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The Hague care transport is looking for 60 new drivers

The Hague care transport is looking for 60 new drivers

“It is therefore a challenging job for which we like to get in touch with new drivers,” says Martijn Kersing. With immediate effect, 60 positions are available for drivers in the healthcare transport sector of The Hague and nearby areas. Noot Passenger Transport organizes…

ID. Buzz now also with long wheelbase and 7 seats

ID. Buzz now also with long wheelbase and 7 seats

Seating for seven occupants, versatile space. In short, a nod to legendary Samba bus. The ID. Buzz gets an extra dimension. The new long-wheelbase version measures almost five meters and offers space for seven people including the third row of seats. The innovative panoramic roof…

Erdogan has challenges for sustainability and mobility growth in Turkey

Erdogan has challenges for sustainability and mobility growth in Turkey

However, there are also criticisms of Erdogan's approach to infrastructure development. Mobility and infrastructure are two crucial aspects for the economic and social development of any country, and Turkey is no exception. Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan (69) came to power in…

The e-identity is the digitization of the mobility sector

The e-identity is the digitization of the mobility sector

One of the most important components of the EDI is the European ID Wallet. The introduction of the European Digital Identity and the European ID Wallet can be a milestone in the digitization of the mobility sector within the EU. By facilitating…

Lydia Peeters, champion of mobility and public transport from Limburg

Lydia Peeters, champion of mobility and public transport from Limburg

She understands that real change also requires a shift in mindset. Lydia Peeters, born and raised in the borough of Dilsen-Stokkem Lanklaar, is a respected politician in Belgium. She has built a reputation as a staunch defender of mobility and…

Mobility ideas during the sun-drenched few days of Whitsun weekend

Mobility ideas during the sun-drenched few days of Whitsun weekend

The Pentecost weekend with its beautiful weather offers an excellent opportunity to go out and discover the charm of the Netherlands in full bloom. According to the latest weather forecasts, we are assured of a sunny few days. Although Pentecost is traditionally a…

Ferry Maassluis and Rozenburg will stop sailing immediately

Ferry Maassluis and Rozenburg will stop sailing immediately

According to operator Blue Amigo, there is no other option than bankruptcy due to rising costs and disappointing income. The ferry Rozenburg-Maassluis that sails daily on the Nieuwe Waterweg between Maassluis and Rozenburg suddenly stopped sailing yesterday afternoon. The operator of…

TOMP-API is struggling with technological adaptation and financing

TOMP-API is struggling with technological adaptation and financing

Despite the current challenges, the situation of the TOMP API and the working group also offers opportunities. The TOMP API (Transport Operator to Mobility Provider-Application Programming Interface) has become a crucial tool in the integration and collaboration between transport operators and…

A culinary journey of discovery in Lille: La Petite Cour

A culinary journey of discovery in Lille: La Petite Cour

The location of La Petite Cour, a stone's throw from the historic Grand Place. When one thinks of cities brimming with history, culture, and gastronomy, Lille (or Lille, as it's known in French) is often a…

Jeffrey van Gils has to further develop MaaS for the KNV trade association

Jeffrey van Gils has to further develop MaaS for the KNV trade association

"I declare and promise that." This week, Jeffrey van Gils (28) started at KNV, where he will be involved in work for the national interest group for public transport companies, OV-NL, and will take the lead on behalf of KNV in further developing…

Serious concerns about the imminent reduction of public transport Region Foodvalley

Serious concerns about the imminent reduction of public transport Region Foodvalley

Consequences for schoolchildren, students, commuters and recreationists and the accessibility of Regio Foodvalley cannot be underestimated. Improving accessibility and strengthening public transport are important preconditions for the housing assignment in the Foodvalley Region. Councilor says…

Frank Lammers gave the starting shot for the cycling campaign in Southeast Brabant

Frank Lammers gave the starting shot for the cycling campaign in Southeast Brabant

Waalre must be safe, accessible and liveable in terms of traffic. Frank Lammers gave the starting shot for the bicycle campaign, which is intended to get employees from Southeast Brabant out of their cars and onto their bicycles. Although the starting gun was not the real bang because it…

Meau, Froukje and Tabitha tour throughout the country on Liberation Day

Meau, Froukje and Tabitha tour throughout the country on Liberation Day

The singers Froukje, MEAU and Tabitha are ambassadors for freedom this year and fly across the country by helicopter to perform. The Ambassadors of Freedom are a fixed value during the celebration of Liberation Day. Singers Froukje,…

Electric driving is still a long way off on Curaçao, despite all the sun

Electric driving is still a long way off on Curaçao, despite all the sun

All in all, the state of electric driving in Curaçao is far from ideal. In our series on Curaçao, it is time to draw a conclusion about the state of mobility on the island. The state of electric driving…

ANVR advocates not riding a camel at the holiday destination

ANVR advocates not riding a camel at the holiday destination

It is the tourists who perpetuate this cruel cycle. Those who pay to ride animals directly contribute to their suffering. Director ANVR Frank Oostdam says via twitter that it is better not to ride a camel at your holiday destination.…

The development of mobility and accessibility in the Netherlands

The development of mobility and accessibility in the Netherlands

KiM has mapped out the expected development (2018-2040) of the mobility and accessibility of residents of 4 different types of areas. In the perception of a large part of the inhabitants of urban and rural areas, there are hardly any accessibility problems.…

Curaçao is looking for innovation and sustainability in mobility

Curaçao is looking for innovation and sustainability in mobility

Bon Bini, more and more people on the island want to drive electrically. When you say spring, you say book travel. On our list this year is the tropical island of Curacao, which together with Aruba and Bonaire forms the Leeward Islands. The beautiful island in…

Free training for motorcycle and scooter riders in Brussels

Free training for motorcycle and scooter riders in Brussels

In the weekend of April 15 and 16, Brussels Mobility is also organizing the Brussels motorbike & scooter safety days, which are entirely devoted to the road safety of motorcycle and scooter drivers in Brussels. Although motorcycling is primarily a passion…

Trevvel and De Rotterdamse Challenge Moving together for Rotterdammers

Trevvel and De Rotterdamse Challenge Moving together for Rotterdammers

“Too many Rotterdammers struggle with poverty, loneliness or poor health,” says Karin van Elten, chair of De Rotterdamse Uitdaging. Social involvement is one of the spearheads of the Rotterdam passenger transport company Trevvel. This is reflected in both the daily…

Always a car ready for the door in Helmond without worries

Always a car ready for the door in Helmond without worries

Less traffic nuisance in the district, fewer parked cars in the street and still plenty of mobility for the residents. As a car owner, you are used to always having a ready-to-drive car at your door. From Brandevoort to Stiphout it stays that way with…

Escalators at Utrecht Central are working again

Escalators at Utrecht Central are working again

All escalators in the Utrecht Central station hall can be used again. For a long time, escalators at Utrecht Central Station stood still. Sometimes it was a few, sometimes it was a lot. Some escalators require more than…

Minister Harbers presents the automotive development agenda

Minister Harbers presents the automotive development agenda

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is committed to clean, smart and safe car transport and good accessibility and quality of life in all parts of the Netherlands. The car is the most popular means of transport in the Netherlands. There are about 9 million passenger cars on the road in the Netherlands. These drive about 70% of…

Caroline van der Plas and BBB good for our mobility

Caroline van der Plas and BBB good for our mobility

Kok's penny must, as promised 30 years ago, finally be abolished. The voice of the countryside, particularly voiced by party leader Caroline van der Plas, is catching on. A crushing victory for the BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) ​​at…

Model contract OpenWheels makes collaboration within MaaS easier

Model contract OpenWheels makes collaboration within MaaS easier

In addition to the legal agreements, there is also a standard for the 'technical' connection between the parties: the TOMP API. The success of MaaS, Mobility as a Service, depends on good services for people traveling by train, bicycle or…

Major progressive public transport reform will start on July 1

Major progressive public transport reform will start on July 1

In Limburg, a quarter of all bus lines will be redesigned in a first phase and a new 'Kothopper' will be installed for students. The Flemish government has the ambition to reform public transport in Flanders. The aim of the reform is…

Investing in accessibility and mobility is essential for provinces

Investing in accessibility and mobility is essential for provinces

That is the message to the Provincial Council of the Mobility Alliance on the eve of the elections on 15 March. Mobility is therefore an important theme in the challenges that provinces will face in the coming years. That means…

Eco checks for public transport or electric bicycles

Eco checks for public transport or electric bicycles

You can also pay for a parking space or a subscription for a guarded bicycle parking in stations with ecocheques. The National Labor Council (NAR), the consultative body in which employers and employees are represented, decides which products and services you can pay for with ecocheques. Means of transport…

Winner European Mobility Week announced in March

Winner European Mobility Week announced in March

The two winners will be announced on March 23, 2023 in Ghent, Belgium during the award ceremony. The European Mobility Week is the European campaign on sustainable urban mobility, organized with the political and financial support of the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport…

Defective elevators in stations limit chain travel for many users

Defective elevators in stations limit chain travel for many users

The elevator to the platform and the train means real freedom for many. Public transport is an important part of many people's daily lives, especially for those who rely on wheelchairs. For these people it is essential…

The new Uber app, simpler and more personal for customers

The new Uber app, simpler and more personal for customers

According to Uber, the release will go to “tens of millions” of customers in 1.200 cities around the world. You may see some changes the next time you use the Uber app. Uber today launched an updated version of its app with the aim of…

Half of the buses canceled due to regional transport strike

Half of the buses canceled due to regional transport strike

Cold, inclement winter weather and striking bus drivers in regional transport do not contribute to a crowd at the stop. On day two of the strike in regional transport, the public transport employers' association (VWOV) estimates that half of the buses of…

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