Urban bus lines to promote tourist sites around Bucharest (Romania)
August 31, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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An agreement has been signed by The Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, Romania and RATB (Local Transport Bucharest Operator) to launch nine bus routes this month to promote touristic destinations located within 50 km of Bucharest.The initiative was developed over a year ago by the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism but a ... (more)
Car dealers offer free pedelecs to customers in Weiz (Austria)
August 6, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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In June 2010 the Austrian city of Weiz began a joint project with car dealerships to provide Pedelecs to customers waiting for their cars to be repaired. Most car dealships in Weiz have a broad customer base, that sees a large number of clients visiting the area from both within and out with the city boundaries to have maintenance and repair work ... (more)
Free public transport for FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 supporters (Germany)
July 29, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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A contract to provide free use of public transport for ticket-holders for the Women's World Cup 2011 in Germany was recently signed between the tournament organisers and local public transport providers.President of the Women's World Cup organisation committee Steffi Jones and Vice-President of the association of German transportation companies ... (more)
Campaigning for sight tests (Belgium)
July 23, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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With the support of the Belgian Road Safety Institute, the producer of glasses, Pearl, is conducting a campaign on the Belgian roads that advises car drivers to have their eyes checked once a year. Advertisements have been posted on the back of 210 trucks that travel around the country. In blurry letters they say: “Don’t forget, ... (more)
Green footsteps
July 19, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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Primary school children across the Netherlands travel to school for a better climate. They do this in the European Mobility Week from 12 - 22 September 2010.
During one week children walk, cycle and skate to and from school. Each time they do, they get a Green footstep. They can collect the stickers in an appealing book. This way they ... (more)
New legal framework for Intelligent Transport Systems
July 15, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, said: "This Directive is an important instrument for the coordinated implementation of ITS in Europe. We will make a huge step towards the deployment and use of interoperable and seamless ITS services while leaving Member States the freedom to decide which systems to invest in. ... (more)
Road Safety 2010 target in sight
July 5, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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Between 2001 and 2009 Latvia, Spain, Portugal and Estonia achieved the greatest reductions in deaths, all above 50%, closely followed by France and Lithuania. There is no doubt that setting the ambitious EU-wide goal of halving road deaths between 2001 and 2010 was crucial in contributing to the reductions achieved.. Building on this success, it ... (more)
CO2 neutral bus and tram services in Kassel (Germany)
July 1, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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Since June 2010 the transport company of Kassel in Germany (Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft or KVG) has provided CO2 neutral transport services on all its 73 buses, as well as those owned and run by subcontractors. To make its services CO2 neutral, the company offsets all vehicle related CO2 emissions by investment in UN-certified climate ... (more)
Living Streets Scotland asks government to roll-out 20mph zones (UK)
June 23, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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As part of their wider manifesto, Living Streets Scotland is petitioning the Scottish Government for a wider roll-out of 20mph speed limits in Scottish towns and cities.Living Street Scotland is calling on Scottish Members of Parliament to use their new powers over speed limits to cut the speed limit on Scottish streets. The Scottish Parliament is ... (more)
Ten of the largest stations on London Underground aim to get greener (UK)
June 18, 2010 by allinx headquarters
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Ten of London’s largest tube stations are to introduce a range of green measures in order to become more environmentally friendly. Over the next 12 months 10 of London’s largest tube stations (Bank, Charing Cross, Earl's Court, Green Park, Holborn, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge, Liverpool Street, Moorgate and Victoria) aim to ... (more)