July 21, 2023
Traveling by train in Europe is, on average, twice as expensive as flying. On some routes, trains are even 30 times more costly than planes.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 20, 2023
Estonian mobility company Bolt introduced its new e-scooter, Bolt 6. The plan is to gradually roll out the new model, with better handling aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 19, 2023
Belgian public railway company NMBS/SNCB and French railway company SNCF Voyageurs have plans to set up a new rail link between Brussels andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 18, 2023
Belgian airline company Brussels Airlines has filed an official complaint with the European Commission against the “illegal state aid” it clThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 17, 2023
Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants a total ban on night flights from 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. for Zaventem airport. As expecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2023
Shared e-scooters will henceforth be welcome in Brussels only if they do not impede other traffic users. The Brussels government has, therefThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2023
More European cities are fighting against heavy ‘obese cars’ like pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Paris, among others, is This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2023
The Port of Brussels terminal will expand from 1,67 hectares to an area of 6 hectares. It has concluded a service concession for the containThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2023
The discussions within the consultation platform on Zaventem airport did not lead to a consensus. This is according to the final report of tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2023
Ministers of the federal and Flemish governments have launched the ‘Stop Aggression’ action plan to tackle the problem of aggression on publThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2023
A 27-kilometer stretch of bicycle highway between Herentals and Balen is ready for use in the province of Antwerp. The stretch forms part ofThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 10, 2023
Brussels Mobility regularly checks Brussels goods and passenger transport to increase the safety of all road users. The overview of checks cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 10, 2023
The international shipping industry is going to reduce emissions from cargo ships. An agreement to this effect was reached between 175 countThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2023
French railway company SNCF plans to earmark 1 000 hectares of solar panels by 2030 to cover 15 to 20% of its own electricity needs. The plaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2023
Belgium’s ambition to lead in developing a hydrogen grid was proved once again last Thursday: the plenary of the House of Representatives apThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2023
A survey by the Walloon Road Safety Agency (AWSR) shows that one Walloon driver in two drinks alcohol even if he has to drive afterward. OneThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2023
Vilvoorde’s city council is giving negative advice to the plans to redevelop the Brussels Ring Road. Mayor Hans Bonte (Vooruit) is unhappy aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
Energy consumption in Belgium dropped last year to its lowest level since 1995. This is according to the most recent Federal Government AgenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2023
The Meiser Square in Schaerbeek, a major traffic junction in the neighborhood where public broadcasters VRT and RTBF offices are, will be reThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 03, 2023
Flemish public transport operator De Lijn started the phased roll-out of its primary accessibility network, Hoppin. The new De Lijn network This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2023
The Belgian government has agreed with French energy giant Enigma on keeping the Doel 4 and Thihange 3 nuclear power plants open until 2035.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2023
A bicycle tunnel under the Brussels Ring Road has been officially opened in Overijse. The tunnel branches off at the end of WelriekendedreefThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2023
The new entrance/exit complex of the Brussels Ring Road at Woluwe Avenue in Machelen has been officially opened by the Agency for Roads and This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2023
The Eurostar Group, the merger of high-speed train operators Thalys and Eurostar, transported 14,8 million passengers last year and posted aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2023
The Flemish administration has issued a permit for a link road between the Brussels Ring Road and Parking C at Heysel, according to the busiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2023
Due to maintenance, nine Brussels tunnels will temporarily be closed during the summer holidays. To limit traffic disruption, work in four oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 26, 2023
The Walloon government will allocate another 79 million euros to finalize works on the new Liège tramway. These have been seriously delayedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
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.
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.
June 22, 2023
More than 20 European consumer organizations have filed a complaint to stop what they call misleading greenwashing claims by a series of airThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
June 15, 2023
Estonian mobility company Bolt is to launch ‘Reckless Ride Score’, an evaluation system to address the unsafe driving habits of e-scooter drThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
June 14, 2023
The driving license with points does not seem to be introduced in Belgium, for the time being. The French-speaking socialists (PS) and liberThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
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.
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.
June 12, 2023
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB aims to reduce its emissions by 40% by 2030. To provide an increasingly environmentally frieThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
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.
June 09, 2023
Two electric ‘hydrant fuel dispensers’, which pump fuel from the underground piping system into the aircraft, will come into operation at BrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
June 08, 2023
The second-hand motorbike market in Belgium is in dire straits, according to sector organization Traxio. Until May, almost 30% fewer motorbiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 08, 2023
Eneco, a Dutch energy supplier with its Belgian headquarter in Mechelen, will invest 90 million euros into a 50-megawatt battery power park This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 07, 2023
Flemish public transport company De Lijn paid 5 900 euros in fines last year for violations in the Low-Emission Zones (LEZ) of Antwerp, GhenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
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.
June 05, 2023
A European survey shows that 7% of Belgians, or around 420 000 drivers, have already had an accident attributable to alcohol behind the wheeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 05, 2023
Seven European transport ministers want to make 2024 the year of cycling. They launched this call on World Cycling Day. The United Nations hThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
June 02, 2023
Those who present their vehicles late because of long waiting times at technical inspection centers in Flanders will soon no longer be finedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 01, 2023
The financing of the new metro line 3 in Brussels continues to raise questions. It is also an item that keeps popping up in the Belgian presThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
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.
