Only a few days ago we reported in our daily Green-Zones Blog about the avoidable removal of the eco lane in Düsseldorf. But now, in one specific case, everything is happening much faster than expected.
Since yesterday morning, the reconstruction measures in Hamburg for a car-free Jungfernstieg in the historic city centre have begun.
According to the organisation Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), the eco lanes in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia have failed.
It was supposed to take on a pioneering role and trigger imitation effects internationally, but the project of a car-free Vienna city centre failed.
The seemingly endless grace period is over: The large-scale diesel driving bans for Euro 5 vehicles, which have been in force in Stuttgart since July, will be checked as of today.
After much to and fro, it's as good as certain that Frankfurt will become the second city in the state of Hesse to have diesel driving bans.
Will Paris show us the future of cities on Sunday? This Sunday, the city of love and lights celebrates its car-free Sunday.
California stands for liberal thinking, original hippies, technical innovations, sun-drenched beaches and surfers. But the state is also breaking new ground in environmental protection in the West - though not entirely voluntarily.
The city in Central Germany wants to take massive action against noise and is planning drastic steps.
The whole of Europe is celebrating a car-free day today, with several roads firmly in the hands of cyclists and pedestrians.
