Federal Ministry for the Environment provides 2.4 million euros from the Climate Protection Fund The Senator for the Environment, Construction and Transport and Bremen University of Applied Sciences have jointly applied for funding in a competitive procedure in the "Federal Competition for Climate Protection in Cycling" of the National Climate Initiative (NKI) for a "Bicycle Model Quarter Alte Neustadt Bremen - from bicycle street to [...]
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"While cars are getting heavier and heavier and the farewell to the diesel engine is not succeeding, electric vehicles on two and three wheels have moved into the fast lane. The Zweirad-Industrie-Verband (ZIV) also published a market estimate for electrically powered cargo bikes for the first time in addition to its sales figures for 2016 presented in March. Berlin-based cargo bike expert Arne Behrensen [...]
Danish architect and urban planner Jan Gehl is in demand worldwide as a source of inspiration for urban redevelopment. He explains what Stuttgart can do in the face of increasing traffic and environmental problems and why he thinks nothing of self-driving cars.
How people live and what mobility services they find in their surroundings determine the costs and the environmental balance of their daily journeys. Municipalities and companies can reduce housing costs with measures for sustainable mobility.
From January 2017, the state capital of Munich will also pay up to 2000 euros in purchase incentives for privately used eCargobikes. On April 1, 2016, the Electromobility Funding Directive came into force in Munich. It introduced purchase premiums for commercial e-vehicles from pedelecs to e-cars. Since then, there has been a subsidy for commercially used eCargobikes [...].
From January 2017, the City of Munich will also pay a purchase premium of up to 2,000 euros for privately used eCargobikes. On April 1, 2016, the Electromobility Funding Directive came into force in Munich. It introduced purchase premiums for commercial e-vehicles from pedelecs to e-cars. Since then, there has been a subsidy for commercially used eCargobikes [...].
No stopping, no weaving through, no suddenly opened car doors: With the expansion of motorways for bicycles only, Norway's government wants to create an incentive to take the bike more often.
This is what the mayors of Mexico City, Paris, Athens and Madrid decided at the C40 meeting at a climate protection meeting of major international cities in Mexico City. They want to "do everything in their power to promote the use of electric and hybrid cars". In addition, more money is to be invested in expanding public transport and cycle paths [...].
200 years ago, Karl Freiherr von Drais built the first bicycle - an invention with far-reaching consequences. A song of praise for the smartest means of transport. Read article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 13.11.2016
With efficiency, greater electrification and renewable energies it is possible to organise transport that is completely neutral in terms of greenhouse gases without having to accept any restrictions on growth and quality of life. This is the result of scenarios developed by the Öko-Institut and presented today in Berlin by Parliamentary State Secretary Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter. The scenarios for greenhouse gas-neutral transport were developed jointly [...]
Electric cars are subsidised by the state, but not e-bikes. The bicycle lobby finds this unfair, as does the Federal Council - an opportunity for a change in transport is being missed, they argue. The government disagrees. Read the article from 2.9.2016 on SPIEGEL ONLINE "Purchase premium for e-bikes: Pedal aid from the Bundesrat".
In Sweden, a residential building is being built that is specially designed for cyclists. Malmö is considered the most bicycle-friendly city in Sweden. 30 percent of the inhabitants here use a bicycle every day, and bike sharing is booming. Soon, however, Malmö will have even more to offer cyclists: In the middle of the city centre, the first house is currently being built that [...]
"Every year, 1.2 million people die in road accidents worldwide. This makes car accidents the ninth most common cause of death overall."
The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) is looking for municipalities that enable new solutions for climate-, environmentally- and socially-compatible mobility in their urban districts, as well as a pleasant stay in public spaces. This includes, above all, the development and optimisation of infrastructure for walking and cycling, the linking of different mobility offers, [...]
"With all kinds of regulations, cities want to ensure sufficient and cheap parking spaces. But economically this is nonsense. It is higher earners who are subsidised. Parking thus becomes a question of justice."
The master thesis "Living without a car - niche concept or future model for sustainable urban development? Planning and implementation of car-free and car-reduced urban development projects in comparison" by Andreas Blechschmidt (2016; 104 pages) is now available online.
"Cars have no place in cities" Hermann Knoflacher with Vladimir Balzer and Axel Rahmlow Hermann Knoflacher wants to have streets and parking lots built over. Car-free big cities are feasible, says the transport expert. This would enable local authorities to create masses of affordable housing. But will they go for it?
The following 2 minute video (Nov. 2015) reports on the visions for the urban future of the Morgenstadt program and the focal points of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft's work:
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The film "In Transition 2.0" (OmU; 65 min) shows examples from the Transition world (including Japan, New Zealand, India, England, the USA and many more) about the diversity and positive power of the Transition movement and the projects on the ground.
