126 result(s) for city development in Getting around
MOL Bubi Budapest Bike Sharing System: Over 1 Million Rents
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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Success of MOL Bubi Public Bike Sharing system of Budapest is beyond expectations! On 5 November 2015 Enikő Pásztor, user of the 1 millionth rent of the system was greeted. In the main season, from April to September an average 3167 bikes were rented per day! Winter operation of the system has just begun on the 15th of November 2015.
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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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
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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.
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
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The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary To Spend HUF 1,000bn On Transport Development By 2020
- 21 Sep 2015 5:10 AM
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The government plans to spend 1,000 billion forints (EUR 3.21bn) on developing Hungary’s transport system by 2020, the foreign minister said. Péter Szijjártó addressed the inauguration of the first, 4.4 km section of a new road that will bypass the city of Győr in north-western Hungary.
Mobility Week Budapest 2015, 16 - 22 September
- 8 Sep 2015 12:20 PM
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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 ...
Budapest Developments Expected To Boost Passenger Numbers On M4
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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The government hopes to boost passenger numbers in Budapest’s metro 4 line with the help of transport developments carried out in conjunction with the metropolitan city council, the deputy state secretary for transport said. The city’s 4th metro line started operating in the spring of 2014 with a daily passenger number of around 100,000, which had increased to 160,000 by the end of last year. ...
US Ambassador To Hungary Visits Szeged
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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US Ambassador Colleen Bell met Szeged Mayor Laszlo Botka during an official visit to the city. Botka showed her the main hall of city hall and said he was “honoured” that Szeged was among the first major cities that Bell had chosen to visit. The Socialist mayor said he would show the ambassador recent developments in Szeged and that the two would discuss the importance of international relations ...
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...
MOL Bubi Budapest Bike Sharing System: Over 1 Million Rents
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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Success of MOL Bubi Public Bike Sharing system of Budapest is beyond expectations! On 5 November 2015 Enikő Pásztor, user of the 1 millionth rent of the system was greeted. In the main season, from April to September an average 3167 bikes were rented per day! Winter operation of the system has just begun on the 15th of November 2015.
Budapest Tests Smart City Application
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
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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
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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.
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
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The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary To Spend HUF 1,000bn On Transport Development By 2020
- 21 Sep 2015 5:10 AM
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The government plans to spend 1,000 billion forints (EUR 3.21bn) on developing Hungary’s transport system by 2020, the foreign minister said. Péter Szijjártó addressed the inauguration of the first, 4.4 km section of a new road that will bypass the city of Győr in north-western Hungary.
Mobility Week Budapest 2015, 16 - 22 September
- 8 Sep 2015 12:20 PM
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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 ...
Budapest Developments Expected To Boost Passenger Numbers On M4
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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The government hopes to boost passenger numbers in Budapest’s metro 4 line with the help of transport developments carried out in conjunction with the metropolitan city council, the deputy state secretary for transport said. The city’s 4th metro line started operating in the spring of 2014 with a daily passenger number of around 100,000, which had increased to 160,000 by the end of last year. ...
US Ambassador To Hungary Visits Szeged
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
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US Ambassador Colleen Bell met Szeged Mayor Laszlo Botka during an official visit to the city. Botka showed her the main hall of city hall and said he was “honoured” that Szeged was among the first major cities that Bell had chosen to visit. The Socialist mayor said he would show the ambassador recent developments in Szeged and that the two would discuss the importance of international relations ...
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
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The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...