Between 11 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, an average wind force of 8 was measured for an hour between Enkhuizen and Lelystad. This, in combination with the snowfall, has officially caused a snowstorm, Weerplaza reports. The last time that happened in the Netherlands was in January 2010.
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First snowstorm in the Netherlands since 2010 | NL Times
Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Transport. Show all posts
5/15/20
France - rhe environment: Will cars be banned in Paris after lockdown?
Parisian Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that returning to a city
dominated by cars post- pandemic is “out of the question”. A special
session was organised by the Paris City Council to look at ways to guide
citizens out of lockdown, where Hidalgo emphasised her stance on
reducing pollution in the capital.
“I say in all firmness that it is out of the question that we allow ourselves to be invaded by cars, and by pollution,” she said. “Pollution is already in itself a health crisis and a danger — and pollution joined up with coronavirus is a particularly dangerous cocktail.” Early studies carried out by Harvard University in the US have found that a rise in exposure to particulate pollution of just one microgram per metre-cubed of air could increase our chances of dying from the disease by around 10 per cent.
Read more at:
Will cars be banned in Paris after lockdown? | Living
“I say in all firmness that it is out of the question that we allow ourselves to be invaded by cars, and by pollution,” she said. “Pollution is already in itself a health crisis and a danger — and pollution joined up with coronavirus is a particularly dangerous cocktail.” Early studies carried out by Harvard University in the US have found that a rise in exposure to particulate pollution of just one microgram per metre-cubed of air could increase our chances of dying from the disease by around 10 per cent.
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Will cars be banned in Paris after lockdown? | Living
1/5/19
1/5/18
The Netherlands: Public transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands yesterday-by Zack Newmark
Public transportation in the Netherlands was seriously disrupted
Thursday morning after regional transit workers walked off the job at 4
a.m. in a one-day strike.
The labour action is meant to call attention to what the workers have called unreasonable work pressure, and a pay raise that is capped 40 percent lower than what the bus drivers and train conductors wanted.
Read more: - by Zack NewmarkPublic transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands Times
The labour action is meant to call attention to what the workers have called unreasonable work pressure, and a pay raise that is capped 40 percent lower than what the bus drivers and train conductors wanted.
Read more: - by Zack NewmarkPublic transit strike shuts down many routes around Netherlands Times
10/27/17
Germany -Alternative Energy: Self-driving bus starts first route in Germany
German railway company Deutsche Bahn has introduced an autonomous bus to
drive passengers along a pre-programmed route in Bavaria. In case of an
emergency, a human driver can take control with a joystick.
The electric vehicle delivered its first passengers on Wednesday in Bad Birnach, Bavaria, starting on its eight-minute route from the town's hot springs to the central area and the railway station. The EZ10 bus has six places to sit and can take in a further six standing passengers, and the ride is free of charge.
It's the first time a self-driving bus has been incorporated in Germany's public transport system.
Among the first group to ride the self-driving bus was Richard Lutz, the head of the German railway giant Deutsche Bahn (DB), the company behind the pilot project.
Read more: Self-driving bus starts first route in Germany | News | DW | 26.10.2017
The electric vehicle delivered its first passengers on Wednesday in Bad Birnach, Bavaria, starting on its eight-minute route from the town's hot springs to the central area and the railway station. The EZ10 bus has six places to sit and can take in a further six standing passengers, and the ride is free of charge.
It's the first time a self-driving bus has been incorporated in Germany's public transport system.
Among the first group to ride the self-driving bus was Richard Lutz, the head of the German railway giant Deutsche Bahn (DB), the company behind the pilot project.
Read more: Self-driving bus starts first route in Germany | News | DW | 26.10.2017
7/27/17
US Infrastructure: Decaying infrastructure taking a toll on America
America's infrastructure is in a state of crisis. Roads and train lines
are old, dangerous and cost the country billions of dollars in economic
growth. Trump wants to repair damages but he is at the mercy of
investors.
The summer of hell began for New Yorkers last Monday. Beginning at four o'clock in the afternoon people hurried home from work, clogging midtown Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station.
Over 600,000 people trek to Manhattan daily from faraway places like New Jersey and Long Island, entering the city via Penn Station. More people transit through Penn Station than all three of New York's airports: JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. Yet on Monday many tracks were shut down for the summer so the city can begin tackling urgently needed repairs.
During his campaign, Trump promised trillions of dollars to tackle this issue. Yet a look at the budget says otherwise: The government will spend only $200 billion on the infrastructure package. The remaining $800 billion must come from states and municipalities - no major problem for wealthy states. But the rural areas remain in disrepair.
Decaying infrastructure taking a toll on America | Business | DW | 17.07.2017
The summer of hell began for New Yorkers last Monday. Beginning at four o'clock in the afternoon people hurried home from work, clogging midtown Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station.
Over 600,000 people trek to Manhattan daily from faraway places like New Jersey and Long Island, entering the city via Penn Station. More people transit through Penn Station than all three of New York's airports: JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. Yet on Monday many tracks were shut down for the summer so the city can begin tackling urgently needed repairs.
During his campaign, Trump promised trillions of dollars to tackle this issue. Yet a look at the budget says otherwise: The government will spend only $200 billion on the infrastructure package. The remaining $800 billion must come from states and municipalities - no major problem for wealthy states. But the rural areas remain in disrepair.
Decaying infrastructure taking a toll on America | Business | DW | 17.07.2017
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