Dublin is the only large European capital without a metro: what would Leopold Bloom make of that? | Dermot Hodson

In James Joyceโ€™s Ulysses, the cityโ€™s most famous fictional resident was as frustrated by its transport links in 1904 as many of us are todayIrelandโ€™s planning body, An Bord Pleanรกla, will determine later this year the fate of an ambitious proposal to b…

Barcelona to fine e-scooter users up to โ‚ฌ500 for riding on pavements

Council to crack down on antisocial behaviour linked to rapid rise of e-scooter riders in city Anyone riding an electric scooter on the pavement or without a helmet in Barcelona faces a fine of up to โ‚ฌ500 (ยฃ415) from 1 February as part of a crackdown o…

Britons need greener travel options to meet net zero target

Government must take urgent steps to change UK travel behaviour if carbon dioxide reduction goals are to be metEurope-wide research has shown Britons are more willing than most Europeans to reduce their use of cars and aeroplanes โ€“ an essential require…

The bicibรบs: how Barcelona got kids cycling safely to school โ€“ and loving it!

In the cityโ€™s fast-moving traffic, the bicibรบs (bike bus) provides sanctuary for cycling children โ€“ and turns the school run into a partyThe bus leaves Monday to Friday at 8.30am sharp outside the Sant Antoni market in Barcelonaโ€™s Eixample district, bu…

All aboard! Can Luxembourgโ€™s free public transport help save the world?

In 2020, in a bid to cut carbon emissions, Luxembourg made all its public transport free. But what is it like to use? And why are there still so many traffic jams? I took a trip to find out …Itโ€™s not quite John oโ€™Groats to Landโ€™s End, let alone Flori…