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The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The idea dates back even to Antiquity, but how feasible is it?
The cultural and victim remembrance facility will be located in Rome
Many municipalities instituted privileges for EVs to promote sustainable mobility. Now, a lot more people are driving electric, so maybe it’s time to normalise legislation
The city wants new approaches to developing the urban environment and is willing to fund the best solutions
Around 75% of German CO2 emissions come from the private sector, yet less than 1% of businesses are considered fully sustainable
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
Some of the most productive solar installations in the city are on listed buildings, such as Red City Hall
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories
The city has supported 65 initiatives in 9 districts away from its centre as a way to draw crowds to more unique experiences
The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
The city has arranged four tailor-made programmes for the different residences as a way to reconnect with patients’ life and memories
Find out which European region has the highest longevity, and which one the lowest
The new railway line will also extend to Vigo, in Spain, to create an Iberian network
Earlier today, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa presented the project for a new high-speed railway line which will connect the country’s main cities of Lisbon and Porto and even extend northward to the Spanish city of Vigo. The new line will be completed sometime after 2030 and when ready it will cut travelling time between Porto and Lisbon down to only 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The new line will mean the construction of a separate railway track rather than relying on older infrastructure, which is already deemed to be operating at top capacity as it is. The promoted service will include no stops between Lisbon and Porto.
Portugal already counts with a high-speed train service, called Alfa Pendular, which crosses the whole country from Faro, in the south, to Braga in the North. The problem is that almost half of all passenger trains and more than 90% of freight trains running daily in the country run at least a part of the Northern line.
For this reason, and despite the demand, it is not possible to increase the frequency of rail service on the axis between Porto and Lisbon. What’s more, due to the exhausted capacity of the line, the speed cannot be increased either. Currently, in the best-case scenario, the travel time on the Northern route takes 2 hours and 49 minutes.
That is why the authorities decided that the best move going forward is to initiate the construction of a brand new line. For this purpose, a planned investment of almost 5 billion euros until 2030 has been set aside.
It will take some patience, though. The officials explained that the new high-speed connection will be built in three phases. The first one, between Porto and Soure will be ready in 2028, and the second between Soure and Carregado will be done by 2030. For the last (and shortest) section to Lisbon, however, details are scarce and it was mentioned that it “should only be built later”.
The traditional railway stations in Lisbon and Porto will also be used for this new line, however, in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia, a new station will be built.
The trains will develop speeds of 300 km/h and the line itself is envisioned as being extended eventually to connect with the Spanish high-speed network in the Galician city of Vigo in order to create an integrated network along the entire Atlantic corridor of the Iberian Peninsula.
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
Last week, the Chinese app was banned for Belgian federal employees for an initial period of six months
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The new itineraries are part of the DiscoverEU programme, which lets 18-year-olds travel by train between important European sites
The European Commission has published its first progress report charting the achievements of the socio-cultural movement that combines beauty, inclusion and sustainability
The 2023 edition of the creative initiative promises to be bigger, bolder and more inclusive
A talk with the head of Mission Zero Academy on the benefits for municipalities if they go the zero waste way
A talk with Nicolae Urs, one of the key figures behind the city's new data platforms and online services strategy
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
