34 result(s) for leadership in Getting around
Opposition Parties To Launch Signature Drive For Metro Line 3 Accessibility
- 21 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
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Nine opposition parties have joined forces to launch a signature drive for holding a local referendum on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s third metro line, a Socialist Party city councillor said on Wednesday.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
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130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Renovation Of Metro Line 3’s Northern Section To Last One Year, Says Budapest Mayor
- 11 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
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The renovation work on the northern section of Budapest’s third metro line is set to start in November and is expected to last one year, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday.
Metro 4 Fraud: Former Budapest Mayor Demszky ‘Knew About Metro 4 Irregularities’?
- 29 Jun 2017 8:46 AM
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Budapest’s municipal council leadership under former liberal mayor Gábor Demszky “knew everything” about the irregularities surrounding the capital’s metro 4 construction project, the former head of Budapest transport authority BKK said on Wednesday.
Budapest Mulls Restricting Taxi Licences To Electric Vehicles
- 10 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
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The Budapest metropolitan council is mulling dispensing taxi licences to drivers of electric vehicles only, an official said on Thursday at a ceremony to hand over new charging stations at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Extension Of Tram Line 1 To Újbuda Has Been Completed
- 11 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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The development of tram lines 1 and 3 has been completed and in the framework of the project the extension of tram line 1 to Újbuda has come to an end. By this the Rákóczi Bridge has gained its original function, said Mayor István Tarlós at the inauguration ceremony.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
Musical Well & Japanese Garden Inaugurated On Margaret Island In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2014 11:01 AM
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The Musical well as well as the Rock-garden and Japanese garden of the Margaret Island has been opened. The island became more ordered over the last four years and further developments will take place in the future, said Mayor István Tarlós during the ceremony.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
Opposition Parties To Launch Signature Drive For Metro Line 3 Accessibility
- 21 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
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Nine opposition parties have joined forces to launch a signature drive for holding a local referendum on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s third metro line, a Socialist Party city councillor said on Wednesday.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
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130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Renovation Of Metro Line 3’s Northern Section To Last One Year, Says Budapest Mayor
- 11 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
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The renovation work on the northern section of Budapest’s third metro line is set to start in November and is expected to last one year, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday.
Metro 4 Fraud: Former Budapest Mayor Demszky ‘Knew About Metro 4 Irregularities’?
- 29 Jun 2017 8:46 AM
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Budapest’s municipal council leadership under former liberal mayor Gábor Demszky “knew everything” about the irregularities surrounding the capital’s metro 4 construction project, the former head of Budapest transport authority BKK said on Wednesday.
Budapest Mulls Restricting Taxi Licences To Electric Vehicles
- 10 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
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The Budapest metropolitan council is mulling dispensing taxi licences to drivers of electric vehicles only, an official said on Thursday at a ceremony to hand over new charging stations at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Extension Of Tram Line 1 To Újbuda Has Been Completed
- 11 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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The development of tram lines 1 and 3 has been completed and in the framework of the project the extension of tram line 1 to Újbuda has come to an end. By this the Rákóczi Bridge has gained its original function, said Mayor István Tarlós at the inauguration ceremony.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
Musical Well & Japanese Garden Inaugurated On Margaret Island In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2014 11:01 AM
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The Musical well as well as the Rock-garden and Japanese garden of the Margaret Island has been opened. The island became more ordered over the last four years and further developments will take place in the future, said Mayor István Tarlós during the ceremony.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...