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Govt To Extend Subsidies For New Budapest Trams
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
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The government has decided to provide extra financial support for the procurement of new trams for the capital city to ensure that Budapest receives 47 new vehicles, ten more than originally planned, according to the state gazette Magyar Közlöny. The original procurement for trams and trolley buses had been held up due to legal wrangles involving a tender which Skoda, one of the unsuccessful ...
Budapest Taxis Often Fail To Follow Rules
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Since new taxi regulations came into force in September 2013, some 3,782 taxis have been inspected and in 25% of the cases failed to meet technical requirements, the Budapest transport centre BKK found.
Ministry Encourages Hungarians To Cycle To Work
- 22 Apr 2014 5:10 AM
- getting around
The National Development Ministry and the Hungarian Cycling Club have launched a spring campaign to encourage people to cycle to work each day. At the campaign opening, marking Earth Day, state secretary Pál Völner said the government was paying heightened attention to cycling, which is demonstrated by 500 kilometres of bicycle paths constructed or renewed over the past four years.
KDB Cancels Budapest Trolley Tender
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
At the request of Skoda, the procurement arbitration court KDB has cancelled the trolley bus tender announced by the city of Budapest. The tender announcement for the purchase of 24 trolley buses specified emergency batteries only without extra diesel engines as an option. Competition for the tender was thus impacted negatively, the KDB found.
Introducing MOL's Bubi In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
In 2014 new means of transport appears in Budapest: people may pick up bicycles at any of the 75 new bicycle terminals, may ride them and then drop them at any terminal. The system will operate with cards and terminals will be at average 320 metres from each other offering total 1100 bicycles.
First Photos Of Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
This EU co-funded project is being rolled-out right now, with a value of over one billion Hungarian Forints. This MOL sponsored initiative by BKK allows registered customers to use over one thousand bicycles located around Budapest. GPS-based tracking and security camera systems will be installed to protect bicycles and the docking stations.
Boat Services Are Again Available In Budapest During Weekends
- 3 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- getting around
As spring and good weather have turned up, a new schedule is introduced at the boat services along Danube. Boats D11 will be operating more often, every 60 minutes, and boat line D12 will restarted to complete the weekdays’ boat services during the rush-hours in the morning and afternoon.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
New Surface Transport Network Following Start Of Metro Line M4 On 29 March 2014
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- getting around
According to the announcement by Budapest Mayor István Tarlós passengers will be able to start using metro line M4 from 12:00 noon on Friday, 28 March 2014. The new metro line will be operating until the last scheduled departures on Friday while the surface transport network will remain unchanged: buses will be operating based on their current schedules and routes until the following day; the new ...
Govt To Extend Subsidies For New Budapest Trams
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- getting around
The government has decided to provide extra financial support for the procurement of new trams for the capital city to ensure that Budapest receives 47 new vehicles, ten more than originally planned, according to the state gazette Magyar Közlöny. The original procurement for trams and trolley buses had been held up due to legal wrangles involving a tender which Skoda, one of the unsuccessful ...
Budapest Taxis Often Fail To Follow Rules
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Since new taxi regulations came into force in September 2013, some 3,782 taxis have been inspected and in 25% of the cases failed to meet technical requirements, the Budapest transport centre BKK found.
Ministry Encourages Hungarians To Cycle To Work
- 22 Apr 2014 5:10 AM
- getting around
The National Development Ministry and the Hungarian Cycling Club have launched a spring campaign to encourage people to cycle to work each day. At the campaign opening, marking Earth Day, state secretary Pál Völner said the government was paying heightened attention to cycling, which is demonstrated by 500 kilometres of bicycle paths constructed or renewed over the past four years.
KDB Cancels Budapest Trolley Tender
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
At the request of Skoda, the procurement arbitration court KDB has cancelled the trolley bus tender announced by the city of Budapest. The tender announcement for the purchase of 24 trolley buses specified emergency batteries only without extra diesel engines as an option. Competition for the tender was thus impacted negatively, the KDB found.
Introducing MOL's Bubi In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
In 2014 new means of transport appears in Budapest: people may pick up bicycles at any of the 75 new bicycle terminals, may ride them and then drop them at any terminal. The system will operate with cards and terminals will be at average 320 metres from each other offering total 1100 bicycles.
First Photos Of Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
This EU co-funded project is being rolled-out right now, with a value of over one billion Hungarian Forints. This MOL sponsored initiative by BKK allows registered customers to use over one thousand bicycles located around Budapest. GPS-based tracking and security camera systems will be installed to protect bicycles and the docking stations.
Boat Services Are Again Available In Budapest During Weekends
- 3 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- getting around
As spring and good weather have turned up, a new schedule is introduced at the boat services along Danube. Boats D11 will be operating more often, every 60 minutes, and boat line D12 will restarted to complete the weekdays’ boat services during the rush-hours in the morning and afternoon.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
New Surface Transport Network Following Start Of Metro Line M4 On 29 March 2014
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- getting around
According to the announcement by Budapest Mayor István Tarlós passengers will be able to start using metro line M4 from 12:00 noon on Friday, 28 March 2014. The new metro line will be operating until the last scheduled departures on Friday while the surface transport network will remain unchanged: buses will be operating based on their current schedules and routes until the following day; the new ...