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Rolling down 120km of bike lane in Seville

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:00:00 -0000

Drivers and vehicles in the centre of Seville cannot be parked for longer than 45 minutes, but it wouldn’t bother the southern Spanish city’s cyclists

Rome was not built in a day...nor for bikes

('cbinns',) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:10:00 -0000

I am a devout cyclist who first rode a bike by chance. I come from Strasbourg in eastern France, a city in which the two wheels reign supreme, so I did all I could to get hold of a bike in Rome. 'It’s suicidal!' those around me squealed, but after four days alone in a city dominated by cars, I realised that cycling can also look like a kamikaze mission

Bridges in Belgrade: why citizens should have a 26-hour-day

('Hades',) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:31:22 -0000

If we don’t have enough bridges, we should at least have enough time to cross the three over Sava river that we do have. Because, it really does require a lot of time... and nerves! Extract from cafebabel.com's latest city blog, Belgrade citypulse

Unions, strikes and snow: Europe's 12 days of christmas discontent

('Tim Mac an Airchinnigh',) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:41 -0000

Is spreading the misery really the best way to get what we want? Inspired by the British High Court banning British Airways’ cabin crew's decision to take twelve festive days of industrial action, we take a look at the latest glut of stars and strikes to hit Europe

Metro-run university of Paris 14 challenges French ‘anti-egalitarian’ education system

('Tim Mac an Airchinnigh',) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:55 -0000

The newly formed university is a mobilisation of students, teachers and researchers who aim to liberate education from the over-arching confines of the ‘institution’. Participants Emile Gayoso and Quentin Lade on neo-liberalism, the Bologna process and giving classes on public transport

A traveller reads up on the history of nationalism

('Annie Rutherford',) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:08:00 -0000

'A sudden wave of satisfaction envelops J. He recognises his happiness to have been born this millennium in a peaceful Europe'. This short story, set in a Brussels train station, was runner-up of the 2009 German Youthreporter award, ‘Verliebt in Europa’ (‘In Love With Europe’)

Pillow talk: sleeping in Europe's airports by night

('Hayley Wood',) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:00:00 -0000

In airports around the world, regular travellers and families in transit sleep on uncomfortable benches as they wait for take-off. Since the arrival of budget airlines and their irregular timetables a website has specialised in giving advice to these squatters

Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe's 'greenest' cities

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:30:00 -0000

On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels

Biofuels: how green is the green gold rush in Senegal?

('Helen Swain',) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:00:00 -0000

Europe’s Sustainable Energy Week takes place in Brussels from 9 to 13 February, with biofuel at the centre of the debates. Is it possible for Europe to go green without causing famine in western Africa? Feature

Photos: Paris, transport and fresh air

('Louisa Reichstetter',) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Fancy a fresh-aired adventure in Paris? Since 2007 residents and tourists have been able to rent the public bicycles, the Vélibs, fleeing the dark metros which transport millions in and out of the capital day in, day out. Images of a city in movement

Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe

('Ed Saunders',) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project

Traffic jams go on in Vilnius

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...

Videos: Barroso and Mamère are ecologically challenged

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:41:00 -0000

Two of Europe’s politicians talk ‘global solutions, global problems’ but sometime forget to put their words into action

Europe dominates election agenda in Strasbourg

('Andrew Burgess',) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The municipal elections in Alsace are neither local nor national. The debate is entirely European as both candidates outline their vision for a town propelled as capital of the old continent

Strasbourg is bikes

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0000

With the inauguration of the TGV to Strasbourg, the city is staking its claim for modernity and the environment. The bicycle rules in this city that wants to overtake Fribourg as model of sustainable growth

Spain growing by 300 an hour

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:40:00 -0000

In three years, Spain will be the first country in the world to have a 2.230km long railway network for high speed trains

Lyon – Turin: countdown to the TGV

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:30:00 -0000

The European Parliament approved funds for the new European transport networks on 23 May, leaving Italy with two months to prepare its proposals

Interrail for the future

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:23:00 -0000

Spanning north to south, stretching east to west: travelling in Europe as of 2020 will be easier and faster thanks to the upcoming Trans-European Transport Network (TEN)

Enough steel for 8 Eiffel Towers

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:00:00 -0000

France's 'transport revolution' takes place on 10 June, when the first phase of 'TGV Est', Europe's fastest railway link, opens

Hitchhiking against poverty

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0000

70 young Europeans take part in Eurizons, a unique hitchhike campaign to promote the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

The leopard prowls the Silk Road

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:07:00 -0000

Kazakhstan holds a key position on the Asian highway network which criss-crosses 32 Asian states. At the used car market “Barys”, traders discuss the merging of Europe and Asia