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Car ownership in North Macedonia rose to record high – 66.8% of households reported owning a car in 2021
Safeguarding the environment through the fight against climate change and air pollution in the cities throughout North Macedonia is something that exists only in theory. In reality, the data provided by the State Statistical Office - SSO show that unlike any period before, the number of Macedonian households owning a passenger vehicle last year has climbed to 66.8%.
The analysis...
Number of households in North Macedonia with cars twice bigger than those with bicycles
The statistics shows that the number of households that own a car is more than double the number of households with at least one bike. According to the data provided by the State Statistical Office (SSO), only 30.7% of the Macedonian households has owned a bicycle in 2020. This number is by 2.8% less compared to 2019, and owning...
With or without new coronavirus, problems of the bicyclists in North Macedonia persist (VIDEO)
The question about the extent of the importance of bicycles as a means of transportation for North Macedonia's citizens returned again with the rise of the numbers of COVID-19 infection cases. The coronavirus' rapid spread through close contacts has led to serious difficulties in the functioning of public transportation in the cities, including an increased interest by the people...
Willing to fight against air pollution, City of Skopje will be following all proposals of State crisis center
The lifting of restrictive measures which were imposed to limit the movement of citizens due to the coronavirus has begun. By slowing all human activities that are damaging the environment, the air pollution decreased. This is evident from the latest data that indicate a lower presence of PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles and the nitric duoxide in the...
“March of Silence” through the streets of Skopje
Hundreds of people gathered at the city park in Skopje today, at the crossroads where the last victim of a car accident was, where young Daniel tragically lost his life. In a sign of their revolt, they left their bikes at the crossroads behind a banner which read, “Kotze, back us streets”.
Many worried parents were present with their strollers, bicycles,...
Skopje City councilors have decided the speed limit to be 50 km/hour
In Skopje today city councilors decided to adopt the proposals by SDSM advisers, the proposal will increase traffic safety.
Today at a press conference Damian Manchevski from the SDSM advisory group informed us that some of the proposals are to reduce the speed limit of vehicles to 50 kilometers per hour, construction of overhead pedestrian crossings, improving the cycling infrastructure...
