Tag: Transport transition
Fact Check: Are SUVs Really That Bad? – Business
They are big, heavy, take up a lot of space in cities and are considered climate killers. Hardly any other type of car is as passionately loathed as sport utility…
Transportation: "I don’t drive dachshunds, I drive people"
Wolfgang Durner has already reached retirement age, but still sits behind the wheel of a bus. Without people like him, the regularity of scheduled services could not be maintained in…
Paris triples parking fees for SUVs – Panorama
In a citizen survey in Paris, a majority voted in favor of a drastic increase in parking fees for heavy city off-road vehicles. The city administration’s plan came through on…
Munich’s mobility officer Georg Dunkel in an interview – Munich
Everyone is talking about the transport revolution, but at the same time more vehicles are registered in Munich than ever before. The distribution battle on the city streets is in…
Cycling activists are calling for faster implementation of the cycling decision – Munich
This Wednesday, the city council’s mobility committee is expected to decide on new measures to implement the cycling decision. As a reminder: in 2019, the initiators collected 160,000 signatures in…
E-car bonus: reliability? None
The federal government is canceling the purchase bonus for electric cars practically overnight. This won’t hurt many new car buyers – and yet it sends the wrong signal. source site
Almost like meditating: traveling by train with the right mindset – Bavaria
Since the Lord or Mrs. Holle recently dumped tons of snow over Bavaria, train riders’ nerves have been stressed even more than usual. Travelers are then advised to turn to…
Munich: Federal government promises funding for cycle highway – Munich
The federal government will contribute to the planning costs for a second cycle highway from the state capital to the Munich area. After parts of the cycle highway from Stachus…
Savings plans for Munich local transport – resort to the emergency brake – Munich
It would be irresponsible to continue pursuing the plans for Munich’s transport transition, even though it is clear that there would never be enough money for it. Comment from Heiner…
Munich wants to improve mobility apps – Munich
One look, one click and off you go: anyone who uses public transport in Munich today can get their information from several online sources. The quasi-official ones are the apps…