Month: November 2023

Deutschlandticket crisis: call for urgent action

The first rate adjustments could be implemented as early as 2024. The future of the Deutschlandticket, a symbol of mobility in Germany, hangs in the balance. Martin Klein, the General Manager of the District Council of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), is sounding the alarm and warns that without direct financing guarantees the standard rate would

More attention to how taxi regulations can limit mobility

With approximately half a million mobility scooters in the Netherlands and a growing aging population, this issue is not only urgent, but also growing. Safety regulations in taxi transport in the Netherlands form an invisible barrier for mobility scooter users. According to current regulations, supported by the Safe Transport Wheelchair Occupants protocol of the Social Fund for Mobility, passengers must