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Towns (almost) without cars are more quiet

This morning when I left my hotel at around 9h, I was surprised by the quietness of old town Tallinn … More

car, car-free, cars, city, city center, city centre, estonia, Europe, hotel, inner city, noise, pedestrian, pedestrian zone, pedestrians, quiet, silence, silent, sound, tallinn, taxi, Tesla, town, travel

Europe says electric vehicles should make more noise … what?

This is too crazy to believe. With its Greenemotion project, Europe wanted to promote electric cars for their energy saving … More

alert, approaching, bicycle, bicycles, car, cars, cat, dog, driving, EC, EU, Europe, European Commission, eVADER, Greenemotion, IDIADA, Juan Garcia, noise, pedestrian, pedestrians, regulations, riding, silence diary, sound, Spain, street, vehicles, wipers

Wonderful Sunday walk in almost-silent Flanders fields

I just made a little walk in the neighborhood of my house in Flanders (Belgium, Europe). Some weeks ago I … More

Belgium, Europe, fields, Flanders, pedestrian, silence, silence diary, silent, silent place, silent road, slow road, walk, walking

The Dutch biker’s union creates pictures that impact

I was just browsing linkedin, when I saw an image that Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Associate Professor in Urban Planning at the … More

Amsterdam, autocar, biker union, bus, cars, inner city, Marco Te Brömmelstroet, noise, pedestrian, people, ruimtegebruik, silence diary, silent, smell, sound, street, university, urban management, urban planning

Small streets of Brussels not beneficial for sound levels

I was trying to find that old train picture for the other blog post, just a minute ago. That’s when … More

Belgium, Brussels, bus, cars, engines, fuel, Galleries Saint Hubert, gasses, inner city, noise, pedestrian, road, silence, sound, street, traffic, truck, walking

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