De Lijn and basic accessibility, reform or impoverishment?

De Lijn and basic accessibility, reform or impoverishment?

The criticism focuses on the introduction of the concept of basic accessibility. This policy abandons the principle of a bus or tram stop within a certain distance for every Flemish person and focuses instead on determining supply based on demand.


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According to Lydia Peeters, smart drones can improve road safety

According to Lydia Peeters, smart drones can improve road safety

“Murder slips must be permanently removed from the dictionary.” Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters has made cycling a top priority in her policy. According to Flemish, drones can…

MORA insists on a realistic approach to environmental requirements for taxi vehicles

MORA insists on a realistic approach to environmental requirements for taxi vehicles

MORA, together with the sector, continues to insist on a realistic approach to the environmental requirements for taxi vehicles. Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters asked Mora to…

GTL-Taxi on collision course after annulled taxi decision and legal vacuum

GTL-Taxi on collision course after annulled taxi decision and legal vacuum

The sector now wants to increase the pressure on the Flemish government. Last week, GTL was received together with the other social partners at the office of Minister Lydia Peeters. The…

The Council of State nullified the taxi sector implementation decree

The Council of State nullified the taxi sector implementation decree

No more permits and driver passes for taxis for the time being, the destruction has a major impact. Nothing will change for existing holders of taxi permits and driver passes, but the Council of State annulled the…

LOM Antwerp and LOM Ostend-Bruges merge

LOM Antwerp and LOM Ostend-Bruges merge

Airline TUI fly offers flights to 22 destinations. The airport development companies (LOM) Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges are merging. The Flemish government approved this today at the initiative of the Flemish Minister of Mobility and…

Minister Peeters not in favor of higher ticket prices

Minister Peeters not in favor of higher ticket prices

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters responds to the 'news' that she would be in favor of variable ticket prices and more expensive tickets. The option of variable ticket prices was…

Start of mobility center 1 January 2022 may not be feasible

Start of mobility center 1 January 2022 may not be feasible

Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works Lydia Peeters today provided explanations in the Flemish Parliament about the installation of the Flemish mobility center. On Friday, April 2, the Flemish Government took the motivated...

Tongeren

Better traffic flow and more quality of life in Tongeren

Lydia Peeters, Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, invests heavily in smooth and safe traffic. Central to this are investments in cycling infrastructure, road safety and sustainability. Tongeren also reaps the…

Redrawing of the tram network in Antwerp is postponed

Redrawing of the tram network in Antwerp is postponed

Lydia Peeters, Flemish Minister of Mobility, wants to roll out the basic accessibility decree with effect from January 1, 2022. In Antwerp, the new tram network will be put on hold pending additional…

Leuven

Peeters supports the mobility center with 1,33 million euros

The Mobility Center 'Adapted Transport' (MAV) is a central contact point where people with reduced mobility can go for specific mobility and transport questions in the field of accessible and adapted transport. Flemish…

Minister Lydia Peeters revises the 15-minute rule for the taxi sector

Minister Lydia Peeters revises the 15-minute rule for the taxi sector

At the request of Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters, the Flemish government has included the 15-minute regulation in the new…