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This summer, the Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB will provide direct reservation trains to and from the Belgian coast. The additional ‘Coastal Express’ (Kust Express) trains will be available from Saturday, July 3rd, after a successful experiment during a weekend in […]
In total 5 578 people have registered for CurieuzenAir, the citizen survey on air quality in the capital. That is almost double the number of measuring kits available. ULB and the urban movement BRAL, two of the project’s driving forces, […]
The Brussels Court of First Instance has condemned Thursday the Belgian authorities for negligence in their climate policy. It reckons that Belgian environment policy violates the legal duty of care and human right. The non-profit organization Klimaatzaak (Climate Case) went […]
After Renault, on Tuesday, Volkswagen and Stellantis have also been put under investigation by the French office for the repression of fraud (DGCCRF). The investigation has the same subject: “fraud of merchandise that could endanger the health of men or […]
The emission fraud scandal dieselgate isn’t gone yet. On Tuesday, the French manufacturer Renault has been put under investigation in its home country. Meanwhile, the former boss of the VW Group, initiator of the scandal, has been paying €11 million […]
This weekend, all Brussels pedestrians will be invited to ‘Join the Walk’ and participate in the new pedestrian dynamics in the capital. The future pedestrian platform Walk Brussels will interrogate all participants about their city’s pedestrian policy spearheads. The initiative […]
Near the Port House on the Antwerp Eilandje, the company CMB has opened a multimodal hydrogen filling station on the border of the city and the port. According to CMB, an Antwerp shipping company that focuses on hydrogen solutions for […]
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Germany has “systematically and persistently” exceeded the air pollution limit for nitrogen dioxide, a gas pollutant mainly produced by diesel engines, in cities like Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg between 2010 and 2016. […]
The political party Groen took action on Wednesday in Wemmel (Flemish Brabant) against the widening of the Ring Road around Brussels. “That’s not the solution to the traffic bottleneck around Brussels,” said Groen MPs Stijn Bex and Arnaud Verstraete. “A […]
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB is in the upper middle of the range compared to other European cities. This is what CEO Brieuc De Meeûs announced in a review of 2020. Yet, the health crisis did have an impact […]
In Flanders last year, the police recorded 7 539 offenses against the law on driving under the influence of drugs. That is an increase of 8% compared to 2019 (6 983 offenses) according to figures from the federal police. In […]
Interest in Mobility as a Service (MaaS), a mobility concept where consumers use various means of transport via a single subscription, is rising among employers. This is evident from a new study by the Federal Public Service (FOD) Mobility and […]
Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB wants to introduce a system of direct trains with reservations to and from the coast during the summer holidays. Those ‘Coast-Express’ trains will be in addition to the usual offer. In the first weekend of June, […]
The City Council of Paris is planning to reduce car traffic in the city center sharply and turn it into a low-traffic zone. David Belliard from the green party EELV, who is responsible for mobility in the City Council and […]
The European Commission has prepared an ambitious action plan aiming at zero pollution in the air, water, and soil by 2050. It is part of the Green Deal to make the European economy more sustainable. The plan sets an integrated […]
Half of all Belgian employees (49%) indicate that they work more hours at home than the hours they used to put in at the office before the corona crisis outbreak. They also find themselves more productive thanks to teleworking. A […]
The urban administration in Mechelen wants to make the gateways in the two stations smoke-free. In reaction to the city’s initiative, Federal Minister for Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) suggests that it would only be rational to transform all stations into […]
Taxistop, the platform for shared mobility and the shared Cambio cars, has a new name and logo. The new name – Mpact – is a combination of ‘M’ for mobility and the ‘pact’ the non-profit organization makes with partners and […]
The city of Vilvoorde is starting a legal procedure against the new Broeklin project. The city has drawn up a petition for the Council for Permit Disputes to stop the project’s permit. The city of Louvain, being against the Uplace […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Flemish master builder Erik Wieërs presented his ambition note “Creating opportunities for meeting” for the period between 2020 and 2025 on Friday. “There has to be a battle where we are going to de-vegetate and de-wild the open space,” […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Flanders proudly opened its first rollerblade route on Sunday. The signposted stretch between Hasselt and Genk contains several loops and combines the region’s most beautiful spots. Skaters can choose their point of departure, decide how many kilometers they want to […]
