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Traffic jams go on in Vilnius

In front | OPINION
A right English jam (Photo: prepice/ Flickr)

Cities are home to more than half the world's population, whilst EU urban congestion causes 40% of CO2 emissions, according to the European parliament ...

by Nora Mžavanadze // 15/04/08

FEATURE

Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe

The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project

by Simone Schlindwein // 15/04/08

ANALYSIS

Bike traffic: return of the scorchers

Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities

by Chris // 15/04/08

Videos: Barroso and Mamère are ecologically challenged

Two of Europe’s politicians talk ‘global solutions, global problems’ but sometime forget to put their words into action

by Jane Mery // 15/04/08

PICTURES

Strasbourg is bikes

With the inauguration of the TGV to Strasbourg, the city is staking its claim for modernity and the environment. The bicycle rules in this city that wants to overtake Fribourg as model of sustainable growth

by Eneko Ilarramendi // 27/02/08

REPORT
(Photos: Judith Laub)

Turkish taxi through Berlin

In a beige Mercedes with a yellow and black taxi sign on the roof and leather seats, the destination is the Berlin of yesterday, today and tomorrow

by Judith Laub // 03/09/07

FEATURE
Roman taxi-driver Antonio D with his baby (Photo: TS)

Rome's invisible taxis

Third in our summer series tracking Europe's taxi drivers, where finding a taxi in the eternal city is like trying to find a needle in a haystack

by Tiziana Sforza // 30/08/07

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