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Taxi drivers in Flanders are given an extra year to meet the language requirement

Taxi drivers in Flanders are given an extra year to meet the language requirement

The Flemish Government has approved this in principle, according to Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters. The transitional measure that lasted until June 30, 2024 will be extended by one year to give drivers the necessary time. Taxi drivers in…

Revolutionizing public transportation and Hoppin changes the game

Revolutionizing public transportation and Hoppin changes the game

According to Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters, and Ann Schoubs, director general of De Lijn, 89% of the network has now been adapted to the principles of this new vision. The Flemish transport company De Lijn has recently implemented a change in its network,…

Terror panic on FlixBus after passenger hears about attack plans

Terror panic on FlixBus after passenger hears about attack plans

While the public can be reassured that there was no real threat, the need for alertness and accurate assessment of safety risks on public transport remains a concern. An apparently normal bus trip from France to Belgium turned into…

Tailgating remains a persistent problem on the highway

Tailgating remains a persistent problem on the highway

With almost three in ten drivers driving dangerously close to the car in front of them, tailgating remains a persistent problem. This risky behavior emerges from a large-scale study by the traffic institute Vias, in which almost four million passenger cars and 400.000 trucks and buses...

Safety risks overshadow the Ghent Winter Festivities

Safety risks overshadow the Ghent Winter Festivities

With the rise of threats such as terrorism, the focus on public safety has increased significantly. While the Ghent Winter Festivities should herald a period of festive joy and togetherness, the question arises whether the safety measures in Ghent are sufficient, especially in…

De Lijn Hoppin is launching a new era for Limburg mobility

De Lijn Hoppin is launching a new era for Limburg mobility

Will Hoppin be the key to more efficient and user-friendly public transport in Limburg? From January 6, 2024, public transport in the Limburg Transport Region will undergo a major change. The implementation of Hoppin, which should be a groundbreaking initiative by the Flemish government,…

Flanders makes conversion to electric vehicles possible

Flanders makes conversion to electric vehicles possible

New regulations make retrofit of combustion engine vehicles to electric propulsion possible in Flanders. Under the leadership of Minister Lydia Peeters of Mobility and Public Works, the decision was made in the Flemish Government for additional promotion of sustainable mobility in Flanders.…

The Flemish government is committed to the safety of intersections and school environments

The Flemish government is committed to the safety of intersections and school environments

The numbers don't lie. The government is investing in safer intersections and school routes, and the results are starting to become visible. Flanders can pride itself on road safety on regional roads. With 1.728 intersections under its…

Ghent is taking the lead in balancing urban parking needs with flexible parking

Ghent is taking the lead in balancing urban parking needs with flexible parking

The solution is simple, bicycles during the day and vehicles at night. The flexible use of parking spaces allows institutions and their visitors to be better served, while local residents can also benefit from the parking facilities outside these peak times. To tackle parking problems,…

Commercial vehicles escape GAS fines in Flanders due to a gap in the legislation

Commercial vehicles escape GAS fines in Flanders due to a gap in the legislation

Officials and the Flemish Mobility Council are calling for urgent adjustments to the fine procedure to tackle impunity and road safety. In Flanders it appears possible to escape administrative fines, better known as GAS fines, for minor speeding offences. Directors in particular…

Rainbow zebra crossing also raises questions about road safety

Rainbow zebra crossing also raises questions about road safety

The rainbow zebra crossing in Ghent is certainly not the first of its kind, but it does bring attention to an urgent issue. Ghent, a city long known for its progressive and inclusive policies, recently launched a new…

Call for innovative charging infrastructure an opportunity for sustainable mobility

Call for innovative charging infrastructure an opportunity for sustainable mobility

The maximum subsidy per project is 300.000 euros, and expenses are reimbursed up to 40%. The Department of Mobility and Public Works in Flanders recently made an important announcement: the launch of a call for innovative pilot projects on charging infrastructure. This call…

Between holiday traffic jams and ingenuity, a week full of contrasts

Between holiday traffic jams and ingenuity, a week full of contrasts

Still, if you're thinking of escaping the roads and weather by taking the train, think again. This week the whole of Europe seemed to have become one big highway. Holiday traffic caused long-lasting traffic jams, with dots of…

Pukkelpop innovates and transports dressing room Billie Eilish by ship

Pukkelpop innovates and transports dressing room Billie Eilish by ship

We can expect that Pukkelpop and other festivals will continue to look for ways to reduce their ecological footprint. The 36th edition of Pukkelpop literally kicks off. Pukkelpop, the renowned Limburg music festival, takes another step towards sustainability…

Babousch continues her petition for the preservation of De Lijn bus line to Lochristi Crematorium

Babousch continues her petition for the preservation of De Lijn bus line to Lochristi Crematorium

With her petition she wants to draw attention to the impact of the cancellation of the bus line on the local community and the need for alternative transport options. Jeanine Braekenier, better known as Babousch, is almost 80 years old, but her age…

The Ghent Festivities 2023 'for dummies', just refresh your knowledge

The Ghent Festivities 2023 'for dummies', just refresh your knowledge

Ten-day explosion of culture and joy, the 180th Ghent Festivities welcome everyone. As of today, the city of Ghent will once again be bustling with life and music as the long-awaited 180th edition of the Gentse Feesten kicks off. The festival, which runs from 14…

Countdown for magic of the Gentse Feesten, time to book

Countdown for magic of the Gentse Feesten, time to book

In a dashboard you can consult the current parking occupancy of bicycle and car parkings as well as P+Rs. The Ghent Festivities are traditionally ushered in with the bells of the Belfry from 1843. These original celebrations consisted of a combination of festivities for…

LGBTQI+ traffic lights are against traffic laws

LGBTQI+ traffic lights are against traffic laws

The idea is simple, but powerful. Some are concerned about road safety, others think that the focus on the LGBTQI+ community has had enough. In addition to hanging the rainbow flag and distributing posters,…

Once again, the traveler is the victim of strikes and trade union actions

Once again, the traveler is the victim of strikes and trade union actions

The trade union action has as its theme trade union freedoms and the fight against social dumping and is not aimed at De Lijn at all. On Monday 22 May, some De Lijn buses or trams may not run. This is a result of…

The Coastal Tram, the longest tram line in the world along the Flemish coast

The Coastal Tram, the longest tram line in the world along the Flemish coast

From the northern Knokke to the southern De Panne, the beauty and diversity of the Flemish coast await you. Traveling along the dazzling Belgian coastline, De Lijn's Flemish Coastal Tram presents itself as a unique way to explore the…

Infrabel puts bundle South under power

Infrabel puts bundle South under power

This investment in electrification therefore provides more efficiency, flexibility and lower costs, which in turn makes the transport of goods by rail more attractive. For those who know a little about freight rail transport in Port of Antwerp Bruges (PoAB), “bundle South”…

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Life-threatening fall by bicycle in Ghent Veldstraat

The Veldstraat in Ghent is a narrow street in poor condition, there are large cobblestones with a lot of space in between and also tram tracks. In the busiest shopping street in Ghent, a woman fell badly on a bicycle on Friday and was seriously injured.

Taxi in Ghent

Pitane Mobility provides automation for Flemish taxi company V-Tax in Ghent

The Eindhoven software company Pitane Mobility has won an important contract in Belgium. V-Tax, a leading taxi company from Ghent, has chosen the automation solutions of Pitane Mobility to optimize the planning and control of their fleet. After the summer, the…

MORA insists on a realistic approach to environmental requirements for taxi vehicles

MORA insists on a realistic approach to environmental requirements for taxi vehicles

MORA, together with the sector, continues to insist on a realistic approach to the environmental requirements for taxi vehicles. Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters asked Mora for advice on the draft decree regarding the operating conditions for the individually remunerated…

GTL-Taxi on collision course after annulled taxi decision and legal vacuum

GTL-Taxi on collision course after annulled taxi decision and legal vacuum

The sector now wants to increase the pressure on the Flemish government. Last week, GTL was received together with the other social partners at the cabinet of Minister Lydia Peeters. The conclusion after that meeting, according to GTL, was that there was absolutely no…

No bike is safe from thieves gangs for the Polish key

No bike is safe from thieves gangs for the Polish key

Insurers are increasingly requiring bicycles to be secured with two locks. Many bicycles are stolen every day. Frustration everywhere at bicycle dealer Roel, who says that his customers should fear the theft of their electric bicycle. “Sometimes think…

De Lijn is launching a campaign to combat aggression

De Lijn is launching a campaign to combat aggression

The campaign will be run on 170 vehicles, advertisements on social media and De Lijn's other communication channels. De Lijn recently launched an awareness campaign to combat the increasing aggression on public transport. De Lijn drivers and inspectors…

Ford Mustang Match-E as a taxi, an icon for a new era

Ford Mustang Match-E as a taxi, an icon for a new era

Icons also get old, but the Ford Mustang Mach-E is a really interesting electric car and a five-passenger saloon on wheels. When we think of luxury, we usually don't think of Ford. However, Ford has come a long way and…

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Fine if you do not use the correct European parking disc

The European parking disc has been mandatory since March 2003. In a blue zone you must place your parking disc in a visible place on the windscreen of your car. You indicate on this disc when you arrive at your parking space. You can…

The Council of State nullified the taxi sector implementation decree

The Council of State nullified the taxi sector implementation decree

No more permits and driver passes for taxis for the time being, the destruction has a major impact. Nothing will change for existing holders of taxi licenses and driver passes, but the Council of State annulled the implementing decree, following a petition from the taxi sector. That reported…

Major progressive public transport reform will start on July 1

Major progressive public transport reform will start on July 1

In Limburg, a quarter of all bus lines will be redesigned in a first phase and a new 'Kothopper' will be installed for students. The Flemish government has the ambition to reform public transport in Flanders. The aim of the reform is…

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