Tag: Transport policy
Spahn open to a compromise on the speed limit on the Autobahn
What speed on the Autobahn? A height of the required speed limit was not mentioned in the decision. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the energy crisis, according to numerous…
Spahn open to a compromise on the speed limit on the Autobahn
Jens Spahn The former Federal Minister of Health does not rule out a speed limit. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of the energy crisis, Union faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU)…
Railway unions: “The nine-euro ticket makes you sick”
Full platform in Norddeich The nine-euro ticket pushes the rail system to its limits on some routes. More and more trains are broken. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The two trade unions…
The SPD-Left calls for the FDP to end the blockade
speed limit If the speed on motorways were limited to a maximum of 100 kilometers per hour and to 80 km/h on out-of-town roads, around 2.1 billion liters of fossil…
Transport companies propose a permanent 69-euro ticket
Ticket control in public transport The nine-euro ticket is intended to relieve citizens and make the use of public transport more attractive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin What’s next after the nine-euro…
Federal government presents climate program for transport and construction – dispute over overall plan
Volker Wissing and Robert Habeck The large package of measures apparently failed, mainly due to a dispute between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Transport. (Photo: Reuters)…
Deutsche Bahn stops criticized sale of station buildings
Train station in Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn has sold many train stations in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn is stopping the sale of its own station building,…
Deutsche Bahn stops criticized sale of station buildings
Train station in Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn has sold many train stations in recent years. (Photo: imago images/Jan Huebner) Frankfurt Deutsche Bahn is stopping the sale of its own station building,…
Deutsche Bahn is delayed more often than it has been in years
regional train Construction sites and a lot of traffic are also causing problems for the railways. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The punctuality of Deutsche Bahn continues to decline. In June, only…
New advisory groups: the government wants to create a traffic turnaround
Electric car at the charging station The federal government wants to make road traffic more climate-friendly and is setting up advisory bodies for this purpose. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With two…
Dilapidated bridges in Germany: the construction industry is waiting for orders
Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing experienced his first surprise six days before he was even appointed Minister. On December 2, the federal highway company had to close the Rahmedetal…
Driving bans and speed limit: traffic light argues about energy-saving measures
Berlin A new debate has flared up in Germany about what measures should be taken to respond to rising energy prices. A move by SPD leader Saskia Esken is particularly…
Local transport: Federal Environment Agency for inexpensive public transport annual ticket
The authority considers the introduction of a permanently inexpensive annual ticket in local public transport (ÖPNV) based on the Austrian model to be possible. “The idea of having a flat…
Volker Wissing stops the project of his CSU predecessor
Berlin If the Ministry of Transport was occupied by a CSU politician, a large sum of tax money from the federal coffers often ended up in their Bavarian homeland. It…
Municipalities require cheap tickets that are valid indefinitely
Berlin After the expiry of the 9-euro monthly ticket for local public transport (ÖPNV), which is limited to three months, the Association of Towns and Municipalities is demanding a nationwide…
The state-owned company will drive Peugeot in the future
Motorway near Munich Actually, it needs a powerful management. (Photo: IMAGO/xcitepress) Berlin If you take a look at the fleet of the federally owned Autobahn GmbH, you will be surprised:…
A bargain does not make you successful
Local transport companies and Deutsche Bahn sold the nine-euro ticket almost seven million times at the start. The numbers sound gigantic and yet say – nothing. Monthly ticket holders will…
Nine-euro ticket: frustration or freedom?
Nine euro ticket Many people have already bought a nine-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) From June 1st, the message will be “Please board”, because then the nine-euro ticket will be valid.…
“There’s a Run” – Seven million tickets sold
9 euro ticket The traffic light coalition committee had decided on the ticket for nine euros per month. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Around seven million of the special tickets have been…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…