The European Court of Justice has overturned the German track price brake, which at first glance appears concerning, but also provides the opportunity to establish a fair and competitive pricing system in the railway sector. #Bahnreform #EuGH #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
NIUS reported that the transportation ministers of the states warned about the possible end of regional traffic. Due to the costs, numerous connections would have to be cut. The ministers therefore requested a conversation with Lars Klingbeil, but Berlin is not responding to this. https://t.co/oDCQlVQghT https://t.co/K3DBqg2JIV #Regionalverkehr #ÖPNV #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The problem is enormous. Tirol's former SPÖ deputy governor and now independent member of the state parliament Georg Dornauer: "The problem is enormous." #Tirol #LkwNachtfahrverbot #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
Georg Dornauer, Tirol's former ex-SPÖ deputy state governor and current independent member of the state parliament, advocates for the relaxation of the truck night driving ban in Tirol, suggesting that it should be allowed on Sundays from 10:00 PM, provided that an increased night toll is imposed. #Tirol #LkwNachtfahrverbot #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The author promised as an election pledge for 2028 that a new car would only be allowed to be registered if proof of a personal, rented, or permanently secured parking space was provided. Without a parking space, there should be no new registration. In his view, public street space is too valuable to be used for this purpose permanently. https://t.co/nuZPzHLo2j #Parkplatz #Verkehrspolitik #Nachhaltigkeit #DE (translated)
We want to implement the renovations more efficiently and, above all, keep the burdens on our customers during the construction work as low as possible. Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla explained that they have learned from the first renovations: "We want to implement the renovations more efficiently and, above all, keep the burdens on our customers during the construction work as low as possible." #DeutscheBahn #Sanierung #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
"The idea of corridor renovations is correct," said Federal Minister of Transport Steffen Bilger. #DeutscheBahn #Sanierung #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The German railway plans to comprehensively renovate only 13 instead of 21 main routes by 2031 in order to make construction volumes more reliable and better take into account the capacities in the network as well as the construction industry. #DeutscheBahn #Sanierung #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
Transportation Minister Steffen Bilger estimates that the planned driver’s license reform could reduce costs for driving school students by up to 1000 euros, while he simultaneously defended his turnaround regarding the fuel discount. #Führerscheinreform #Verkehrspolitik #Kostenersparnis (translated)
The federal government plans to reduce the costs of the Class B driving license by up to 1000 euros as early as next year to alleviate the financial burden on young people. #Führerschein #Kostenreform #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
CDU transport politician Michael Donth said that a pure expansion of the existing infrastructure is not enough. #Bahnstrecke #Niedersachsen #HamburgHannover (translated)
"a central building block to create additional capacities and permanently resolve the existing bottlenecks between Hamburg and Hanover" The CDU member of parliament Christoph Ploß said that the new line is "a central building block to create additional capacities and permanently resolve the existing bottlenecks between Hamburg and Hanover." #Bahnneubau #HamburgHannover #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
"We are ending the years of stagnation at Hamburg-Hannover and finally bringing new construction and improvements together on the existing route," said Isabel Cademartori, transport policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group. #Bahnneubau #HamburgHannover #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The Transport Committee of the Bundestag voted for the construction of an important new line between Hamburg and Hanover to relieve the heavily used existing line and increase capacity for passenger and freight traffic, although the project faces opposition in Lower Saxony. #Bahnneubau #HamburgHannover #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The Bundestag has set the course for a new railway line between Hanover and Hamburg to create urgently needed capacities in passenger and freight transport; however, the commissioning is only targeted for the year 2050. #Bahnstrecke #HannoverHamburg #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
EFIEBER reported that Federal Minister of Transport Steffen Bilger has spoken in favor of the approval of Tesla FSD Supervised in Europe. Elon Musk responded with "Thank you!" The topic is currently receiving a lot of attention, according to EFIEBER. https://t.co/yUJJaKMOr2 #Tesla #FSD #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The black-red coalition has agreed on a proposal for the controversial new ICE line between Hanover and Hamburg, which the Bundestag is set to decide on this week. #Neubaustrecke #HannoverHamburg #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
Evelyn Palla faces challenges such as delays and construction sites a year after taking office as head of Deutsche Bahn, despite some progress in the company. #DeutscheBahn #EvelynPalla #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
The German railway company plans to create clear guidelines for the development of the rail network with the new infrastructure plan in order to improve the efficiency and operational capacity of the railway. #Schiene #Verkehrspolitik #Infrastruktur (translated)
Vienna has a current share of 25 percent car traffic and 10.5 percent bicycle traffic, still a long way to go to reach the goal of 15 percent car traffic by 2030, while other cities already show significantly higher shares of bicycle traffic. #Wien #Radverkehr #Verkehrspolitik (translated)
