Franco TufoFondateur et Directeur Général

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Franco Tufo, a transport engineer graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is the CEO of the Citec Group which he founded in 1994. Very committed to the transmission of knowledge, he also teaches at Swiss universities: EPFL, University of Geneva of Landscape, Engineering and Architecture (HEPIA), Institute of Advanced Studies in Public Administration (IDHEAP). He is part of numerous organizations: the Town Planning Commission of the Canton of Geneva where he has been for 8 years, the EPFL Advisory Committee, the Scientific Committee of the ATEC, the Council of the Mobility Pole of the Nomades Foundation, a member of the VSS for research and standardization on road and transport and SEC (Swiss Expert Certification) certified expert. With over 25 years of experience as a director of studies, he has participated in numerous studies and accomplishments. 

Fields of expertise
  • Strategic study for large events 
  • Planning study 
  • Operational urban planning in relation to mobility 
  • Study of tramway/BRT 
  • Traffic plan and parking policy 
  • Development and management of urban roads and intersections 
  • Large-scale investigations 
Main projects
  • TERRITORIAL STUDY – Mobility component of agglomeration projects including PAL3 Lugano, Ticino 
  • TRAM – Planning up to commissioning of tramway projects from 1996 to today, Switzerland 
  • LARGE EVENT – Transport project for the 2008 UEFA Cup, Europe 
  • REDEVELOPMENT – Highway redevelopment of the Airolo valley, Ticino 
  • TRAM – Planning up to the construction of the Cornavin-Meyrin-CERN tramway, Geneva 

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Contact details

47 route des Acacias
Case Postale 1711
CH-1211 Genève 26
Suisse