Amsterdam News
A pilot scheme involving the use of trams to transport heavy goods into the city centre is to be launched by the CityCargo Company in late December or early January next year. Initially trams will be...
Barcelona News
New taxi fares from mid December.
Minimum taxi fares for home pick-ups and a supplement of 2 from midnight to 06.00 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays are just some of the new taxi tariffs that will come into force in Bar...
Dublin News
Bus Eireann to install CCTV cameras.
Bus Eireann has decided to install CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras on its 180-strong fleet of city buses in response to increasing levels of vandalism and anti-social behaviour. The decision...
Vienna News
New traffic information project for Vienna.
The ITS (Intelligent Traffic System) Vienna Region project offering up-to-the-minute traffic information via SMS and internet has been given the go-ahead. Covering public transport, private vehicles,...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen may get congestion charge.
The Danish government has called for a new study into the feasibility of introducing a kilometre fee for vehicles in response to increasing traffic problems especially in the Greater Copenhagen area a...
Amsterdam News
Cycling lessons for immigrants.
Social welfare organization Akros in the de Baarsjes district has announced plans to get local businesses to sponsor cycling lessons for their employees, with cleaning companies among the target group...
London News
New hybrid double-decker for London.
A 285,000 hybrid engine double-decker bus - the worlds first - is to go into service at the end of November on route 141 between Wood Green and London Bridge. The hybrid engine runs on a combination o...
Copenhagen News
New traffic lights for cyclists.
Copenhagen city council has introduced a traffic light system favouring cyclists on one of the capitals busiest thoroughfares. Cyclists commuting in and out of town on the Nrrebrogade now have a green...
Dublin News
Metro line for Dublin airport.
A metro line is to be built linking the centre of Dublin with Dublin airport at a cost to taxpayers of between 1.4 and 1.7 billion. To be completed by 2012, the Metro North line will allow a journey t...
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam city council has announced plans to make parking on the outskirts of the city even more appealing to visitors. The four existing park-and-ride facilities at Zeeburgereiland, under the Sloter...
Paris News
Discount parking for Parisian tradespeople.
The Ville de Paris has launched a discount parking voucher, the Ssame Artisans Commerants card, for tradesmen and artisans. The new SESAME card allows bakers, butchers, bookshop owners and the like t...
Barcelona News
The first section of the new T5 tramline is now in operation following the obligatory trial period without passengers. Linking the Glries Metro station (L1) with the Bess metro station (L4), the new s...
Dublin News
Time restrictions for free travel passes abolished.
Holders of free travel passes can now use Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann services at any hour of the day. Peak-time travel restrictions were abolished by social and family affairs minister Seamus Brennan...
Vienna News
Car-pool service awarded Mobility Prize.
Vienna's East Region Traffic Alliance (VOR) has been awarded the Vienna Mobility Prize 2006 for its 'compano spare seat' car-pool service. Using internet booking and mobile phone text confirmation fo...
Barcelona News
Clickair budget airline takes to the skies in October.
The Barcelona-based low-cost airline Clickair is to launch its new service on 1 October with a flight from Barcelona to Seville. The Iberian-backed airline will initially operate budget flights from t...
