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Belgium is going to build two or three new gas power plants. That is what the De Croo government decided on Friday. The new plants will have to guarantee the power supply when the nuclear power plants in our country […]
On Sunday, a new bridge over the Albert Channel has been installed in Meerhout-Vorst (Antwerp). The new bridge construction fits in the large-scale project of the Flemish Waterway (Vlaamse Waterweg) to raise all 62 bridges over the Albert Channel to […]
The city of Antwerp has put much effort into realizing the modal shift from fewer cars to more alternative transport means. According to the most recent mobility statistics, in 2010, 51% of Antwerp citizens still used their car to go […]
According to a new YouGov poll for Transport & Environment, two-thirds of European citizens want their country to have more ambitious national climate targets. The poll was conducted in 12 European countries. The survey reveals that 68% of respondents want […]
Hasselt is renovating its train station. The old building will be freshened up, and safety and accessibility for travelers will improve. The gates will be raised with almost half a meter, from 28 centimeters to the European reference height of […]
We will need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals. That is what a study of the European Patent Office (EPO), and the International Energy Agency (IEA) reveals. According to both organizations, the […]
Amsterdam is – after Shanghai – the second city worldwide where Ikea will deliver its parcels electrically. Twenty-two electric vehicles will drive around within the Amsterdam beltway as of May. The initiative is part of Ikea’s ambition to become climate-positive […]
Flanders’ bicycle infrastructure has again been improved and expanded this weekend. On Saturday, the last new bicycle bridge for the bicycle highway linking Herentals and Balen was installed in Mol. And on Sunday, Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, […]
Antwerp recently welcomed a new fleet of shared e-scooters. The 400 apple green Go Sharing scooters are riding around in the inner city and the districts, and by the end of the month there will be one hundred more. It […]
Flemish authorities and the province of Limburg have traced out the course of the future bicycle highway (F74) between Hasselt and Sint-Truiden. Construction works will start in 2024 at the earliest, and some of the more complex – with bridges […]
Blue-bike, the shared blue bikes platform, and Flemish technology company, Sentinel, are joining forces. Together, they’re going to equip the eye-catching bikes with smart locks. The innovation will make it easier for users to unlock a bicycle, and offer more […]
Last year, about 18 800 people lost their lives on European roads: 4 000 or 17% less than in 2019. Belgium (-22%) is one of the ten member states with a decline of more than 20%. According to the European […]
Six large cities in the Netherlands have signed an ambitious agreement to ban fossil fuel-powered taxis and only allow (new) emission-free taxis in their city centers as of 2025. The six cities involved are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Tilburg, […]
The Limburg province deputation has decided not to grant permission to construct a new gas power plant in Rotem (Dilsen-Stokkem). It’s feared nitrogen emissions could harm the vulnerable nature in Belgium’s only national park, Hoge Kempen, with 700 hectares of […]
The Belgian government wants Belgian rail to become the backbone of the country’s mobility. On Friday, April 2nd, the Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), therefore, kicked off the negotiations that enable the federal government to conclude new and ambitious […]
The corona pandemic boosted the popularity of the bicycle, and also, during the first months of 2021, bicycle use increased (+77% in March). That is the conclusion of the mobility organization VAB, based on the intervention data for bike breakdowns. […]
Brussels Airport has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art logistics building to handle cargo, especially suited for pharmaceuticals like vaccines. The construction of the 50 000 square meters large building with direct airside access took two years and needed a €100 million […]
According to a press release from Transport & Environment, almost two-thirds of urban residents support the ban on diesel and gasoline cars in Europe after 2030. The conclusion is based on a representative pan-European YouGov online poll. The survey was […]
The registrations of speed pedelecs (1 257 units) in March 2021 were record-breaking: +57,5% more than in March last year. Even compared to the year before – in pre-corona times – the figures for this category of bikes are spectacular: […]
On Thursday, April 8th, Flanders has officially kicked off ‘De Grote Versnelling‘ (High Gear). The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has joined forces with the Flemish provinces, cities, and municipalities. Together they will gear up the bicycle […]
Belgium is the first country to be able to monitor and maintain nitrogen emissions above the North Sea. According to a press release from the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, KBIN), Belgium is a […]
Two Flemish entrepreneurs – Louis De Jaeger and Louis Lammertyn – are planning a new night train connection between Brussels and Berlin. The luxurious Moonlight Express will ride three times a week from Brussels to Berlin via Liège, starting in […]
Wind farms at sea are only producing one-third of their energy production capacity despite the wind. According to the Belgian Offshore Platform representing investors in renewable energy at the North Sea, many wind turbines are switched off because the surplus […]
Efteling, the fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, near Tilburg in the Netherlands, just opened the largest charging hub in the Benelux. This week, energy provider Eneco eMobility added 60 charging stations, each with two charging points, bringing the total to […]
According to the newest Oeco report about the environmental and climate policy, Belgium is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Harmful emissions and energy consumption decreased during the past ten years. Still, Belgium’s performance remains […]
Volvo Cars Family Bond will offer all its employees with at least one year’s service a total of 24 weeks of paid parental leave as of April 1st, 2021. The new policy applies to more than 40 000 employees worldwide […]
The new, long-expected bicycle connection to Brussels Airport was officially inaugurated on Monday. The almost two-kilometer-long bicycle highway connects the existing F3 bicycle path between Louvain and Brussels with the airport in Zaventem. Brussels Airport already announced in December 2017 […]
According to the annual report of the Flemish Traffic Center (Vlaams VerkeersCentrum, VVC), the Antwerp belt-way in the direction of the Netherlands, is the most congested in Flanders. Even in corona times. The Kennedy tunnel and the junction of the […]
Ecolo has nominated Thibaut Georgin (53) the new president of the Belgian railway company. That was confirmed by the Belgian federal Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet. Georgin, a former bpost manager, replaces Jean-Claude Fontinoy (MR), who was at the helm […]
Last year, about 38 000 air pollution-related premature deaths were avoided in Europe thanks to the corona measures, the drop in fossil fuel burning, and the increase in renewable energy use. According to a study by CREA, the Center for […]
“Cities could permanently achieve pandemic-low air pollution levels by accelerating the ongoing switch to zero-emission vehicles.” That is what a new study for NGO Transport & Environment reveals. The study appears one year after the first corona lockdowns were imposed […]
The combined energy production of nuclear power plants, solar panels, and wind farms leads to an electricity surplus and lower or even negative energy prices. Wind farms risk being shut down this summer on one out of four weekends. According […]
The Brussels Master Plan for bicycle parking places should provide qualitative and secure bicycle parking spaces in the whole of the Brussels Region, Brussels Mobility Minster Elke Van den Brandt (Groen) stated during the Plan’s presentation in the Brussels Parliament’s […]
Mobility organization Brussels Mobility is planning to improve, renovate, and make sidewalks in the city more accessible to people with limited mobility. The so-called ‘pavement plan’ has two objectives. The first is to improve the accessibility, and the second is […]
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), just launched a courtesy campaign to improve drivers and cyclists’ traffic safety. More than 5 000 special road signs will be posted on strategic locations in the whole of Flanders. The […]
