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June 6, 2020

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Trains to compensate for Rhine drought

Luc Joris Posted On June 5, 2020

The Belgian rail operator Lineas will be deploying extra freight trains from Antwerp to Germany this summer. The railway company expects that due to the drought, ship transport on the Rhine – the most important lifeline of the German industry […]

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Antwerp speeds up construction of 19 km of cycle lanes

Luc Joris Posted On June 4, 2020

Cyclists get 19 extra kilometers of bicycle lanes in Antwerp. Most of them will be temporarily laid out before the summer. The rest should then be ready by September. This intervention should not only ensure that cyclists can keep a […]

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Flanders: De Lijn has to look for new top man

Luc Joris Posted On June 2, 2020

Roger Kesteloot will not complete his mandate as Director-General at the Flemish public transport company, De Lijn. He announced his plans for departure in an internal statement to the staff on Friday. At the end of this year Kesteloot – […]

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Walloon plan against railway noise nuisance

Luc Joris Posted On May 29, 2020

Living close to railroad tracks can be a real ordeal. The noise pollution emitted by rail traffic can be unbearable in everyday life. Based on European directives, the Walloon Mobility and Infrastructure Public Service now has drawn up a draft […]

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Every week one e-step user hospitalized in Brussels

Luc Joris Posted On May 28, 2020

On average once a week, a user of an E-step ends up in a hospital in Brussels. And of all the users who ended up in the emergency services, none wore a helmet. This is the conclusion of a study […]

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Bicycle Report: six out of ten Flemish enjoy cycling

Luc Joris Posted On May 27, 2020

Six out of ten cyclists enjoy cycling in Flemish cities and municipalities, but only a third find it comfortable. This is apparent from the latest Flemish Bicycle Report of the Cyclists’ Union and the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science. Some […]

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NMBS/SNCB says goodbye to freight trains

Luc Joris Posted On May 22, 2020

The Belgian railway company, NMBS/SNCB, has sold a further 21% of the shares in its former freight branch Lineas. As a result, the ties between the company and its former cargo subsidiary, NMBS/SNCB Logistics, have been almost completely cut. The […]

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Tunnels under Antwerp’s Opera Square finally open

Luc Joris Posted On May 20, 2020

In Antwerp, the long-awaited car tunnels under the Opera Square have been opened this Wednesday to reconnect the northern and southern Leien. The ‘cut’ in the Leien, the connection between the access from Brussels and the beginning of the port, […]

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Brussels offers commuters free P+R car parks and bike sharing

Luc Joris Posted On May 18, 2020

Several peripheral car parks in Brussels will become free of charge as of Monday, 18 May. Commuters will also receive a free six-month subscription to pedal with a shared bike to their destination. With this Park + Bike initiative, the […]

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Flanders: ‘sustainable mobility toolbox’ to keep on cycling

Luc Joris Posted On May 15, 2020

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has put together a ‘toolbox on sustainable mobility’. Together with the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science, Fietsberaad Vlaanderen, and the Pedestrian Movement, she also launched the campaign #blijvenfietsen (All […]

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Tram-bus to Brussels Airport finally to ‘depart’ in June

Luc Joris Posted On May 14, 2020

After months of delay, the first tram-buses of De Lijn should run in the Flemish periphery of Brussels on Sunday, 28 June. The Flemish public transport company reports this in a press release. The deployment of tram-buses, which forms parts […]

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Cycle Valley introduces short-term leased company bike

Luc Joris Posted On May 13, 2020

Now that employers are busy redefining safe working and commuting due to the coronavirus, Dilbeek-based start-up Cycle Valley is making a fleet of more than 170 electric bicycles immediately available for short-term rental. A sector’s first. Interest for bicycle leasing […]

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Rome is getting ready for bikes, Romans surely not

Luc Joris Posted On May 11, 2020

Romans think cycling is heavy, dangerous, slow, and unhandy. But they’ll have to put up with it. The city government uses the corona crisis to make way for the bicycle. Even before the schools reopen in September, there should be […]

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CREG: ‘electricity prizes doubled for households’

Luc Joris Posted On May 8, 2020

Since the liberalization of the Belgian energy market in 2007, the electricity bill of an average household in Flanders has risen by 100% or more than 500 euros. This is shown by new figures for 2019 from the federal energy […]

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Traffic in Brussels down with 40%

Luc Joris Posted On May 7, 2020

Brussels breathes again through the lockdown. Since 13 March, there has been an average 40% drop in traffic. This also has its positive consequences for cyclists, who continue to grow enormously in Brussels. For example, the city has changed a […]

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‘Flanders only got one in three traffic knots disentangled’

Luc Joris Posted On May 5, 2020

Of the 27 traffic knots that the Flemish government had planned to unravel by 2012, only nine have been completed. However, the estimated budget at that time, 1,4 billion euros, is already exhausted. In a damning report, the Court of […]

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New express tram line along A12 highway on hold

Luc Joris Posted On May 4, 2020

The plans for an express tram between Willebroek and Brussels have been put on hold for the time being because proceedings are pending before the Council of State. In the meantime, an action group pleads to build a metro line […]

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Sixteen countries ask EU to allow flight vouchers

Luc Joris Posted On April 30, 2020

Twelve European Member States, including Belgium and the Netherlands, have asked the European Commission to temporarily abandon the obligation for airlines to reimburse passengers whose flights were canceled because of the corona crisis if those passengers so request. In this […]

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Traxio still sees lack of clarity about tire changes

Luc Joris Posted On April 28, 2020

Since 22 April, garages and tire centers in Belgium haven been allowed to make tire changes again. Nevertheless, the car sector is still waiting for a clear guideline on tire changes. The Crisis Center stresses in a reaction that everyone […]

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Brussels Leopold II tunnel closes for 4 months 24 hours a day

Luc Joris Posted On April 27, 2020

The Leopold II tunnel, the longest road tunnel in Belgium, will be closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week due to extensive renovation. The corona crisis had forced the contractor to stop the work. But since Sunday, Circul […]

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Uplace is dead, long live Broeklin

Luc Joris Posted On April 24, 2020

After 15 years of litigation, entrepreneur Bart Verhaeghe buries his plans for the construction of the gigantic Uplace shopping center. It will be replaced in Machelen by the smaller Broeklin business complex, with a price tag of around 500 million […]

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‘Closed exam centers disaster for drivers who lost license’

Luc Joris Posted On April 21, 2020

Hundreds of Belgians see their driving ban, imposed by the police court, extended indefinitely as a result of the corona crisis. They have to retake their driving exams, but this is not possible because the exam centers are closed. Justice […]

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Belgium: 50 fewer traffic deaths during lockdown

Luc Joris Posted On April 20, 2020

From mid-March to the end of April, the period of the lockdown in Belgium, 50 fewer deaths and 4 000 fewer injuries were reported compared to the same period in other years. This is according to an estimate from the […]

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Zone 30 in entire Brussels Region approved

Luc Joris Posted On April 17, 2020

The Brussels Government has approved the decision to impose a maximum speed limit of 30 km/hour throughout the territory of the Brussels Region from 1 January 2021. At the end of May, a definitive map will be published with the […]

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Cyclists’ Union demands reorganization of public space

Luc Joris Posted On April 16, 2020

The Belgian Cyclists’ Union (Fietsersbond) would like to reorganize the public space, not only now in corona times when motorized traffic is low, but also in the future. In recent years, public space has always been very car-oriented. According to […]

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Demand for cars in China is booming again

Luc Joris Posted On April 10, 2020

Car manufacturers report a remarkable recovery in demand in China. In March, car sales in China collapsed again (-41,8%) compared to figures from the same period last year, as the world’s leading automobile market was weakened by the epidemic of […]

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Social distancing: Antwerp might close bicycle tunnel

Luc Joris Posted On April 9, 2020

Users do not keep sufficient distance in both the Antwerp Sint-Anna pedestrian tunnel and in the bicycle tunnel of the Kennedy Tunnel under the Scheldt. That is why the Roads and Traffic Agency (Agentschap voor Wegen en Verkeer, AVW) is […]

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21 new locations for average speed checks in Flanders

Luc Joris Posted On April 6, 2020

Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), announces 21 new average speed checks along regional roads in Flanders. The average speed checks, representing an investment of 3 million euros for about 55 km of regional roads, are being ordered […]

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Will Brussels Airlines once again become a state-owned company?

Luc Joris Posted On April 4, 2020

Like many other airlines, Brussels Airlines is severely affected by the corona crisis. The airline would have appealed to the Belgian authorities for at least 200 million euros in aid. According to some sources, the group of experts in charge […]

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Brussels asks not to exceed 30 km/hour

Luc Joris Posted On March 31, 2020

The Brussels Minister in charge of Road Safety, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), asks motorists driving in Brussels not to exceed 30 km/hour. The rule already applies to traffic within the small ring road. Still, due to the measure related […]

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