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Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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GA The application will adjust the street lights to the traffic and to the noise- and street pollution, and will collect data to improve transportation. The test run will start in April 2016 and will end in May 2017, nol.hu reports. Imagine that street lights shine brighter when a car or a pedestrian goes by, and it fades away behind them. Cyclists and pedestrians could choose the shortest and ...
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Of The Renewed Nyugati Tér In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
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The refurbished Nyugati tér has been inaugurated. At the ceremony Mayor István Tarlós and Zsófia Hassay, Mayor of Terézváros District have made a speech. After several decades one of the most dense and crowded squares at Nyugati railway station has been renewed, and with that Budapest became richer with yet another cultural, more liveable, and greener public space, said István Tarlós.
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
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Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Tourist Information @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 8 Aug 2015 9:09 AM
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Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) is operating a Budapestinfo Point at Sziget for the duration of the festival, the purpose of which is to supply festival-goers with information about the capital’s many tourist and cultural attractions. As official representative of the Budapest Municipality, BFTK assists in developing the positive international image of Budapest through the ...
Hungary's Szentendre Gets Painted Benches On Riverside Promenade
- 21 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
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The charming tourist hotspot of Szentendre, north of Budapest, is enhancing its reputation as a town of art and artists with the custom-painted benches on the Danube proenade that appeared on Sunday morning. The benches will be put up for sale at the end of the summer.
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.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
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Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Angyal István Park Budapest – A New And Modern Social Place For A Liveable City
- 13 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
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With the support of the Municipality of Budapest, Angyal István Park in the 9th district has been modernized and turned to green within the scope of the Swedish Sustainability Program, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Business Sweden, and Swedish companies operating in Hungary.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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GA The application will adjust the street lights to the traffic and to the noise- and street pollution, and will collect data to improve transportation. The test run will start in April 2016 and will end in May 2017, nol.hu reports. Imagine that street lights shine brighter when a car or a pedestrian goes by, and it fades away behind them. Cyclists and pedestrians could choose the shortest and ...
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Of The Renewed Nyugati Tér In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbished Nyugati tér has been inaugurated. At the ceremony Mayor István Tarlós and Zsófia Hassay, Mayor of Terézváros District have made a speech. After several decades one of the most dense and crowded squares at Nyugati railway station has been renewed, and with that Budapest became richer with yet another cultural, more liveable, and greener public space, said István Tarlós.
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Tourist Information @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 8 Aug 2015 9:09 AM
- getting around
Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) is operating a Budapestinfo Point at Sziget for the duration of the festival, the purpose of which is to supply festival-goers with information about the capital’s many tourist and cultural attractions. As official representative of the Budapest Municipality, BFTK assists in developing the positive international image of Budapest through the ...
Hungary's Szentendre Gets Painted Benches On Riverside Promenade
- 21 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
The charming tourist hotspot of Szentendre, north of Budapest, is enhancing its reputation as a town of art and artists with the custom-painted benches on the Danube proenade that appeared on Sunday morning. The benches will be put up for sale at the end of the summer.
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.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Angyal István Park Budapest – A New And Modern Social Place For A Liveable City
- 13 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
With the support of the Municipality of Budapest, Angyal István Park in the 9th district has been modernized and turned to green within the scope of the Swedish Sustainability Program, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Business Sweden, and Swedish companies operating in Hungary.