt from 750 mm to 1 000 mm gauge for compatibility with the rest of the BLT network the line connects with SBB’s Basel suburban network at Liestal Including the remodelling of several stations and the construction of additional passing loops BLT ordered a fleet of 10 low-floor Be 6/8 Tramlink LRVs from Stadler Valencia in a joint procurement with Aargau Verkehr’s Limattalbahn The first of these was delivered for testing and commissioning in July The seven-section low-floor cars are 45 m long with capacity for 88 seated and 170 standing passengers With effect from the December 11 timetable change BLT is operating a 15 min interval service on the route End to end journey time is 22 min including 10 intermediate stops the local municipality in Waldenburg organised a folk festival on December 10 and an historic re-enactment commemorating the early days of the railway Commemorative tickets were issued for passengers on the first departure at 05.06 on December 11 SWITZERLAND: The 13 km Limmattalbahn light rail line linking Altstetten Dietikon and Killwangen-Spreitenbach opened for revenue service on December 11.  SWITZERLAND: The first of 10 Be 6/8 Tramlink light rail vehicles being supplied by Stadler Valencia to operate the Waldenburgerbahn south of Basel has been delivered to Bad Bubendorf for the start of test running Car 101 was delivered in three parts on a fleet of .. 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Switzerland showing \nhis 38-year-old legs are still able to compete in high mountains and \nproduce a solid performance in time trials Armstrong\n escaped serious injury when he crashed at the Tour of California in \nMay but it was a big setback in his preparations for cycling's \nthree-week showcase The cancer survivor made \nup for the race days he lost by competing in the Tour of Luxembourg Armstrong was pleased with his result heading into \nthe Tour and the speed and \ncompare it to the alternative race this is what you'll see at the \nTour,\" Armstrong said \nthis race attracted all sorts of favorites this is a good indication of\n what's coming up I just have to stay healthy and try and find an extra\n 1 percent.\" The American plans to scout four \nmountain stages of this year's Tour next week before heading to \nRotterdam Armstrong \nstruggled in time trials last year a discipline in which he had \nexcelled during his heyday He started slowly \nSunday but rallied after the first seven miles gaining ground on the \nlong descent to the finish \nthere was no recovery apart from the downhill,\" Armstrong said after \nposting his best overall result since last year's Tour de France Team RadioShack director \nJohan Bruyneel said Armstrong's condition is improving but if somebody \nhad told me before the race that Lance would finish second I would have\n signed for it,\" Bruyneel said The biggest part of the job has been done.\" Saxo Bank rider Jacob Fuglsang of Denmark finished \nthird overall while previous race leader Robert Gesink\n of the Netherlands dropped to fifth Schleck started the day fourth overall and secured \nthe win by finishing 13th in the time trial \"I surprised myself because I'm not\n a time trial specialist,\" Schleck said \"But with (my brother) Andy we \ndid a specific work to improve in time trials and it paid off.\" \ndedicated his victory to fellow Luxembourg cyclist Kim Kirchen who was \nstill in an induced coma Sunday after a heart attack on Friday night Andy and my entire family we really hope \nthat things will go better quickly,\" Schleck said Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto\n Contador is favored to defend his \ntitle next month and Armstrong acknowledged this week it will be \ndifficult to derail his rival's ambitions But\n his second place-finish gave him a major morale boost before the Tour \nthe only race that really matters to him I'll do the math for the next \nrace,\" Armstrong said This article was originally published by Mennonite World Review | November 10, 2014 | | | | | | Judge says forfeiture rule should not apply in case of Philip Morris A man who helped his terminally ill wife travel to Switzerland to end her own life is entitled to inherit part of her estate with “very great reluctance” assisted his wife when she went to the Pegasos clinic in Liestal Switzerland in December 2023 and self-administered a fatal dose of pentobarbital The Forfeiture Act 1982 precludes a person who has unlawfully killed another from acquiring a benefit in consequence of the killing Mr Justice Trower ruled in the high court that the forfeiture rule should not apply in the case at hand a rare and degenerative neurological disorder with no known cure she made a statement to solicitors explaining her wish for an assisted death and that no one should get in trouble as a result Her husband said that he had considered his wife’s wish to end her life “too horrendous” but she persisted until he realised he could not ignore what she wanted In his written judgment last week Trower said: “Philip sacrificed his own happiness and put himself at risk of prosecution to honour the heartfelt wishes of his wife It is clear to me that this was not because he wanted her to die but rather because he loved and respected his wife too much to disregard her wishes.” Under the current law in England and Wales on assisted dying, which could change in a forthcoming parliamentary vote assisting someone to end their life is a criminal offence which carries a maximum prison sentence of up to 14 years The day after returning from Switzerland, Morris reported his wife’s voluntary assisted death and his involvement to police at Colindale station, north-west London He was told in writing that there was nothing to report But Morris had not been given any advice regarding the forfeiture rule and it was said to have caused him “very considerable distress” the court can modify the effect of it if “the justice of the case requires the effect of the rule to be so modified in that case” Trower said: “I had no doubt at the end of the hearing that this is a case in which I should modify the forfeiture rule by excluding its application in full.” who was supported by his two adult children with his late wife in challenging the application of the forfeiture rule said in his witness statement: “For a woman of such beauty being so physically incapacitated and reliant on others made life intolerable for Myra “I was desperate for Myra to change her mind but she was solid in her decision that she wanted to be dignified to the end which is why she chose to end her life She faced a future that she did not want.” A bill legalising assisted dying for people in England and Wales with less than six months to live is due to be published on Wednesday In Muttenz BL wird kommenden Donnerstag über ein Spuckverbot abgestimmt genau wie mehrere internationale Grossstädte Am kommenden Donnerstag wird in Muttenz über ein mögliches Spuckverbot in öffentlichen Räumen abgestimmt In Liestal BL wird dieses bereits umgesetzt Einzelne Gemeinden in der Ostschweiz und in Zürich sind Schweizer Spuckverbot-Pioniere Dort werden Bussen von bis zu 200 Franken verteilt dass das Spuck-Phänomen zurückgegangen ist Nach einer Überarbeitung des Polizeireglements entscheiden die Anwohnenden von Muttenz BL kommenden Donnerstag ob in öffentlichen Räumen weiterhin auf den Boden gespuckt werden darf oder nicht Für unsittliche Spuckaktionen beabsichtigt die Gemeinde sollte das Verbot in der Gemeindeversammlung angenommen werden Wie die zuständige Gemeinderätin Salome Lüdi gegenüber 20 Minuten erklärt sei das Spuckverbot eine Ergänzung im teilrevidierten Polizeireglement im Sinne der Notdurft welches unsittliches Verhalten in der Öffentlichkeit zu unterbinden versucht Von der Gemeindepolizei sei aber nicht vorgesehen die ohnehin im Dorf stattfindende Patrouille in diesem Punkt auszuweiten die während solcher Rundgänge in flagranti beim Spucken erwischt werden Die Polizei würde dabei mit Augenmass agieren die demonstrativ auf den Boden spucken.» Insofern gäbe es bei dem Spuckverbot wenn man einen triftigen Grund zum Spucken hat wie zum Beispiel ein verschluckter Gegenstand oder eine medizinische Kondition Am kommenden Donnerstag wird in der Gemeindeversammlung darüber abgestimmt Dennoch stellt sich aus amtlicher Sicht die Frage wie man das mögliche Verbot in der Bevölkerung konsequent einhalten und vor allem überprüfen soll Im Falle der Gemeinde Birsfelden BL war dies das ausschlaggebende Argument gegen eine Integration des Spuckverbots ins Polizeireglement «obwohl es sich bei den Spuckaktionen um eine unsägliche Sauerei handelt» wie der Leiter der Birsfelder Gemeindeverwaltung Martin Schürmann meint die viel Wert auf eine spuckfreie Öffentlichkeit legen und einen etwaigen Verstoss auch teuer verbüssen – allen voran Singapur In der Schweiz hat Wallisellen ZH bereits im Jahr 2007 ein Spuckverbot erteilt und damit gehörig für Schlagzeilen gesorgt In der Region Basel werden für unsittliches Spucken aktuell nur in Liestal Bussen verteilt Bereichsleiter Sicherheit/Soziales bei der Stadt Liestal Was hältst du von einem Spuckverbot in öffentlichen Räumen Eine Newsübersicht am Morgen und zum Feierabend überraschende Storys und Breaking News: Abonniere den Whatsapp-Kanal von 20 Minuten und du bekommst regelmässige Updates mit unseren besten Storys direkt auf dein Handy Sunrise has acquired the telecom business of its long-standing partner with retroactive effect from January 1st 2023 The takeover is the result of many years of cooperation between the two companies in Switzerland A total of 60,000 telecom customers currently connected in the regions of Liestal and Bern as well as in Emmental and Entlebuch will continue to have access to Sunrise products Nothing will change for customers as a result of the takeover “Concluding the sale of the telecom division to Sunrise is in the best interest of our telecom customers as this will ensure they can continue to enjoy state-of-the-art products on outstanding telecom networks we’re placing an increased focus on the two strategic objectives of ‘security of supply’ and ‘decarbonising the energy system’ thereby making an important contribution for future generations,” said Tobias Andrist added: “EBL has been our network partner for 18 years now EBL telecom customers have already been benefiting from our mobile With the takeover of EBL’s entire telecom division we can provide direct and improved support for these customers They can also look forward to additional innovative services in the future.” Categories: Articles, Business, M&A, Telco Tags: , , , Creative Media CentreHastingsEast SussexTN34 1HLTel: +44 7900 196870 The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden “The construction work will lead to train cancellations, changed travel times and connections,” the company, SBB, said on its website Not being able to rely on Switzerland’s (usually very reliable) rail system will surely be a headache for commuters living one of the country’s busiest train stations But it may be reassuring to know that the "the aim of these projects is to increase train connections and ensure that train services continue to be safe and punctual," SBB said "The expansion projects will enable quarter-hourly service on the S-Bahn between Basel and Liestal and half-hourly service on long-distance services on the Basel–Delémont–Biel/Bienne line by the end of 2025," SBB said maintenance projects are carried out to ensure safe and punctual train services.” a total of around 1.7 billion francs will be invested in the infrastructure in the Basel area for expansion projects There are also extensive maintenance projects such as the basic repair of the Hauenstein base tunnel Travelers in the Basel area will be particularly affected on the weekend from March 16th to 18th construction will take place at Basel SBB train station Construction work is also taking place across the border on French and German territory On the Basel–Frick–Brugg AG–Zurich HB route there will be adjustments to the timetable from March 13th to June 24th and from August 11th to November 8th 2024 due to the renovation of the Mühlebach Bridge The InterRegio trains are temporarily canceled between Rheinfelden and Frick and replacement buses run between Möhlin and Stein-Säckingen instead of the S1 Basel–Olten: timetable restrictions at night and on weekends The SBB is completely renovating the Hauenstein Base Tunnel on the Basel–Olten railway line – one of the main axes of Swiss passenger and freight transport That's why the timetable will be adjusted from Sunday to Thursday evening from 10 pm throughout the 2024 timetable year one of the two tunnel tracks will also be closed the tunnel will be completely closed for four weekends The single-track closure and the total closures lead to travel time adjustments diversions and train cancellations with replacements Through your SBB app, or online at this link Please log in here to leave a comment The twelve-year-old with a broken arm had to wait three days for a cast on Friday evening he experienced an unpleasant surprise had sent his 12-year-old son to the emergency department of the Cantonal Hospital in Liestal His son was playing football in the street when he suddenly suffered a bone fracture in his left arm The doctor advised the child to keep his arm in a cast for three weeks But the cast nurse has already been on weekend leave Josep was notified on Saturday when he tried to make an appointment for treatment "A cantonal hospital without casts at the weekend?" there were difficulties again: the nurse was not clear on what plaster to put on the child it was necessary to clarify the matter through phone calls Josep complained in writing to the Liestal Cantonal Hospital writes about "procedural and communicative failure" in this case the specialist doctor in the emergency department also notified Josep on the phone and "sincerely apologized" The hospital has also confirmed that a specialist caregiver for plaster placement is present It is common that even in other hospitals cast nurses are not available around the clock the special placement of the cast can be guaranteed at any time by an orthopedic doctor are already working on the development of a plaster placement concept," she says the hospital emphasized that the patient was in no case in danger and this is guaranteed even with a stable amplifier A survey at the University Hospital of Basel has proven: Even in the largest emergency centers in the region This site is controlled and managed by KOHA are protected by KOHA's copyright and KOHA retains the reserved rights for them Materials on this site may not be used for commercial purposes without the prior permission of KOHA is prohibited The use of materials from any website or other medium without the permission of the KOHA Group on behalf of all the units that make it up (Koha Ditore is a violation of copyright and of intellectual property according to the legal provisions in force All violators of these rights will face the law The translation of contents into other languages ​​is done automatically and there may be errors Annex of the former Radio Prishtina (first floor) George Bush pn This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page 24/03/2021 By around 8,000 people assembled in Liestal in Switzerland to protest against government measures to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus a number lower than the 8,500 to 10,000 claimed by organisers and protestors The local police put the number at between 6,000 and 7,000 Leistal is the capital of the Swiss canton of Basel Landschaft and has a population of around 14,000 Many of the protestors wore masks and white hazmat suits and shouted slogans such as “enough!” “vaccines kill!” and “follow love not fear!” The protest in Liestal came a day after the Federal Council disappointed many with its decision not to follow through on plans to reopen restaurants and theatres based on a worsening epidemiological outlook and slow vaccination progress Protestors want an end to Covid-19 restrictions they describe as dictatorial The group claims the country has been taken hostage for more than a year and the population should be allowed to return living without restrictions one person was mildly injured and taken to hospital to be checked during the Liestal protest 12 others were taken into custody by the police for trying to disrupt the protest A small number of protestors were surrounded before have their personal details recorded More on this:RTS article (in French) – Take a 5 minute French test now For more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter Filed Under: Health, Politics Tagged With: By subscribing you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy Previous Newsletters Copyright © Le News Sàrl 2014-2022 / Company number: CH-550.1.129.786-5 / VAT number: CHE-193.843.357 TVA By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy The redevelopment of the Liestal station area has reached a milestone with the laying of the foundation stone for the new buildings SBB is constructing a new station building a residential and commercial building and a connecting building on a plot of land measuring a good 4,400 square meters The planning was done by Burkard Meyer Architekten the first floors of the buildings will be occupied by retail and catering outlets as well as the SBB Travel Center The upper floors of the station building will be for office and service uses The residential and commercial building will have one office floor and five residential floors The respective basement floors will house retail space and the passenger underpasses can also be accessed from here SBB has put the investment volume at CHF 52 million The new buildings will complete the urban development that was initiated in the immediate vicinity with the Uno The city of Liestal is building an underground bicycle station with around 500 parking spaces on the north side of the station the Orisstegen will provide a barrier-free connection between the Sichtern and Schwieri neighborhoods and the train station The cost of these projects is CHF 7.7 million The development of the station area is connected with the infrastructure project "Four-lane extension and reversing track Liestal": From the end of 2025 trains between Basel and Olten are to run more punctually and the S-Bahn between Liestal and Basel at quarter-hourly intervals the station platform and its two approaches will be expanded to four lanes throughout and a new stopping track for commuter trains will be built in the north of the station area A project by Burkard Meyer Architekten from Baden which won an architectural competition and is based on the "Bahnhofcorso" neighborhood plan approved in 2017 Three new buildings with a total floor area of 10,600 square meters are being built on a site area of 4,400 square meters The new station building will be constructed as a four-story elongated block and connected to a six-story residential and commercial building by a connecting building the first floor of the station building will house a total of 480 sqm of various retail and restaurant uses as well as the SBB Travel Center and the three floors above will provide 3,200 sqm for office and service uses The basement will be connected to the new Oristal passenger underpass and will have an additional 270 sqm of retail space The residential and commercial building is divided into a public-oriented first floor with 260 sqm of retail space an office floor (430 sqm) and five residential floors with a total of 23 residential units (1.5 to 4.5 rooms) the first floor uses will face Emma Herwegh Square to enliven it The basement is connected to the new Sichtern pedestrian underpass and has 90 square meters of retail space The connecting structure will provide sheltered bus station waiting areas and a dry exit to the Sichtern passenger underpass and the new municipal bike station Construction of the three new buildings will start in February of this year and they are scheduled for completion at the end of 2024 The "Bahnhofcorso" neighborhood plan also includes a high-rise building this will follow in a second stage from 2026 at the earliest