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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

Spotlight on fighting prostitution in Strasbourg

('Francesca Reinhardt',) — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000

In the last year, the picturesque city of Strasbourg has become known as the red light district of Alsace, a veritable European capital of prostitution. Is Strasbourg really a big brothel, where locals and EU officials indulge their peccadilloes?

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

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 ...

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

Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

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

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

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

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

Turkish taxi through Berlin

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:00:00 -0000

In a beige Mercedes with a yellow and black taxi sign on the roof and leather seats, the destination is the Berlin of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Rome's invisible taxis

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Third in our summer series tracking Europe's taxi drivers, where finding a taxi in the eternal city is like trying to find a needle in a haystack