March 2020
Further decline in traffic on the Neckar
In many places in the world traffic is currently being restricted.
Coronavirus stops traffic restrictions
The world stands still, the coronavirus turns everything upside down. But for the politicians in many cities around the world, this is no reason to neglect the daily transport policy. Below is a small comparison between three cities showing opposite choices.
Paris is on the right track
Paris was the first French metropolis to introduce a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to reduce traffic-related air pollution. The Paris LEZ restricts access according to the air quality certificate system.
Particulate matter as vector for the epidemic
Coronavirus is spreading at breakneck speed. Of course, national borders do not constitute an obstacle for the virus, which can cause the dangerous lung disease Covid-19.
New ways in Berlin
The Berlin Senate Department for the Environment, Transport & Climate Protection has launched cycling facilities at breakneck speed.
Crisis summit postponed
Corona has just mastered the entire range of our everyday life. So now a planned meeting between several German cities has been postponed indefinitely.
ADFC leads the battle in Düsseldorf
The German Cyclist’s Association (ADFC) wants the city to open more cycling lanes.
The car as a safe bubble
Psychology can move mountains; the car in March 2020 as a retreat? Limited.
Corona changes (almost) everything
While Düsseldorf is removing its ecological lanes in connection with the pandemic, the huge no-driving zone in Stuttgart remains.
Stuttgart becomes a hotspot
In the Stuttgart region, hardware upgrades for diesel have begun.