Traffic

There were times when car-free days really were car-free. Not anymore. But Berlin will not require tickets for its public transport on Thursday. And a few streets are supposed to be closed to motorized traffic.

Germany's fuel prices are on the rise. So is the number of traffic jams in the Federal Republic. The climate crisis requires a sharp decrease of CO2 emissions.…

Parking cars in Berlin can be rather costly, depending on the areas we go to. Now, the Senate decided to make it even more expensive. The new fees apply from…

In Berlin, the public transport provider BVG is in the process of converting its bus fleet. In 8 years, all 1,400 vehicles are supposed be be electric. The newest bus the Berliners got was made in the Netherlands. It is a giant leap for mankind because of its range.

Berlin's traffic transition is moving ahead slowly. Now, there is a new bicycle street in Pankow, but many motorists do not seem to know what that means. This…

Berlin is a city of cyclists. Hundreds of thousands of residents use their bikes on a regular basis. Cycling in the German capital is a challenge, because there…

Germany is known for cuckoo clocks, great bread and cake, stunning classical music and machines of all kinds. It is a popular tourist destination, also because of its wonderful countryside, especially in the south. And it has the Autobahn.

There still is no general speed limit on the German Autobahn, even though its main proponents, the Greens, are part of the government. Now, the conservatives…

In Berlin, the German Cyclists Association's annual bicycle protest will be taking place on Sunday. All over the city, cyclists intend to take over the German…

Germans and residents with other citizenships who intend to take trips by car on Ascension Day or during the upcoming Pentecost holiday will likely run into trouble in the form of traffic jams. Berlin's Traffic Control Center and the General German Automobile Association expect a lot of congestion on Germany's roads.