Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the access plan for the cantonal road section satisfied the access requirements of planning law, especially pedestrian safety and sidewalk provision.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. A road access solution is lawful if it follows recognized technical standards; for collector roads in built-up areas, sidewalks are required to ensure pedestrian safety.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 19(1) RPG requires sufficient access. The court held that access requirements derive in practice from VSS technical guidelines. For collector roads, traffic safety takes priority and pedestrians must be protected by continuous sidewalks or equivalent measures. The planned sidewalk expansion was consistent with these standards, and there was no basis to depart from the general policy of providing at least one sidewalk on collector roads inside settlements.