Bulgaria has awarded its best mayors for 11th year in a row
Almost 140 000 people have cast their vote in the national contest for Mayor of the Year
While in other cities law enforcement is thinking of ways to curb the two-wheelers, here they’re falling in love with them
E-scooters were first hailed and welcomed as the future of flexible and clean urban mobility, especially in the wake of the COVID pandemic. Then they started being frowned upon as a curse in many cities due to the problems they cause with traffic, parking and incidents. But in one city, the Danish capital of Copenhagen, it is the police force itself that has decided to adopt the nimble two-wheelers as part of their official fleet.
More specifically, the news refers to the neighbourhood police units of the western suburbs of Høje Gladsaxe and Ishøj, which have expanded their mobility options with the addition of e-scooters. As they say, if you can’t beat them, then join them.
The police force already has cars, bicycles and sturdy footwear at their disposal and those things won’t disappear. Rather, the adoption of the e-scooters is a way to provide more options and chances to react in ways that a car can’t provide.
Plus, it’s also about creating a certain image.
"Police on scooters elicit more smiles and pleasant comments than the bicycle, and the officers feel that they get closer to the citizens than in a patrol car," says inspector Allan Nyring from Copenhagen Vestegns Police.
The aim of the law enforcement is to present a reputation of being accessible and approachable to citizens. Cars create a certain feeling of power projection and a barrier.
The scooters don't have blue flashing lights or emergency horns - just batteries, brakes and lights. They have a top speed of 20 kilometres per hour and a range of 30 kilometres.
He stated this during a visit to the island’s capital Ajaccio
It’s one of the several iconic arcade shopping centres of the Italian city
The local government has decided on a host of measures to support struggling residents, but visitors will get the short end of the stick
Bringing lost music back from the oblivion of the past
The authorities wanted to provide clean energy to cultural events and festivals
Almost 140 000 people have cast their vote in the national contest for Mayor of the Year
The worrying news comes in the wake of a discovery of the pests in local cinemas some weeks ago
The collected ideas will then be used to create a symphony
It’s one of the several iconic arcade shopping centres of the Italian city
The worrying news comes in the wake of a discovery of the pests in local cinemas some weeks ago
The collected ideas will then be used to create a symphony
The local government has decided on a host of measures to support struggling residents, but visitors will get the short end of the stick
This one could be a real game-changer for our built environments and the way they look
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
Cast your vote before 24 May and do your part in promoting the NEB values
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team
A talk with the first man to circumnavigate the globe with a solar plane, on whether sustainability can also be profitable
An interview with the president of the European Federation of Journalists