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Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
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On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Photo Report: Latest News & Views Of Budapest's Metro Line 4
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
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The construction of Metro line 4 is currently the biggest construction project in Central Europe. M4, or the green line of Budapest Metro, has already experienced one or two delays, and recently Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said it may be postponed until 2016. However according to paperwork put through by Budapest's City Assembly last Wednesday, the completion deadline is now Spring of next year. ...
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
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Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Budapest Public Transport Company BKV Tests Electric Bus
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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The public transport company BKV is testing an electrically driven bus in Budapest for several weeks. Passengers can try the new bus in southern Buda and in the downtown area from Wednesday, the Budapest transport centre BKK and the BKV said in a joint statement on Monday.
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
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Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
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Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Critical Mass Bike Rally In Budapest On 22 April
- 20 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
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Tens of thousands of cyclists will throng the streets of Budapest for the Critical Mass event on Earth Day, April 22, organisers announced on Tuesday. The cyclists will start out from the Pest riverside road in the 13th District at 4 p.m., and proceed to City Park, where they will raise their bikes above their heads in a now traditional manner.
The “Bubi” Concept In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2012 12:00 AM
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“bubi” (Budapest Bicycle) will be Hungary’s first public bike-sharing system, similar to already existing European models. It is to be operated by BKK, the Centre for Budapest Transport, the new transport authority of Budapest.
Budapest Fifth District Sells Historic Buildings
- 26 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
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"The southern Klotild Palace, the Párizsi udvar shopping arcade and the catering museum on Szent István tér were put up for sale as a single package by the Fifth District local government between the parliamentary and the local elections, Népszabadság reports.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Photo Report: Latest News & Views Of Budapest's Metro Line 4
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
The construction of Metro line 4 is currently the biggest construction project in Central Europe. M4, or the green line of Budapest Metro, has already experienced one or two delays, and recently Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said it may be postponed until 2016. However according to paperwork put through by Budapest's City Assembly last Wednesday, the completion deadline is now Spring of next year. ...
Bread Blessing & Harvest March In Downtown Budapest, 20 August
- 16 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Bread Blessing at Clark Ádám tér: The roots of the St. Stephen Day harvest holiday date back to the reign of Maria Theresa; the monarch issued an order that we commemorate our state founder king on 20 August every year. Visitors from lands afar flocked to attend the St. Stephen day celebrations held on the Buda Castle Hill in order to celebrate the cutting of the new bread amidst splendid harvest ...
Budapest Public Transport Company BKV Tests Electric Bus
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The public transport company BKV is testing an electrically driven bus in Budapest for several weeks. Passengers can try the new bus in southern Buda and in the downtown area from Wednesday, the Budapest transport centre BKK and the BKV said in a joint statement on Monday.
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Community Announcement: Bicycle Training – Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Critical Mass Budapest and the Hungarian Downtown Cycling Club (a Kerékpárosklub Belváros) hosts regular, 2-hour long, free bike trainings for those who are new to the city's roads and want to try it out (but not alone!), who want to learn more about Hungarian traffic laws, and who would like to ask local experts about bicycling best practice in Budapest. Sessions are every 2nd and 4th Sunday of ...
Critical Mass Bike Rally In Budapest On 22 April
- 20 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- getting around
Tens of thousands of cyclists will throng the streets of Budapest for the Critical Mass event on Earth Day, April 22, organisers announced on Tuesday. The cyclists will start out from the Pest riverside road in the 13th District at 4 p.m., and proceed to City Park, where they will raise their bikes above their heads in a now traditional manner.
The “Bubi” Concept In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2012 12:00 AM
- getting around
“bubi” (Budapest Bicycle) will be Hungary’s first public bike-sharing system, similar to already existing European models. It is to be operated by BKK, the Centre for Budapest Transport, the new transport authority of Budapest.
Budapest Fifth District Sells Historic Buildings
- 26 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- getting around
"The southern Klotild Palace, the Párizsi udvar shopping arcade and the catering museum on Szent István tér were put up for sale as a single package by the Fifth District local government between the parliamentary and the local elections, Népszabadság reports.