In Düsseldorf, the re-commissioning of the environmental tracks is fixed. Lord Mayor Geisel has been subject to repeated media criticism, not least because of the months of chaos since autumn 2019 around the environmental tracks in his city.
It is intended to become a model for other metropolises - and not least to show that it is possible to prevent and circumvent diesel driving bans with well thought-out concepts.
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.
New plans for a lane exclusively for tram line 705 are stirring the spirits in the state capital of Düsseldorf.
Berlin is currently receiving new electronically operated vehicles for its huge bus network. The buses were already ordered in the past calendar year and will be produced by the Polish manufacturer Solaris.
