Vienna News
The Austrian Times reports that in March over one million parking permits in Vienna were bought via mobile phones for the first time.
The service has been available in Vienna since the end of 2003,...
Brussels News
Gas-powered buses for Brussels.
After months of indecision, the Brussels regional government has given the green light to the purchase of 70 new gas-powered buses by the STIB municipal transport authority. The investment in environm...
Dublin News
The Irish government has ordered an almost complete cessation in funding for road work until further notice. In a move designed to save billions of euro, the spending cut will affect 78 major construc...
Paris News
Paris subsidizes electrical scooters
As of the end of March, the Paris city council will subsidise the purchase of all new electric scooters with grants of up to
Barcelona News
Barcelona bus stops for disabled
By the end of 2009 all bus stops in the Catalan capital will be rendered accessible for disabled passengers. The access scheme costing
Jersey News
HD Ferries will not resume services from Jersey to France, the troubled shipping company has confirmed.
The operator, which suspended all winter sailings last September, ended months of speculation a...
London News
O'Toole resigns as head of London underground.
The London underground chief, 53-year old American Tim O
Barcelona News
Madrid-Barcelona high speed success story.
Nearly six million passengers have taken advantage of the high-speed Barcelona-Madrid (AVE) rail link in the 12 months since the service was inaugurated. This is more than 200 per cent up on pre-AVE t...
Paris News
With the noticeable increase in flight options and budget airlines serving European cities from Birmingham, a great idea for those with a little more time on their hands is to make an "open jaw" trip...
Brussels News
Brussels subscribers to the car-sharing firm Cambio increased by 44 per cent in the year just ended. Cambio, a private enterprise operating in partnership with the STIB public transport network, now h...
Paris News
Brighter roof lights on Paris taxis.
Paris taxis are soon to be equipped with brighter roof lights to make them easier to spot. The new roof lights will also change colour, turning green to indicate the taxi is for hire and red to indica...
Brussels News
New fares on Brussels public transport.
Brussels transport system (STIB) has announced a slight increase in fares for 2009, which sees the price of carnets Jump5 and Jump10 rise from
Dublin News
Traffic Congestion Charge on the Cards.
The Deloitte Report, a study commissioned by the Department of Transport, confirms the inevitability of the introduction of congestion charges to reduce traffic levels in Dublin, coming into effect wi...
London News
The Corporation of London has given approval to a scheme that will allow cyclists to avoid busy thoroughfares by riding the wrong way down some one-way streets in the City of London. The scheme aims t...
Dublin News
Huge Reduction to Dublin's Public Transport.
Dublin Bus is axing 290 jobs and withdrawing 120 buses, which is about 10 per cent of its fleet. The company blamed the decision on reduced passenger numbers, brought on by "the contraction of employ...
