How do we make Amsterdam’s bike tunnels less scary?
It involves all the five senses, apparently
Netherlands / Amsterdam / Development / Public Spaces
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Denis is an Editor at TheMayor.EU. He is an award-winning author of fiction and has a Bachelor's in Cinema and Screenwriting. He is interested in cities and how they shape habits, habitats, ideas and social movements while also being spaces for the individual’s expression of talent or anonymity.
Contact him at d.balgaranov@themayor.eu
Germany / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
10 million people have bought the Deutschland ticket in a month
Germany’s new approach has convinced hundreds of thousands of people to start using public transport for the first time
Bulgaria / Sofia / Mobility / Politics and Reforms
Sofia cracks down on e-scooters with fines of up to 500 euros for companies
Drivers will be legally required to push their scooters manually in pedestrian areas and parks
Bulgaria / Greece / Athens / Sofia / Thessaloniki / Digital transformation / Mobility
Sofia – Thessaloniki highway to support autonomous vehicles by 2025
Greece and Bulgaria are set to build one of the first 5G cross-border corridors in Europe
Luxembourg / Portugal / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
Luxembourg and Portugal to develop a hydrogen corridor
Portugal is growing its renewable energy sector and will soon have a large hydrogen electrolyser in the port of Sines
Germany / Berlin / Development / Social City
Berlin will build social housing for lesbian and queer women in the city centre
The development will offer 70 rental apartments at 6.90 euros per square metre
Luxembourg / Culture and Tourism / Innovation and Research
Esch2022 – the benefits and aftermath of European Capital of Culture
The team presented the final report about a year, which was supposed to put the Luxembourgish city on the cultural map of Europe
Germany / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
BMW will expand green car plant in Leipzig
The city has signed a new lease deal for an area of 12 hectares which will include production facilities and renewable energy generation
Netherlands / Innovation and Research / Public Spaces
Meet the new Rotterdam rapid response anti-litter team
It will also respond to alarms from citizens in real-time
Germany / Berlin / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
Berlin will treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers for free
With the ramp-up of the summer offensive, authorities estimate up to 500 wounded soldiers per month
Belgium / Development / Innovation and Research
Ghent needs to invest in housing or risk wealth displacement
The study showed that households with multiple people are growing much faster than regional rates, putting pressure on the housing market
