18 result(s) for local leaders in Getting around
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Taxi Firms in Budapest
- 22 Aug 2024 11:47 AM
- getting around
Key taxi firms in the Hungarian capital were recently tested across multiple criteria by the local ‘Conscious Consumers Association’. The one aim was to determine which of seven key companies tested is the best choice when you need a cab in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Watch: Border Control Lifted at 15 Crossings Between Hungary & Croatia
- 2 Jan 2023 9:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Border control was lifted at 15 border crossings between Hungary and Croatia at midnight on January 1, as Croatia joined the Schengen Area.
Most Budapest Residents 'Unhappy' With Mayor's Traffic Policies - Shows Survey
- 27 Jun 2021 7:50 AM
- getting around
More than three-quarters of Budapest’s residents are concerned about the increasingly heavy traffic congestions in the city and the resulting air pollution, according to a fresh survey by the Századvég Foundation, which found that “Budapest disapproved” of Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s traffic policies.
HUF 4.6 Billion Allocated To Connecting Budapest Metro, Suburban Rail
- 24 Mar 2021 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The government is allocating 4.6 billion forints (EUR 12.5m) for a project connecting Budapest’s metro line 2 and the HÉV railway line to the eastern suburbs, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.
Second Hungary-Romania Motorway Crossing Inaugurated
- 7 Sep 2020 7:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Romania inaugurated the second motorway border crossing between the two countries. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that the new link was a “shared success”, a basis for building “trust and mutual respect” between the two sides of the border.
Retro Adventures In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2020 9:14 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
Budapest is a fast developing city. Not a month seems to go by without new building springing up or a busy city square getting a much needed renovation. Also gaining speed is the gentrification of certain neighborhoods in the city – particularly the Jewish Quarter in the centre.
Budapest District Mayor Takes Parking Spaces From Russians
- 25 Nov 2019 7:55 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
At the proposal of mayor Tamás Soproni, the Sixth District local council has returned 33 parking places to local residents, the local council said in a statement on Thursday.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Taxi Firms in Budapest
- 22 Aug 2024 11:47 AM
- getting around
Key taxi firms in the Hungarian capital were recently tested across multiple criteria by the local ‘Conscious Consumers Association’. The one aim was to determine which of seven key companies tested is the best choice when you need a cab in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Watch: Border Control Lifted at 15 Crossings Between Hungary & Croatia
- 2 Jan 2023 9:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Border control was lifted at 15 border crossings between Hungary and Croatia at midnight on January 1, as Croatia joined the Schengen Area.
Most Budapest Residents 'Unhappy' With Mayor's Traffic Policies - Shows Survey
- 27 Jun 2021 7:50 AM
- getting around
More than three-quarters of Budapest’s residents are concerned about the increasingly heavy traffic congestions in the city and the resulting air pollution, according to a fresh survey by the Századvég Foundation, which found that “Budapest disapproved” of Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s traffic policies.
HUF 4.6 Billion Allocated To Connecting Budapest Metro, Suburban Rail
- 24 Mar 2021 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The government is allocating 4.6 billion forints (EUR 12.5m) for a project connecting Budapest’s metro line 2 and the HÉV railway line to the eastern suburbs, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said.
Second Hungary-Romania Motorway Crossing Inaugurated
- 7 Sep 2020 7:37 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Romania inaugurated the second motorway border crossing between the two countries. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that the new link was a “shared success”, a basis for building “trust and mutual respect” between the two sides of the border.
Retro Adventures In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2020 9:14 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
Budapest is a fast developing city. Not a month seems to go by without new building springing up or a busy city square getting a much needed renovation. Also gaining speed is the gentrification of certain neighborhoods in the city – particularly the Jewish Quarter in the centre.
Budapest District Mayor Takes Parking Spaces From Russians
- 25 Nov 2019 7:55 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
At the proposal of mayor Tamás Soproni, the Sixth District local council has returned 33 parking places to local residents, the local council said in a statement on Thursday.