Antwerp no longer convinced about tightening LEZ

June 26, 2023

The Antwerp city council doubts the further tightening of the low-emission zone (LEZ) from 2028 onward. So write the Gazet van Antwerpen andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

2022: fewer fatalities but more accidents in Flanders

June 23, 2023

Last year, the number of road fatalities in Flanders fell by 9%. However, the Flemish Region still had the most accidents (62%), compared toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels shared cars victim of vandalism

June 23, 2023

According to three car-sharing platforms operating in Brussels, the number of attempted thefts by minors of their cars has reached alarming This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Namur cable car adjusts its ambitions as a mobility solution

June 23, 2023

The Namur cable car, back in operation since 20021, has been little used as a soft mobility solution. As a tourist attraction, the cable carThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Mobility tries to get 220.000 expats on bikes

June 22, 2023

Brussels Mobility has launched a campaign to get the Brussels expat community on bikes. Ambassadors from Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Red Dot Design Award for Brussels trams’ Art Nouveau look

June 21, 2023

Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has won two awards at the prestigious ‘Red Dot Design Award’. The transport company won awards fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France to allow 17-year-olds to drive a car alone

June 21, 2023

From next year, French people will be allowed to get their driving license and drive alone from the age of 17. French Prime Minister ElisabeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Airbus secures record order of 500 A320 NEO aircraft

June 20, 2023

Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has ordered 500 Airbus A320 aircraft. By volume, this is the largest contract ever concluded in civil aviatioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium to tighten up fines for cars overtaking in bike zone

June 19, 2023

Municipal, provincial, and regional officials in Belgium will soon be allowed to fine motorists alongside the police if they overtake a cyclThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

New social measures for sustainable mobility in Brussels

June 16, 2023

The Brussels government is taking three new social measures to help Brussels residents adopt different travel habits. This was announced by This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

D’Ieteren’s Lucien adds two Ghent shops to its bike chain

June 16, 2023

Plum, Ghent’s best-known bike shop, has a new owner. The shop on Verlorenkost has been taken over by Lucien, D’Ieteren’s bicycle chain. LuciThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BEV share of Belgian company cars same as diesel

June 16, 2023

Partena Professional’s latest survey reveals some interesting insights on the trends and evolutions of Belgian company cars. As the share ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Nine more French cities now have permanent low-emission zones

June 15, 2023

Anyone traveling to France by car this summer will face new, permanent low-emission zones (LEZ) in nine major French cities. This is what thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Will there be another ‘car show’ in Brussels in 2024?

June 14, 2023

402 Automotive, a Dutch organizer of car shows and events, seems to want to fill the gap the cancellation of the Brussels Motor Show 2024 orThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Female UK drivers are the safest in the world

June 14, 2023

Worldwide, there are 1,35 million fatal road accidents every year, meaning that around 3 700 people die every day in car accidents on the roThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Qbuzz also announces plans for Amsterdam-Paris rail link

June 13, 2023

After Arriva last week, now Dutch public transport company Qbuzz has announced plans for high-speed trains between Amsterdam and Paris. For This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels thinking about new Metro 3 tender to cut costs

June 13, 2023

Brussels Finance and Budget Minister Sven Gatz (Open Vld) has raised the possibility of a new tender for the construction of metro line 3 inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bolt to offer an additional 400 shared bikes in Ghent

June 13, 2023

Bolt will be the third company to offer bike-sharing in Ghent. Four years ago, Donkey Republic started in the Artevelde City and has 500 citThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Ring Road in Zaventem has new bridge

June 12, 2023

During the night from Saturday to Sunday, the new Hector Hennaud Avenue bridge on the Brussels Ring Road in Zaventem was successfully put inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Good Move: some 200 protesters against Brussels mobility plan

June 12, 2023

Some 200 people from ‘Non au plan Good Move’ protested the Brussels Good Move mobility plan in Anderlecht on Sunday. The local committees agThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First Silence S04 rolls out of assembly line in Barcelona

June 09, 2023

Spanish scooter and micro-mobility EVs manufacturer Silence has officially rolled the first production models out of the assembly line in BaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Antwerp premetro works could (re)start in 2025

June 09, 2023

Works on the last unfinished premetro tunnel of the Antwerp premetro network and the four unfinished premetro stations, Drink, Morkhoven, WiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Wit-Gele Kruis nurses on e-bikes to avoid traffic congestion

June 08, 2023

Twelve nurses of the ‘Wit-Gele Kruis’ in Hasselt (Limburg) use leased electric bicycles to visit and take care of their patients in the cityThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Amsterdam: only zero-emission traffic in city center by 2025

June 08, 2023

Amsterdam has decided to ban all polluting traffic from a large part of the city center. From 2025, only emission-free vehicles – cabs, vaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels gets driverless metro trains in 2026

June 07, 2023

According to several French-language newspapers, the Brussels Region will automate its metro network. These ‘driverless’ trains have been diThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flemish increasingly opt for cycling, but car remains king

June 06, 2023

The Fleming increasingly prefers to cycle and walk. This emerges from a study into the travel behavior of the Flemish population by the DepaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Eurostar Amsterdam-London in danger

June 06, 2023

Last Friday, Dutch state secretary Heynen (Ministry of Infrastructure & Waterstate) decided that the Eurostar train between Amsterdam anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

High congestion rate is back in Flanders

June 05, 2023

While there still was 4% less traffic on Flemish highways in 2022 compared to the pre-pandemic era, the congestion rate is back at the formeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

€1,5 million grant for Brussels police zones for road safety

June 02, 2023

The Brussels government is to give a 1,5 million euros grant to Brussels police zones to make road safety an absolute priority within policiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hoppin Point at AfricaMuseum in Tervuren opened

June 01, 2023

On the border of the Flemish Brabant town of Tervuren and Wezembeek-Oppem, one of the most important Hoppin Points along the Brussels Ring RThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

MIVB/STIB and De Lijn see passengers returning

May 31, 2023

The impact of the corona crisis at the Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB and the Flemish public transport company De Lijn seem to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fastned has opened first fast charging station in Wallonia

May 30, 2023

Fastned has opened its newest fast charging station – with eight charging points – in Vielsalm. These are the very first chargers from FThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgians prefer mobility by foot and car, cycling rises

May 30, 2023

Belgians most often traveled on foot (95%) and by car (94%) in 2022, according to a survey by FPS Mobility questioning 4 600 Belgians aged bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lufthansa steps into Italian airline ITA

May 26, 2023

The die is cast. After months of negotiations, German airline group Lufthansa will take a minority stake in Italian airline ITA Airways. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

AWSR: ‘10% of Walloon drive under influence of medication’

May 26, 2023

One out of ten (10%) Walloon car drivers admit having taken the wheel after taking medication that could have consequences on driving behaviThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Uber to deploy robotaxis together with Waymo

May 25, 2023

Ridesharing company Uber is going to offer robotaxis in the US. Uber’s partner is Waymo, a subdivision of the Alphabet group, Google’s parenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Sporty bikes are gaining ground again

May 25, 2023

According to sector federation Traxio, 198 095 sporty bikes were delivered in 2022, 28,5% of the total bikes delivered for 2022. That’s a riThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Road signs in Flanders cause row over language legislation

May 24, 2023

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) blows the whistle on her administration over the use of road signs thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels residents abandon car to cycle and walk more

May 24, 2023

People living in Brussels take their cars less often than ten years ago and more often go by bike or on foot. These are the results of a newThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Pentagon gets 250 drop zones for e-scooters

May 23, 2023

By early autumn, the City of Brussels will have set up 250 drop zones for e-scooters from sharing platforms in the Pentagon. So says BrusselThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.