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Canceled bookings, the disappearance of international travelers, the proliferation of videoconferencing: car rental companies have been gritting their teeth and tightening their fleets since the effects of Covid-19 paralyzed their business. Most of them had to sell substantial parts of […]
Traffic has not become safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and moped riders in the Netherlands in the past year. Because of the lockdown, cars drive faster, resulting in relatively more accidents in built-up areas. That is the Dutch police’s conclusion based […]
The Flemish Foundation for Traffic Engineering (VSV) is launching a new campaign to encourage motorists to look out extra carefully for motorcyclists. With the ‘look look’ campaign, VSV hopes to prevent accidents involving motorcyclists. “Last year, 33 motorcyclists lost their […]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductors for the automotive industry and big tech like Apple, plans to spend 100 billion dollars (€85 billion) over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity. […]
“It’s ambitious! It’s bold! And we can do it!” US President Joe Biden wants to invest 2 250 billion dollars in its infrastructure, aiming to create millions of jobs, stand up to China, and fight climate change. The plan includes […]
The new cycling map for the province of Flemish Brabant has been officially presented. That happened on Tuesday in Halle, where one of the two new cycle routes accessible to people with reduced mobility is situated. The result on this […]
As of 1 July, a youth subscription to Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB will cost 12 euros per year. That is what the Brussels Government has announced. The aim is to make public transport even more accessible. The Brussels opposition […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), does not favor a general introduction of the 30 km/h zone in built-up areas. She said this on Thursday in the Flemish Parliament after a hearing with various experts. If a street […]
Less than 59% of passengers give the Flemish public bus company De Lijn an overall score of at least 7 out of 10. That is the conclusion of the satisfaction figures for De Lijn in 2020 measured by research bureau […]
Flemish Governor of West Flanders, Carl Decaluwé, has declared Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) in default. According to the Governor, the transport company and the cabinet are not taking responsibility for the problem of crowded trains, mostly heading for […]
Last year, 31 283 fines were issued for non-compliance with the mileage tax on Flemish roads. That is a new record. Those fines represented a total amount of over 12 million euros. “However, nothing says that we will actually receive […]
In the Brussels factory of German premium carmaker Audi, where the all-electric e-tron model is built, some 42 100 cars left the production line last year. That is 909 fewer compared to last year. Nevertheless, Audi’s top management emphasizes that […]
The Belgian Council of State has rejected the appeal by some parties against the express tramline parallel with the A12 between Willebroek and Brussels-North. That means the way is cleared to move forward to approve the project note and get […]
The number of traffic deaths in Flanders fell by 18,8% last year, to 247. Remarkable: last year, there were slight increases in the number of fatalities in accidents involving cyclists and light trucks (+3 fatalities in both categories). Flemish minister […]
Almost a quarter of all new vehicles registered in the Brussels Region last year are electric or plug-in hybrids. This is shown by figures of the Brussels Region published by the Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (BISA). A 23% […]
It is not feasible to have buses from De Lijn drive completely emission-free in city centers by 2025, as the Flemish government wants. That is what Ann Schoubs, the director-general of the Flemish public transport company, said on Thursday in […]
On Wednesday, DHL Express opened a new city hub at Blue Gate business park in the south of Antwerp. The 12 000 square meters distribution center will be the largest operated by DHL Express in Belgium and will focus on […]
Belgians have chosen a new name for the longest road tunnel in their country. The Leopold II tunnel in Brussels will be named after singer and actress Annie Cordy, who was extremely popular in French-speaking Belgium and France and had […]
On Friday, the Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), announced that Belgium, following Malta’s example, is going to the European Court of Justice against the new European rules on cabotage. These are agreements on temporary carrying out transports […]
During a protest in Brussels on Thursday, Uber drivers once again expressed their dissatisfaction with the ban on the use of smartphones for limousine drivers, under which Uber falls, which has been in force since Monday in the Brussels capital […]
Smart Ways to Antwerp, Antwerp’s city’s mobility platform, launched a new trial offer on Wednesday for companies that focus on commuting using e-bikes and scooters over longer distances. Employees of participating companies will now be able to try out speed […]
The majority of the Brussels government is divided on the decision that Uber drivers are, since Monday, no longer allowed to use their smartphones for orders for rides. On Twitter, Brussels Minister Sven Gatz (Open Vld) and Brussels State Secretary […]
The Belgian mobility budget, which exists two years on 1 March, currently reaches 1,5 in 1 000 employees who claim a company car. At the beginning of 2020, it was 1 in 10 000. A lack of affordable green alternatives […]
Belgians drove on average 4 264 km less by car in the past year or a decrease of almost 25%. This is according to figures from Car Pass, the non-profit organization that monitors car mileage. The lockdown, the travel ban, […]
Belgium and the Netherlands finally signed a declaration of intent to realize the Ghent-Terneuzen railway line. The project, which will cost almost 200 million euros, can take 8 500 trucks off the road. In the future, trains should run smoothly […]
In Ghent, the construction of one of Belgium’s first ‘intelligent turbo roundabouts’ started on Monday. This took place at the intersection of John F. Kennedy Avenue and Dwight Eisenhower Avenue. The ‘turbo roundabout’ is something the Dutch know for some […]
In 2020, the Belgian car fleet contained 2 815 755 diesel cars (-6,3%) compared with 2 843 903 gasoline cars (+5%) the year before. This is evident from the Statbel figures, the Belgian statistics office. The golden age of diesel […]
The number of traffic fatalities on Belgian roads fell by 22% last year, with 484 deaths, or 134 fewer than in 2019 (618). This is what Vias Institute’s Road Safety Barometer 2020 reveals. The number of injured people fell by […]
Belgian households spent 11% of their budget on transport in 2019. This is shown in a study on transport expenditure from the Federal Planning Bureau. It is the third-largest expenditure item, after housing (24%) and food (13%). Brussels households spend […]
Flemish public transport company, De Lijn, transported an average of 62% fewer passengers from March to December last year compared to the same period in 2019. The substantial decline in passenger figures is only due to the lockdown and all […]
The depots of Genk-Winterslag, Kortrijk, and Destelbergen will receive the first large load of electric buses of De Lijn. That was decided by the board of directors of the Flemish public transport company on Friday. The decision is part of […]
The Anglo-Dutch hydrocarbon giant Shell wants to become carbon neutral by 2050. To achieve this change, it will invest 5 to 6 billion dollars a year in new energies and a slow decline in oil production. This is evident from […]
Anyone who leaves his car for public transport or the bicycle during rush hours should receive three euros for each journey. That is ‘Bonus Go Brussels’, an alternative mileage tax proposed by Brussels MP Christoph De Beukelaer (CDH). The proposal […]
Brussels Mobility has prepared a Master Plan, which should provide 10 000 additional bicycle parking spaces by 2030. These would mainly be located at major train and metro stations. So reports the Brussels Media Bruzz. That plan is now approved […]
British exports to the European Union fell by more than two-thirds in January compared to the same month in 2020. This is according to data from the British freight forwarding organization Road Haulage Association (RHA). Although the corona crisis also […]
