342 result(s) for art in Getting around
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
New Police Radar Units In Hungary Begin Operation In April
- 2 Apr 2015 1:30 AM
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The new mobile radar units will may well scare speeders, as the related fines are not cheap (see table of fines below). The new generation of mobile radar units are far more efficient than their predecessors, and speeding is not the only thing they can detect. So the time has come for motorist to really concentrate on driving rather than chatting on their phones without hands-free car kits.
Trams 4 & 6 In Budapest Are Running On Shortened Routes For Circa 2 Months
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
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Due to the construction works of the interconnected tram network in Buda, the refurbishment of the track section of tram lines 4 and 6 between Aradi utca and Tátra utca on the Grand Boulevard and the warranted repair work of the Margaret bridge, trams 4 and 6 are running on shortened routes during the daytime and are replaced by buses at night on the full length from 21 March 2015 for circa two ...
Tiszafüred To Host Bicycle Centre
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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Hungary’s biggest cycling centre will be built in Tiszafüred, Jász county as part of a nearly Ft 1 billion development project, Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas told a foundation stone laying ceremony for the project on Thursday.
Hungary’s President Áder Surveys Normafa Renewal Plans
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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President János Áder described a plan to restore the Normafa area in Budapest’s 12th District as ambitious on Wednesday after he visited the venues of planned rehabilitation in the company of the district’s Fidesz mayor Zoltán Pokorni.
Tarlós Denies Decision Made On Budapest Congestion Charge
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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No decision has been made on whether to introduce a congestion charge in Budapest, the city’s mayor said at a session of the municipal assembly. István Tarlós said no decision had been made concerning either the extent of the zone or the fee. He said efforts were being made in Brussels to “fend off” any requirement to introduce a congestion charge.
EU Insists On Congestion Fee To Be Introduced In Budapest
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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A congestion fee could be introduced in Budapest in the second half of 2016 following several months of trial runs. Deputy mayor Balázs Szeneczey has returned from Brussels without success following bargaining on the congestion fee.
MÁV Acquires Used Austrian Trains
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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Austrian state railway company ÖBB has delivered 10 used carriages to its Hungarian counterpart MÁV, which have undergone an overhaul and are ready for use. MÁV Start CEO György Záránd said Hungary agreed to buy 55 Lange-Schlieren trains with a maximum speed of 140kph from ÖBB after the Austrian company bought trains capable of 160-180kph.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
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Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
New Police Radar Units In Hungary Begin Operation In April
- 2 Apr 2015 1:30 AM
- getting around
The new mobile radar units will may well scare speeders, as the related fines are not cheap (see table of fines below). The new generation of mobile radar units are far more efficient than their predecessors, and speeding is not the only thing they can detect. So the time has come for motorist to really concentrate on driving rather than chatting on their phones without hands-free car kits.
Trams 4 & 6 In Budapest Are Running On Shortened Routes For Circa 2 Months
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Due to the construction works of the interconnected tram network in Buda, the refurbishment of the track section of tram lines 4 and 6 between Aradi utca and Tátra utca on the Grand Boulevard and the warranted repair work of the Margaret bridge, trams 4 and 6 are running on shortened routes during the daytime and are replaced by buses at night on the full length from 21 March 2015 for circa two ...
Tiszafüred To Host Bicycle Centre
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s biggest cycling centre will be built in Tiszafüred, Jász county as part of a nearly Ft 1 billion development project, Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas told a foundation stone laying ceremony for the project on Thursday.
Hungary’s President Áder Surveys Normafa Renewal Plans
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder described a plan to restore the Normafa area in Budapest’s 12th District as ambitious on Wednesday after he visited the venues of planned rehabilitation in the company of the district’s Fidesz mayor Zoltán Pokorni.
Tarlós Denies Decision Made On Budapest Congestion Charge
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
No decision has been made on whether to introduce a congestion charge in Budapest, the city’s mayor said at a session of the municipal assembly. István Tarlós said no decision had been made concerning either the extent of the zone or the fee. He said efforts were being made in Brussels to “fend off” any requirement to introduce a congestion charge.
EU Insists On Congestion Fee To Be Introduced In Budapest
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
A congestion fee could be introduced in Budapest in the second half of 2016 following several months of trial runs. Deputy mayor Balázs Szeneczey has returned from Brussels without success following bargaining on the congestion fee.
MÁV Acquires Used Austrian Trains
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Austrian state railway company ÖBB has delivered 10 used carriages to its Hungarian counterpart MÁV, which have undergone an overhaul and are ready for use. MÁV Start CEO György Záránd said Hungary agreed to buy 55 Lange-Schlieren trains with a maximum speed of 140kph from ÖBB after the Austrian company bought trains capable of 160-180kph.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.