Public transport accessibility
Germany’s cheap public transport ticket an ineffective climate tool: Report
Est. 5minGermany’s new monthly €49 offer for all regional public transport will have little impact on the transport sector's carbon emissions so the country will continue to fail its climate targets for transport and beyond, according to an expert council advising the government.
Germany to introduce €49 ticket for public transport
Est. 4minGerman transport ministers agreed on a €49 monthly price tag for local public transport throughout Germany with financing issues unresolved, operators warn that service may be disrupted as a result.
Indonesian capital turns to Europe for transport solutions
Est. 5minJakarta’s traffic jams shave billions off Indonesia's economic output every year. A new focus on improving public transport and picking up tips from Europe hopes to free up the congested streets of the megacity.
International alliance of cities commits to tackling air pollution
Est. 6minPoor air quality causes 422,000 premature deaths deaths each year in Europe and EU member states have repeatedly been singled out for exceeding pollution thresholds. At the C40 Summit on Friday (11 October), 35 cities decided to take the matter into their own hands. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Five transport policies that could build thriving cities
Est. 6minAccessibility within cities hasn't become better despite urban planners' best efforts. Creative solutions are needed to create better interconnected and concentrated cities, write Sarah Colenbrander and Catarina Heeckt.
Brussels transport gets overhaul, courtesy of teenagers
Est. 5minBrussels is well known for its chocolate, its variety of beers, its art-deco buildings… and its traffic jams. High school students from all around Europe have now presented their proposals to make the town's mobility system more sustainable, thanks to the Sci-tech challenge.
EU connected cars plan sparks national backlash
Est. 7minA niche policy fight over the technical groundwork for internet-connected cars has pitted car companies against telecoms operators and also set off alarm bells in a handful of EU capitals.
How to make transport accessible and cheap? Learn from Rennes
Est. 4minThe European Accessibility Act was endorsed in the European Parliament's plenary last Thursday (14 September), with considerable focus on accessibility requirements for public transport, aiming to make getting around easier for the elderly and people with disabilities.
MEPs approve Accessibility Act, ready for talks in Council
Est. 2minThe European Parliament approved on Thursday 14 (September) the proposed European Accessibility Act, a major piece of legislation meant to make life easier for the elderly and people with disabilities, adding that it is ready for potentially tough member states negotiations.
Løkkegaard: Amended Accessibility Act should pass in Parliament
Est. 8minThe European Accessibility Act – a landmark piece of legislation for Europe's 80 million people with disabilities – goes to the European Parliament's for a plenary vote on Wednesday (13 September) after lengthy and sometimes heated debates.
Digital and accessible, Tallinn’s public transport aims for more
Est. 4minThe European Accessibility Act -- a landmark set of rules meant to facilitate the lives of the elderly and people with disabilities -- is going to the Parliament's plenary next week. A lot of focus has been placed on public transport and ways to make it more accessible.
21st century public transport: People with disabilities face discrimination
Est. 6minThe European Accessibility Act, the proposed law that would make products and services in the EU more accessible for persons with disabilities, is a unique opportunity for Europe, writes Catherine Naughton.
Vienna shows local solutions can improve public transport accessibility
Est. 5minImproving the accessibilty of public transport is also about taking due account of efficient local solutions, write Wiener Linien and the Austrian Association in Support of the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Public transport bosses: EU Accessibility Act focuses too much on ticket machines
Est. 14minWith the passage of the EU Accessibility Act this month, EURACTIV.com spoke to the public transport bodies of London, Vienna and Paris to see what progressive solutions for disabled passengers are already underway – and what dangers may lurk in the proposed act.
Disabled groups’ dismay at Parliament vote on accessibility
Est. 4minDisability groups have expressed dismay at this week’s vote in the European Parliament on the proposed EU Accessibility Act, saying it risks making the act “meaningless for millions of people.”
Germans ready to ditch cars in favour of buses, trains and bikes
Est. 3minGerman motorists are ready, in theory at least, to abandon their cars in favour of buses, trains and bikes, according to a new study. EURACTIV’s partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.
Airlines failing to accommodate passengers in need of oxygen treatment
Est. 6minAirlines are unfairly discriminating against passengers that need to bring portable oxygen tanks with them on their flights. Susanna Palkonen explains the obstacles many people face.
Battle hots up over details of Accessibilty Act for passengers with disabilities
Est. 7minLast week dozens of people with disabilities demonstrated outside the European Parliament in the hope that MEPs will honour promises they saw in a landmark new accessibility act.
Lisbon, Malmö and Skopje announced as sustainable mobility city finalists
Est. 3minCities from Portugal, Sweden and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have made it through to become finalists for the European Mobility Award 2016.
Czech MEP: Europe needs harmonised standards for smart cities
Est. 9minAccording to Dita Charanzová, smart cities are about bettering the lives of Europe's citizens. They'll not only improve urban life but the environment too, she told Euractiv.com
ECR candidate: EU needs dynamic debate and to officially recognise sign language
Est. 5minBelgian MEP Helga Stevens, who is the ECR group's pick for the European Parliament presidency race and who is also the first female MEP to identify herself as being deaf, told EURACTIV Spain that she wants to be “the institution's voice”.
Better accessibility is good for consumers and businesses
Est. 3minThe common standards brought in by the Accessibility Act will benefit businesses and consumers, bringing regulatory certainty and making sure no-one is left behind, writes Marianne Thyssen.
EU disability rights bill won’t fix public transport problems, campaigners fear
Est. 5minPublic transport authorities in cities around Europe are expecting that they'll have to improve ticket machines to make them easier to read for people who are partially or totally blind, once an EU disability rights bill is passed.
Navracsics: New technologies are ‘unmatched vectors’ of integration
Est. 5minTechnology can make "an enormous difference" for pupils with disabilities, offering them the same opportunities as other students, according to Tibor Navracsics, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports.