Residents and tourists, bus and lorry drivers beware! Since the beginning of the year, the rules in the environmental zones in several French cities have been tightened. In this way, the government is attempting to further reduce air pollution and pursue its roadmap towards green mobility.
Farmers in Germany are taking to the barricades because of the loss of subsidies for agricultural diesel and the new motor vehicle tax for agricultural vehicles. Today, Monday, they want to paralyse Germany. Switching to local transport will probably not be a good idea either, as the GDL labour union is also planning to strike.
It's official, Germany is on the road to a traffic law disaster! The Bundesrat has blocked a reform of road traffic law, which had envisaged more 30 km/h zones, play streets and bus and cycle lanes, head-on. The state governments have thus cancelled Transport Minister Wissing's proposal and brought us one step closer to the abyss.
It's hard to believe: The city of Paris is planning to triple the parking fees for heavy cars. A targeted attack on SUV drivers, who in future will have to pay 18 euros per hour when they park their vehicle in the French capital. Once again, it is the drivers who are being asked to pay - and this time it is the owners of large cars who are being hit particularly hard.
Drivers in Toulouse must be prepared for drastic changes. Currently, over half of the city's roads are already 30 km/h. Next year, this figure is set to rise to 85%!
It's hard to believe, but it's true: in Schwandorf, e-cars have been exempted from parking charges until the end of 2023. A tempting offer that was supposed to encourage many people to switch to the environmentally friendly option. However, this offer has now been abruptly cancelled, despite the rising number of e-cars. A move that raises questions and casts doubt on the credibility of the city council.
It sounds like the forward-looking answer to urban transport problems: The first trackless tram in Australia. However, if you take a closer look at the facts, it quickly becomes clear that this is not the hoped-for revolution in local transport, but rather harbours a potential environmental problem.
Pure confusion?! Due to the large number of e-cars, the city of Munich is running out of possible licence plate combinations. That's why the administration is now introducing the MUC licence plate. Goodbye beautiful M abbreviation, hello bureaucracy and confusion!
The Green mayor actually wanted to create a true miracle of transport policy. "Car-free" meant "no car too many" in the city. He wanted to reduce lanes, virtually abolish parking spaces in the city centre and focus on walking and cycling. The SPD has now pulled the ripcord and cancelled the coalition with the Greens. They want to focus on "low car use". This seems more like a paraphrase for "continuing the status quo".
From December 2023, the lorry toll is to be linked to CO2 emissions. This is intended to incentivise more climate protection and reduce emissions. 200 euros will be due per tonne of CO2. The revenue from the toll is to be invested primarily in the railways in order to be able to transport more goods by rail again in future.
