50 result(s) for district council in Getting around
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
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The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Mayor: Budapest Not Ready To Set Start Date For Metro Revamp
- 8 Jul 2016 2:00 AM
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Budapest’s municipal council has yet to set a start date for upgrading the third metro line, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. The planned duration of the project has not changed, Tarlós told a press conference, adding that delays may be avoidable.
Budapest Fifth District Selling More Properties
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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The Fidesz majority on Fifth District council voted on Thursday to sell 12 downtown properties at below market price to the present tenants. Three of the transactions are sales to OTP bank and another involves Pick Szeged, both companies owned by Sándor Csányi. A three-level unit on Deák tér for which Together councillor Péter Juhász made an offer above the council’s proposed sales price, will be ...
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
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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 ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
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A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
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A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
Tree Planting In Budapest In Honor Of Earth Day
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day, Ambassador Bell, Fifth District Mayor Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Dr. Liviu Matei planted a Magnolia tree in Szabadság tér.
Photo: Ambassador Bell, Mayor Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Matei plant the tree. (Embassy photo Attila Németh)
Photo: Ambassador Bell, Mayor Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Matei plant the tree. (Embassy photo Attila Németh)
Budapest Déli Train Station Closed For Weeks
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
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Budapest’s Déli train station was abruptly closed on Sunday for an unspecified number of weeks, due to the collapse of a wall in a tunnel. Traffic has been redirected to Kelenföld station in the 11th District, but a number of trains have had to be cancelled as the additional burden exceeds the smaller station’s capacity.
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.
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Mayor: Budapest Not Ready To Set Start Date For Metro Revamp
- 8 Jul 2016 2:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s municipal council has yet to set a start date for upgrading the third metro line, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. The planned duration of the project has not changed, Tarlós told a press conference, adding that delays may be avoidable.
Budapest Fifth District Selling More Properties
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Fidesz majority on Fifth District council voted on Thursday to sell 12 downtown properties at below market price to the present tenants. Three of the transactions are sales to OTP bank and another involves Pick Szeged, both companies owned by Sándor Csányi. A three-level unit on Deák tér for which Together councillor Péter Juhász made an offer above the council’s proposed sales price, will be ...
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 ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
Tree Planting In Budapest In Honor Of Earth Day
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day, Ambassador Bell, Fifth District Mayor Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Dr. Liviu Matei planted a Magnolia tree in Szabadság tér.
Photo: Ambassador Bell, Mayor Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Matei plant the tree. (Embassy photo Attila Németh)
Photo: Ambassador Bell, Mayor Szentgyörgyvölgyi, and CEU Provost and Pro-Rector Matei plant the tree. (Embassy photo Attila Németh)
Budapest Déli Train Station Closed For Weeks
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s Déli train station was abruptly closed on Sunday for an unspecified number of weeks, due to the collapse of a wall in a tunnel. Traffic has been redirected to Kelenföld station in the 11th District, but a number of trains have had to be cancelled as the additional burden exceeds the smaller station’s capacity.
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.