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Dutch security researchers have succeeded in manipulating several smart traffic lights. By mimicking the signal of users of a special app, the hackers create a virtual cyclist who pushes the wait button remotely, thus allowing them to get the green […]
Brussels Airlines will now offer five fare classes on short and medium-haul flights from 1 September, the Belgian airline announced on Wednesday. This brings it into line with the offer of the other operators of the Lufthansa Group. Plus: those […]
Since the introduction of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in the capital city, 7 379 fines have already been imposed on the Brussels approach roads for vehicles that are too polluting. This is evident by figures requested by Brussels MP Bianca […]
As part of major renovations of tunnels and bridges in Brussels during the summer, work in the Rogier tunnel was completed on schedule by 31 July, allowing the Rogier and Botanique tunnels to reopen. This was announced on Monday by […]
After being marginalized by low-cost air links and high-speed rail, night trains are back in favor of Western Europe. A paradox at the time when the Covid-19 pandemic is encouraging people not to stay too long with strangers in a […]
Figures from the National Bank of Belgium show that the corona crisis has given the Belgian economy a sledgehammer blow. Gross domestic product (GDP) adjusted for inflation fell by 12,2% in the second quarter. This has never happened in recent […]
Walking is the number one means of transport in Brussels, with one-third of all journeys made on foot. The comfort of pedestrians is, therefore, at the center of priorities for Brussels Mobility, especially since the introduction of the pedestrian zone […]
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, promises to spend £2 billion (€2,19 billion) on walking and cycling projects in England. In an attempt to give the British people a new taste of cycling, the British will also be offered £50 (€55 […]
A small majority of Germans is in favor of limiting the speed to 130 km/hour on the highway. This is reported by the German magazine Focus based on a poll carried out by the Kantar agency. Of those questioned, 54% […]
Flanders launches the new mobility brand ‘Hoppin’. With Hoppin, all available mobility solutions become more recognizable in the street scene, which should make it easier for commuters to combine transport options. Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters […]
Exor Seeds, an investment vehicle of the Fiat family Agnelli, is one of the new investors in the Belgian connected e-bike Cowboy. The Brussels start-up raises 23 million euros in a new capital round. The money will be used to […]
The traffic junction of the Brussels Ring Road and the A201 to Brussels Airport will be completely renewed from 2022 onwards. Instead of a multitude of entrances and exits, traffic will be brought together in the middle at a single […]
The price tag of the new train station in Mons has doubled to 324 million euros. The Belgian railway company, NMBS/SNCB, hopes to complete the mega project in 2023, eight years later than planned. That is what the newspaper De […]
Almost half of Belgians (43%) want to avoid public transport in the next few months for fear of the coronavirus. This is the conclusion of a mobility study by consultant Deloitte. This behavior could even persist for another two to […]
The Belgian rail freight sector wants to take twice as much freight out of traffic jams and transfer it onto the railways by 2030. Its federation, the Belgian Rail Freight Forum, drew up an ambitious long-term master plan for this […]
The Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, received the first brand new M7 subway train on Monday at its site in Haren. It will now be extensively tested and put into service on the network at the beginning of 2021. MIVB/STIB […]
The Cairgo Bike project, a project of Brussels Mobility, has just been selected by the European program of Innovative Urban Actions to benefit from significant financial support. Within the framework of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), this program offers […]
Only 76 of the 302 average speed checks along Flemish roads are operational. That is barely one on four. This is apparent from figures presented to the Flemish Parliament by the Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld). According […]
At the construction site of the Euro Space Center in Transinne, there’s is a Belgian first: luminous concrete. This material diffuses glow at night. It can be used for decoration or lighting, for example, for cycle paths and parking lots, […]
The railway company Lineas, the former NMBS/SNCB Logistics or B Cargo, is asking the Belgian government for money to get through the crisis. NMBS, Infrabel, and banks are also being asked for financial breathing space. On Monday, Geert Pauwels, the […]
In German cities, at least 19 000 motorcyclists protested on Saturday against an initiative by the Länder to reduce noise from motorcycles. The motorcyclists are angry about an initiative of the Bundesrat, the parliamentary chamber in which the sixteen federal […]
Soon fallen trees on bicycle routes will also make it to the traffic bulletin of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT radio. Traffic Anchor Hajo Beeckman, together with possible partners, is investigating how this could be done. Because the bicycle is […]
In 2019, traffic on the Flemish highways increased again, especially during rush hours. The morning traffic jams became more substantial and more prolonged. In Brussels and Antwerp, they became heavier by an average of 8%. Figures are from the Flemish […]
The federal police in Belgium need quite a budget to pollute less and meet the standards of low-emission zones (LEZ). This is shown by figures from Interior Minister Pieter De Crem (CD&V). A total of 36,8 million euros will be […]
On Saturday, the Ring Tram-Bus was officially inaugurated at Brussels Airport. As of today, it provides the connection between the airport and the university hospital UZ Jette, via airfreight Brucargo, the center of Vilvoorde, and the Heysel. The Ring Tram-Bus […]
The number of alcolocks imposed by the Belgian courts has increased dramatically since the tightening of the legislation on 1 July 2018. While in the period 2015-2018, the number fluctuated between 9 and 23, the measure was imposed 167 times […]
The tax incentives to get people into electric cars are an expensive tool. That’s what the Court of Audit in The Hague says. Per ton of emissions saved, the Dutch State paid some 1 200 to 1 700 euros this […]
Cycling and walking, in combination with the bus, can be considered as safe as the car in Belgium. This conclusion is drawn in the report “How do we travel most safely?” by traffic institute Vias. But without accompanying measures, swapping […]
The city of Antwerp will place 689 bicycle signposts at all major junctions of the local bicycle network in the coming month. In this way, the city wants to make the main routes of the bicycle network more visible in […]
With a direct train connection to Grenoble (France) the Antwerp transport company Aertssen Logistics has recently reduced the number of trucks it was sending over the Antwerp Ring by thousand, it claims. The company specializes in the storage, modification, and […]
Antwerp, Ghent, and Leuven agree in an open letter to the conditions of the coalition #TrueCostofUber. The coalition states that Uber must commit itself to only carry out 100% emission-free journeys by 2025, and at least 50% shared trips by […]
The nine billion euros rescue package that Lufthansa has negotiated with the German state council could fail for lack of sufficient support from its shareholders. The German billionaire, Heinz Hermann Thiele, who recently increased his stake in Lufthansa to 15%, […]
Flemish Minister for Environment and Energy, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), officially opened the construction site of the Stormwind farm near the Nyrstar site in Pelt on Monday, International Wind Day. The wind farm is intended to become the most efficient wind […]
Belgians who want a free ten-ride ticket from the public railway company, NMBS/SNCB, a government initiative marketed as a social measure to stimulate domestic tourism and public transport post-corona, will have to apply for it by name. This is evident […]
The Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, is currently having more than 2 000 solar panels installed on the roofs of two of their sites in Brussels, Jacques Brel, and Schaerbeek. From July, they will be put into operation as a […]
