France: Clermont-Ferrand to have an environmental zone
The central French city is ready for its first low emission zone. From 1 July, this will first come into force in Clermont and ban the traffic of vans and trucks without sticker 5 - or better.
Tag: Car
Berlin: Stop the expansion of bike lanes?!
The Senate only wants cycling lanes where they do not interfere. CDU transport senator calls for a planning halt to all expansion projects in the capital that could interfere with car traffic. Berlin reacts with mixed opinions.
No compulsory environmental badge for the chronically ill!
No longer should only emergency vehicles and a few others benefit from exemptions. The city of Rouen in France now also wants to exempt people with chronic and long-term illnesses from the sticker obligation and guarantee them unrestricted access to the environmental zone of the Rouen metropolitan area.
Berlin: Neighbourhood blocks cause trouble
In the Sprengelkiez in Wedding and in many other districts of Berlin, bollards regulate and restrict traffic. But residents remained alien to the decision and want it reversed. In other cities like London, too, traffic calming measures cause unrest and criticism among citizens.
Too much noise: Tyrol reaffirms ban on motorcycling
For many motorbike fans, riding on the winding mountain passes of Tyrol is an incomparable experience. But this year, riders of particularly noisy motorbikes will again be confronted with driving bans on certain routes. In this way, the region wants to bring noise pollution under control.
Paris: Today free parking against air pollution!
The City of Paris has announced free parking for residents on Thursday 15 June due to air pollution. AIRPARIF predicts that the ozone information threshold (O3) will be exceeded on that day.
Amsterdam 2025: Zero-emission zone light
Taxis, vans, trucks, scooters, mopeds and boats - all these vehicles will soon have to face the zero-emission zones planned for 2025 and switch to zero-emission drives. Passenger cars are not affected by the environmental regulations for the time being, but they too are about to change.
Stockholm environmental zone tightens controls massively
Up to now, only police officers have been able to impose fines for wrong vehicles in Stockholm's environmental zone. Since they cannot check all vehicles, the Public Order Office - at the request of the Greens - is now to take over this work. In order to do this, however, Sweden must adapt the legal framework for monitoring the zone.
Driving ban: Will the Ruhrpott become car-free(er)?
Düsseldorf is planning to introduce car bans in the city centre and is also calling on other cities in North Rhine-Westphalia to focus on green measures to reduce traffic and emissions. Will Dortmund and Bochum, for example, also create car-free zones in the city centre?
Lyon wants to extend the environmental zone
The already active low emission zone is not enough to keep emissions down on Lyon's roads. So a larger low emission zone is to come into force at the beginning of 2024 and prohibit all vehicles without a sticker - or with sticker 5 - from entering the ZFE. In the coming months, the city will present its plans.
