April 27, 2022
Commuting has to become more sustainable. That is why Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), reserves 2,1 million euros to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 27, 2022
Corona has turned the world upside down. Many people work from home and will probably keep doing so in the future. Others are still commutinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 26, 2022
Four out of ten Flemish citizens – 42%, to be specific – get annoyed about the driving behavior of their partner. One-third of them (32%This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 25, 2022
In 2021, the police fined a record number of drivers for speeding, data VTM News could lay hands on shows. During the first six months of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 22, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has announced the arrival of 43 new average speed checks along the regional roads inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
The Belgian Chamber Committee for Mobility has given the green light for a bill regulating the use of e-scooters in traffic. The new law wilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 21, 2022
According to the latest report of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Belgium still is far too dependent on fossil fuels. And after the pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 20, 2022
The Council of State has decided to stop the works of the Antwerp Oosterweel connection for a second time after receiving complaints from enThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 20, 2022
Thirty days without using your car. Quite a challenge. But is it feasible? The Belgian Network for Sustainable Mobility urges to give it a tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 19, 2022
Young start-up E-Load has inaugurated its first powerful public charging station in the industrial zone ‘Europark’ in Houthalen. The LimburgThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 15, 2022
The Belgian marine service provider, Jan De Nul, has started the construction works of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm project in FrancThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 14, 2022
Almost half of all Belgians (43%) expect that smart mobility apps will lead to more sustainable trips. About 28% of them think they might enThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 14, 2022
The Belgian-Dutch port company North Sea Port, a fusion of the harbors of Ghent, Terneuzen, and Vlissingen, wants to become a hydrogen hub oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 12, 2022
The number of seriously injured traffic victims in the Netherlands has increased spectacularly (+18%) in the last ten years. In 2021, 110 00This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 11, 2022
After a pilot project launched in October 2021, Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), has announced that all average speThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 08, 2022
The city of Ghent will soon welcome two additional shared bicycle platforms bringing the total number of available (e-)bikes to 1 450. That This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 07, 2022
During the first half of 2021, more than 1,6 million drivers in Flanders – 11% more than in the same period in 2019 – were caught speediThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 06, 2022
Up until corona times, aviation was the fastest-growing carbon polluter in the European Union. Still, it is one of the top receivers of freeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 05, 2022
The chance that global warming remains limited to 1,5 degrees Celsius has pretty well gone by unless the world comes up with far more ambitiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 04, 2022
The Kairos@C project, the brainchild of BASF Antwerp and Air Liquide in the harbor of Antwerp for the capturing, transport, and storage of CThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
April 01, 2022
The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), rejects the idea of introducing a maximum speed limit of 100 km/hour on the highThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 31, 2022
Stijn Bex, Flemish MP for political party Groen, wants to lower the maximum speed on highways to 100 kilometers/hour. “Driving slower is lesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 31, 2022
The new transport plan of the Antwerp city administration has the ambition to receive 60% of the visitors to the event halls Sportpaleis andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 30, 2022
The Institute for Mobility (IMOB) of Hasselt University uses drones and special software to map dangerous traffic situations. The project fiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 29, 2022
Last year, the number of traffic deaths in the European Union increased by 5% compared to 2020. In 2021, 19 800 people died in traffic, or 1This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 29, 2022
On Monday, Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) has officially inaugurated the first electrified freight railway cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 28, 2022
The mandatory flight tax will cost Belgian airline companies – Brussels Airlines, Air Belgium, and TUI Fly – five million euros, money tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 25, 2022
“The Antwerp Oosterweel connection and the covering of the ring road to cut back car traffic around the city are unaffordable.” These are thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 24, 2022
Now that fuel prices are peaking, Dutch motorists are driving more slowly on highways. Probably to save fuel. The Dutch office for traffic dThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 23, 2022
A team of Belgian researchers is analyzing the effects of offshore wind farms on marine life. The nature reserve of the Princess Elisabeth ZThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 22, 2022
Motorized two-wheelers are more popular than ever in Belgium. Last year, 30 526 people received a driver’s license for such vehicles. That iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 21, 2022
Last weekend, Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), and the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Science (Vlaamse Stichting VerkThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 18, 2022
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), allocates an additional 1,6 million euros to tackle illegal dumping along the FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 18, 2022
The Ministers for the Environment of the European Union have reached an agreement in Brussels on the rules for using and reusing industrial This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 17, 2022
The die is cast. The Ministers of Mobility of the different Belgian governments have finally decided to ban e-scooters from the footway. FroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 16, 2022
Flemish Minister for Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen), has finally resigned to the idea of keeping the two youngest nuclear power planThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 15, 2022
The Flemish government will increase premiums for renovation, insulation, heat pumps, and renewable energy for this and next year. The budgeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 14, 2022
Physical aggression in traffic increases. According to traffic safety institute Vias, the number of cases tripled in five years. Last year, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2022
Last year, the sales of bicycles in the Netherlands decreased significantly (-16%) due to continuous supply problems. The sales of e-bikes, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 11, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) doesn’t want a ‘refresh’ test for car drivers ten years after they’ve passed their iniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 10, 2022
Public transport company De Lijn has introduced a new way of providing real-time traffic information via Google Maps. Since Wednesday, passeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
According to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report, global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2021 rose to the highest level ever. IncThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 09, 2022
The now British oil and gas concern Shell is breaking off all relations with Russia. The group earlier announced to sell all its investmentsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 08, 2022
Today, Transport & Environment (T&E), the European Federation for Transport and Environment, publishes its ‘Roadmap to climate-neutrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 07, 2022
On Sunday, Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), announced 42 new road construction works this year along Flemish highwaysThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 04, 2022
On Wednesday, Tier Mobility, Europe’s leading shared mobility provider, announced its acquisition of Ford’s subsidiary Spin, which specializThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 03, 2022
On Wednesday, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) has endorsed a worldwide resolution to end plastic pollution by the end of 20This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 02, 2022
Brussels Mobility wants to reorganize the Sainctelette Square and the IJzer Square that are lying side by side. Both squares should become oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 02, 2022
Ghent is the third Flemish city to introduce silent and emission-free e-buses from public transport company De Lijn. The buses will be used This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
March 01, 2022
The impact of climate change is more severe than expected. All over the world. Even when global warming would stop at 1,5 degrees Celsius. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 28, 2022
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), is planning to reserve 300 million euros for safe and comfortable bicycle infrastrucThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 25, 2022
Most of the most prominent Belgian cities will still have a long way before achieving ‘clean, active, and shared mobility’. That is the concThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 24, 2022
On Wednesday, the federal government has signed an agreement with the British government and Norway to strengthen their energy cooperation. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 23, 2022
The Belgian energy provider Elia has given the green light for the exploitation of new activities at sea. The company will create a subsidiaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 22, 2022
Brussels Minister of Mobility, Elke Van den Brandt (Groen), is happy with the results of the latest traffic safety barometer of traffic safeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 21, 2022
In 2021, Flanders registered 291 traffic fatalities, 45 (18%) more than in 2020. The figures come from traffic safety Intitue Vias’ most recThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 18, 2022
Last year, the public transport companies in Belgium registered 4 787 cases of aggression against their staff, a 23% increase compared to 20This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 17, 2022
The East Flemish concrete producer De Bonte will mass-produce green cross ties – green in both senses of the word – made from sulfur conThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 16, 2022
The West Flemish building contractor group Stadsbader is taking over its Dutch competitor BAM Contractors. Both companies made the announcemThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
February 16, 2022
The German supplier of micro-mobility, TIER, attempts a comeback in Brussels. After the first try in 2019 with 50 e-scooters, the company laThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
