514 result(s) for budapest transport centre
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Congestion Fee Budapest Zone Proposed
- 2 Oct 2015 11:30 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre is proposing that a congestion fee be charged for vehicles within the Kiskörút, Népszabadság reports. In that scenario, the boundary of the car-free zone in Pest would run from Fõvám tér to Kálvin tér to Astoria to Deák Ferenc tér to Széchenyi tér.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Hungarian Border Settlement Of Röszke Becomes Symbol Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 9:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Police used tear gas against a group of migrants that refused to go to a collection point after entering Hungary, and two people were detained near Röszke in southern Hungary late on Tuesday, a local MTI correspondent reported. The group of around 150 migrants set off towards Highway 5 after entering Hungary from Serbia.
Mobility Week Budapest 2015, 16 - 22 September
- 8 Sep 2015 12:20 PM
- getting around
Once again, the capital of Hungary gets engaged with the European Mobility Week. The European Mobility Week is the world's most widely organised movement aiming to highlight the importance of sustainable mobility for present and future generations. In the City of Budapest, where it has been celebrated since 2001, the event is always a chance to show what a street in the city looks like when it is ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Congestion Fee Budapest Zone Proposed
- 2 Oct 2015 11:30 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre is proposing that a congestion fee be charged for vehicles within the Kiskörút, Népszabadság reports. In that scenario, the boundary of the car-free zone in Pest would run from Fõvám tér to Kálvin tér to Astoria to Deák Ferenc tér to Széchenyi tér.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Hungarian Border Settlement Of Röszke Becomes Symbol Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 9:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Police used tear gas against a group of migrants that refused to go to a collection point after entering Hungary, and two people were detained near Röszke in southern Hungary late on Tuesday, a local MTI correspondent reported. The group of around 150 migrants set off towards Highway 5 after entering Hungary from Serbia.
Mobility Week Budapest 2015, 16 - 22 September
- 8 Sep 2015 12:20 PM
- getting around
Once again, the capital of Hungary gets engaged with the European Mobility Week. The European Mobility Week is the world's most widely organised movement aiming to highlight the importance of sustainable mobility for present and future generations. In the City of Budapest, where it has been celebrated since 2001, the event is always a chance to show what a street in the city looks like when it is ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...