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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 […]
First figures on traffic on highways after the federal government’s coronavirus measures show there are nearly 50% fewer cars on the Belgian roads. The number of passengers at De Lijn also fell sharply with 92%. Belgian railways see only 5% […]
Even though the Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, is experiencing a drastic drop in ridership as a result of the measures taken in relation to the coronavirus, this has not led to a slowdown for his CEO, Brieuc de Meeûs. […]
The European Commission wants to introduce so-called ‘green lanes’ or priority lanes on the main traffic axes, where trucks can cross the border within 15 minutes. As a result of border controls, traffic jams in some places in Europe reached […]
A quarter of all Belgian companies find themselves in acute difficulties when their income stagnates for two months. They don’t have sufficient resources as a buffer to get through this period of crisis. Another 30% is very unstable. This is […]
The Belgian garage sector will continue to run on a limited basis in the coming weeks for breakdown assistance, and urgent repairs says sector federation Febiac. However, the activities of the car inspection centers in Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels will […]
Few sectors have been hit harder by the outbreak of the new coronavirus than aviation. But while almost everyone in the sector is losing, there is also a winner. As a result of the cancellation of passenger flights, goods traveling […]
Autoconcern Volkswagen has been summoned by the Dutch Diesel Emissions Justice Foundation because of the diesel scandal. That’s what the Dutch press agency ANP writes. In addition to Volkswagen, the foundation, which is committed to all registered European victims, also […]
As Belgium is taking far-reaching measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the police are changing procedures for alcohol checks. They exclusively use real breath test devices and drop the samplers – a device in which the person who […]
The Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, performs better than Flemish public transport company, De Lijn. Punctuality and high frequency are the main reasons, even if it is not obvious to compare both companies. For example, MIVB/STIB has a considerably larger […]
Co.Station, the shared workspace at the parvis of Saint-Gudule in Brussels, has just launched a mobility ecosystem called co.mobility. It aims to bring out “from October 2020, concrete mobility solutions, particularly in terms of smart applications and MaaS (Mobility as […]
The Council of State annulled the decision of the Flemish Government on the training conditions for obtaining a driving license. With the decision, which came about because the Federal Minister of Mobility, Francois Bellot (MR), had gone to the Council […]
Michaël Vanloubbeeck (48), former Head of Cabinet of Federal Minister of Mobility, François Bellot (MR), is the top candidate for the CEO position at the Belgian rail network operator Infrabel. That’s what the newspaper De Tijd writes on Thursday. According […]
In 2019, 304 people died in Flemish traffic, the highest number since 2016. What is striking is the increase in the number of pedestrians killed, from 32 to 44. The explanation may lie in the rise of SUVs and pickups. […]
The bicycle is gaining popularity in Belgium. Slightly more than half (51%) of Belgians used the bicycle last year. In the previous annual survey carried out by the Vias road safety institute, this was 47%. But what the survey also […]
This year, the Dutch regional transport operator, Connexxion, will carry out a trial in rural areas to bundle passengers and packages to reduce empty or half-empty buses and vans. “We’re going to talk to delivery services so we can work […]
The city of Antwerp has bought a scan-car that can automatically scan the number plates of parked vehicles, and detect whether they are vehicles with a resident’s card or parking ticket, or vehicles parked without paying. The scan-car should make […]
For the first time, the emission standards for fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide in Brussels did not exceed the norms set by the European Union. Some measuring stations even met the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which […]
Truckers will soon no longer be able to ignore the ban on overtaking in rainy weather with impunity. On 14 locations on Flemish highways, cameras with a rain sensor will be installed, which will flash offenders. This year the installation […]
A study of the Brussels University VUB has shown that two-thirds of the accidents with young cyclists take place on quiet roads where a cycle path is missing. However, it is these roads that are chosen by cycling teenagers, precisely […]
Dutch tourists coming to Ghent by car will no longer have to register when entering the Low-Emission Zone (LEZ). They’ll soon be checked automatically. Any car – even brand new Euro 6 or electric – that did not register will […]
The government of the Brussels-Capital Region intends to charge motorists traveling in the capital. The rate, applicable to all, should vary according to the time of the day. That’s what the newspaper Le Soir writes. The ‘alternative’ plan came about […]
The Dutch consultant KPMG had warned about this last week: black EV charging station Saturday. After all, people who are on winter sports with Tesla are suffering from a new kind of traffic jam, namely at the charging stations. On […]
European companies are expected to double the share of their low-carbon investments if Europe wants to reach its 2050 carbon-neutral target. This is evident from figures collected by the specialist association Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a British NGO that collects […]
A consortium of Besix, CFE, and Immobel is allowed to build the Belgian rail company’s headquarters at Brussels-Midi. The office of the Dutch star-architect, Rem Koolhaas, will co-draw the design. This was decided by the NMBS/SNCB’s board of directors on […]
The number of injury accidents involving cyclists has risen sharply in recent years. This can be explained by the increase in e-bikes and speed pedelecs, but also by the fact that Flemings cycle recklessly, says traffic safety institute, Vias. More […]
More than one Belgian in three admits to not respecting the speed limits. Traffic safety institute, Vias, hopes that the increase in speed cameras and the arrival of extra average speed checks will finally lead to a change in mentality. Speeding […]
The Walloon Public Transport Operator, TEC, and Walloon Mobility Minister, Philippe Henry (Ecolo), have adjusted the Wallonia Easy Line (WEL) after an evaluation and decided to create the Walloon Express Line network. This network will consist of 11 existing TEC […]
The City of Brussels signed on Wednesday with Bertrand Piccard, the Solar Impulse pilot with two world tours under his belt, a collaboration agreement for its ecological transition. The agreement aims at providing concrete and immediate responses to the climate […]
The Ghent Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) will be extended during this legislature. However, when and in which districts will be thoroughly examined the next few years. The Ghent majority parties confirmed this on Monday during the municipal council. There will be […]
The car is losing ground to other means of locomotion. That’s clear from the January edition of the mobility barometer of road safety institute, Vias. This sort of snapshot of modes of travel in Belgium is based on a questionnaire […]
The city of Antwerp introduces speed limits for speed pedelecs: the maximum speed goes down to 25 km/h, and cycle paths with a double direction will have a dotted line in the middle. Since 2016, the number of accidents involving […]
The city of Vilvoorde wants to tackle the nuisance caused by abandoned shared cycles and e-steps. These often come from Brussels and are left by users at the end of the journey at the station and at parks and squares […]
Nearly 40% of the Walloons are not close enough to a railway station to get there on foot or by bike. This is the conclusion of a study by the Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Prospective, and Statistics (Iweps). By bike […]
A motion by the opposition party, Vlaams Belang, to introduce a ‘standstill’ in the area of low-emission zones (LEZ) did not obtain a majority in the Flemish Parliament on Wednesday. However, the doubts about the sense/nonsense of the LEZ also […]
