This mobility switch requires collaboration between various players in the public transport of one region. The Agency for Maritime Services and Coast (MDK) has been appointed by the Flemish government since 2020 as responsible for public transport over water. “Our first challenge was to bring that fragmented landscape together,” says Thomas

Canal villages such as Rieme, Kerkbrugge, Langerbrugge and Doornzele can thus become more accessible. The big question is whether we will soon also be traveling with a water bus in the Ghent canal zone, but if it is up to Lydia Peeters, this thought could become reality. "I am already having a feasibility study drawn up for passenger transport in the Ghent area