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Since the end of the lockdown, there is an increased demand for driving lessons, especially for motorbikes (+60%). Driving schools are struggling with a shortage of driving instructors and are looking for 400 extra of them. But it could amount […]
After a weekend full of incidents at the Belgian seaside, the offer of trains to the coast will be at least limited, no more extra trains. Passengers will be counted and will not be allowed on the trains when they […]
The province of Limburg is going to construct a new bicycle bridge at the Albert Channel’s lock in Godsheide (Hasselt). The so-called ‘cloverleaf of bicycles’ is one of the important pillars for the Limburg bicycle network. Construction works will start […]
The Belgian brickmaker, Vandersanden, is going to market bricks that absorb CO2 during the process. The company is experimenting with the product in Lanklaar (Limburg). Next year, Vandersanden wants to build a pilot plant. CO2-negative brick Jean-Pierre Wuytack, CEO of […]
Swapfiets introduces a new powerful version of its electric bicycle in Belgium: the Power 7 e-bike. The previous version was already available in Antwerp and Brussels, but the offer is now expanded. Reliable mobility solution Swapfiets subscribers from Ghent now […]
British Petroleum, one of the largest oil concerns quoted on the stock exchange, is planning to become ‘greener’. This means it is going to produce less oil and gas, and invest more in sustainable energy sources. Less oil and gas […]
The city of Ostend and public transport company NMBS/SNCB have finally come to an agreement about an emergency plan in case too many tourists come to the Belgian coast. A ‘voluntary’ registration system for people via an app is agreed […]
The traffic app Flitsmeister and technology company Bosch are joining forces to warn for ghost-drivers. The ghost-drivers themselves they’re going the wrong way and other road users one is coming their way. Flitsmeisters says it wants to improve traffic safety […]
The Belgian railway company, NMBS/SNCB, will finally consider a reservation system for people traveling to the coast, as Ostend mayor Bart Tommelein (Open Vld) urged them to do. Ostend developed in no-time a similar reservation system for people coming to […]
A year ago, the province of Utrecht (the Netherlands) launched the ‘sniffer project’. 550 bicycles were equipped with a small kind of sensor to detect the level of pollution in the urban air. Utrecht wants to promote cycling in the […]
The sector of shared (e-)bikes and (e-)scooters is severely affected by the corona crisis. People are afraid to use them for fear of contamination. It also explains the increased sales of second-hand cars. The old slogan ‘My car, my freedom’ […]
The number of cargo thefts in Belgium is on the rise. And Minister of Internal Affairs, Pieter De Crem (CD&V), admits that the police are understaffed. “The units have to focus on other issues like migration.” Lack of capacity Last […]
The use of robot trucks on a new automated ‘container highway’ is turning the Port of Rotterdam labor relations upside down. The Rotterdam port manager considers them a new milestone to a ‘smart port’, while the unions see them as […]
The Flemish Waterway wants to create the possibility to have unmanned ships on the Flemish waterways by 2030. The agency is to invest 150 million euros in the project. Challenges The Flemish Waterway manages the more than 1 000 kilometers […]
During the first six months of the year, Europe for the first time produced more green electricity than electricity from fossil sources. The corona crisis created exceptional circumstances that paved the way for greener solutions. Trend break The trend break […]
Parcel delivery service provider, DPD, part of the French postal services, is planning to invest 60 million euros in new warehouses and a fully automatic sorting center for the next three years. The plans should create 500 additional jobs. Explosion […]
Some billionaires – Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Ray Dalio, among others –are investing in Kobold Metals, a start-up that is looking for new sources of cobalt via satellite images and mining data. Cobalt and nickel The start-up intends […]
In the Netherlands, they seem to have to cope with a new criminal trend. Criminals from Eastern Europe are massively stealing catalysts from cars. Since October last year, 1 400 cases have been registered. According to the police, the most […]
The adjusted version of the electric ‘bolderkar‘, as the Dutch call the Stint, is not allowed to hit the Dutch roads again, for the time being. Expectations are that the Foundation of Scientific Research into Traffic Safety (Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek […]
“European leaders should deal with climate change as a crisis.” That is what’s written in an open letter to the EU, published by four youths for climate, Swedish Greta Thunberg, Belgians Anuna De Wever, and Adélaïde Charlier, and German Luisa […]
The corona health crisis has given the sales of bicycles in Belgium and the Netherlands an unprecedented boost. Demand is so high that manufacturers cannot deliver due to the lack of components. Also, in the Netherlands, the sales of e-bikes […]
The Ministers of Mobility in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are calling the European Commission to promote the use of the bicycle in the European climate-friendly and sustainable mobility policy. Momentum According to a common declaration they transferred to the […]
Paris has its ‘ville du quart d’heure’, Melbourne its ‘twenty-minute neighborhoods’, and Flanders is ready to welcome its ‘fifteen-minute city’. A city, buzzing with activity, but without cars. A city where everything you daily need is nearby. Self-supporting village You […]
The Public Prosecutor did not succeed in finding the cause of the accident with the Stint in Oss. Almost two years ago, there was a fatal accident with a Stint – a so-called ‘bolderkar’ in Dutch – on a railway […]
The Belgian national railway company, NMBS/SNCB, has developed a new tool to follow up on the punctuality of the trains. Travelers can now check the accuracy of their route day by day, the NMBS/SNCB announced on Thursday. Personal perception Until […]
The immobilization of society in April due to the corona pandemic has saved more than 500 lives the European countries. An unprecedented decrease of 36%. Only in the Netherlands, the number of victims went up. That is what the European […]
The Dutch society could save four billion euros if everyone who was able to work from home during the corona crisis would also do so after the crisis for at least once a week. This is the result of a […]
Public transport company De Lijn has ordered 70 hybrid articulated buses from Dutch bus builder VDL, which has a production facility in Roeselare, Belgium. The company board approved the green investment of 37 million euros on Wednesday. Ambitious plans “The […]
The Flemish Foundation of Transport Studies (Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde, VSV) has launched training for the use of e-scooters. People taking part in the ‘One Step Away’ course learn how to use the electric vehicle in a safe way. In the […]
On Wednesday, the Dutch retailer stores chain Hema launches a cheap e-bike leasing program. Together with Friesland Lease, Hema offers several models of e-bikes – from sporty models to cargo bikes – all with a private lease formula. Hema wants […]
This week, one of the traffic lanes on the Brussels Lambermont Avenue will be transformed into a temporary bicycle path. The new bicycle route is part of the 40 kilometers of bicycle paths the Belgian capital installs due to corona. […]
Belgium will be able to meet the climate goals in 2050. That is what Willy Baeyens and Hubert Rahier, both professors at the Brussels University VUB say. In the blog ‘Belgium climate-neutral’, they plead for a sustainable energy plan. Climate-neutrality […]
The summer vacation is for Brussel’s Mobility the ideal moment to restore some historically neglected tunnels. Apart from the Leopold II tunnel, now also the Rogier Tunnel and the Botanique Tunnel (Kruidtuin) will be closed for traffic. And there are […]
The German grid manager, 50Hertz, a subsidiary of the Belgian Elia, wants to be fully operational on renewable energy by 2032. Today, this is 60%. 50Hertz has expressed its ambition to be the first to provide its entire grid with […]
Swapfiets, the company with the iconic shared bicycles with the blue front tire, is planning to conquer the European capitals. On Thursday, the company has announced to expand its working territory to London, Paris, and Milan before the end of […]
