Tag: City centre

Diesel driving ban in Munich: Is the tightening coming after all?

In July last year, the people of Munich breathed a sigh of relief when Mayor Dieter Reiter announced that the EU limit value for nitrogen dioxide would only be exceeded in two places. A driving ban for Euro 5 diesel vehicles was therefore suspended for the time being from October 2023. But now the discussion about a diesel driving ban seems to have been reignited.

Olympic Games 2024: Paris postpones ZTL

Paris is preparing for the 2024 Olympics while taking measures to improve air quality and road safety. And how? By postponing the introduction of a traffic-calmed zone (ZTL) in the city center until after the games. A measure that takes into account both the logistical requirements of the major event and underlines the city's commitment to a sustainable and healthy urban environment.

Hanover low emission zone to be cancelled! What does this mean for air quality and the traffic turnaround?

From 22 February 2024, it will be official: the low emission zone in Hanover will be abolished. After 16 years of strict regulations for vehicles within the 4,300-hectare environmental zone between Sahlkamp, Süd-, West- and Messeschnellweg, you will no longer need a green sticker on your windscreen to drive into the city centre.

A speed limit rarely comes alone - now 50 km/h on Berlin's roads again?

Transport Senator Manja Schreiner (CDU) recently proposed lifting the speed limit on many main roads in Berlin. This is a departure from the previous regulation, according to which a speed limit of 30 km/h applies on 34 main roads. The speed limit was introduced a few years ago to improve air quality and is now to be largely lifted now that this goal has been achieved.

New low emission zones in Amsterdam!

Since the beginning of the year, the city of Amsterdam has banned heavy buses and lorries in the city centre. Heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes are banned within the canal belt (S100). Next year, there will also be up to 30 zero-emission zones in the Netherlands. Even if transitional periods still apply for some time, the Netherlands is on a fast track out of combustion mobility.

Big news from Mexico - country's first low emission zone to be created in Guadalajara

The city of Guadalajara in Mexico has announced plans to create its first LEZ (Low Emission Zone). The move is part of the city's efforts to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities, cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle the climate crisis. The low emission zone will extend around the busy Ramón Corona intersection in the historic city centre. This is the first time such an attempt has been made in Mexico to improve air quality by regulating polluting vehicles in a specific zone.

Public transport revolution in Erlangen: Free bus travel since January

The university city in Middle Franconia has been offering free public transport in the city centre since the turn of the year. A new bus route and the switch to e-buses are also part of the pilot project. Erlangen wants to reduce the number of cars, make public transport more attractive and improve air quality. This would enable the city to avoid the threat of driving bans in view of the EU's new air pollution limits.

Low emission zone in Dresden soon? New EU limits may actually lead to more driving bans!

Due to the tightening of air limits by the European Union, there could soon be low emission zones in Dresden and Chemnitz. The plans for new driving bans are becoming more and more concrete. The EU only voted on the new roadmap for air quality at the end of last year. According to this, the limit values are to be adapted to the WHO values. The only low emission zone in Saxony, Leipzig, could soon be joined by other East German cities.