131 result(s) for pro cycling in Articles
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
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.
LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Hungarian Bicycle Bell Turns Your Bicycle Into A "Smartbike"
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian startup that has invented a bicycle bell promising to “turn your bicycle into a smartbike” is launching its Kickstarter campaign in September after spending a year hatching up the concept. The bell’s developers, whose aim is to make cycling safer, are publishing the test version of the app powering Shoka, which will measure cycled distances and praise and shower the rider with ...
Privileged Kids Helping Orphans In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A high schooler from the elite Budapest district of Rózsadomb spends a weekend at lake Tisza. But it is not time with friends to blow their parents’ money while lazing around in the beach. These students make paper airplanes and play football with the disadvantaged children of the local orphanage.
Tens Of Thousands Of Cyclists Turn Out At “I Bike Budapest” Procession
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tens of thousands of cyclists have taken part in the “I Bike Budapest” event on Saturday afternoon, the state news agency MTI has reported. The march began at Bakáts tér in District IX, central Budapest and arrived at Margaret Island some three hours later, where the cyclists traditionally held their bikes to the skies as the procession came to an end.
Hungarian Critical Mass Cyclists Back With New Name 'I Bike Budapest'
- 15 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
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After a two-year hiatus, Budapest Critical Mass will return this April 25. It sounds nearly identical to the spring CMs of yore - except for the proposed name: "I Bike Budapest." There's a new face behind it, as well: Áron Halász, who has published the Hungarian Cycle Chic blog since 2009. He takes on the job as a member of the executive board of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, and he has the ...
PM Orbán Discusses Construction Of The World’s Most Modern Bicycle Velodrome In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Plans to build a velodrome suitable for Olympic cycling races was among the topics discussed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and head of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Brian Cookson on Wednesday.
Tiszafüred To Host Bicycle Centre
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s biggest cycling centre will be built in Tiszafüred, Jász county as part of a nearly Ft 1 billion development project, Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas told a foundation stone laying ceremony for the project on Thursday.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
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.
LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Hungarian Bicycle Bell Turns Your Bicycle Into A "Smartbike"
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian startup that has invented a bicycle bell promising to “turn your bicycle into a smartbike” is launching its Kickstarter campaign in September after spending a year hatching up the concept. The bell’s developers, whose aim is to make cycling safer, are publishing the test version of the app powering Shoka, which will measure cycled distances and praise and shower the rider with ...
Privileged Kids Helping Orphans In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A high schooler from the elite Budapest district of Rózsadomb spends a weekend at lake Tisza. But it is not time with friends to blow their parents’ money while lazing around in the beach. These students make paper airplanes and play football with the disadvantaged children of the local orphanage.
Tens Of Thousands Of Cyclists Turn Out At “I Bike Budapest” Procession
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tens of thousands of cyclists have taken part in the “I Bike Budapest” event on Saturday afternoon, the state news agency MTI has reported. The march began at Bakáts tér in District IX, central Budapest and arrived at Margaret Island some three hours later, where the cyclists traditionally held their bikes to the skies as the procession came to an end.
Hungarian Critical Mass Cyclists Back With New Name 'I Bike Budapest'
- 15 Apr 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
After a two-year hiatus, Budapest Critical Mass will return this April 25. It sounds nearly identical to the spring CMs of yore - except for the proposed name: "I Bike Budapest." There's a new face behind it, as well: Áron Halász, who has published the Hungarian Cycle Chic blog since 2009. He takes on the job as a member of the executive board of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, and he has the ...
PM Orbán Discusses Construction Of The World’s Most Modern Bicycle Velodrome In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Plans to build a velodrome suitable for Olympic cycling races was among the topics discussed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and head of the International Cycling Union (UCI) Brian Cookson on Wednesday.
Tiszafüred To Host Bicycle Centre
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s biggest cycling centre will be built in Tiszafüred, Jász county as part of a nearly Ft 1 billion development project, Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas told a foundation stone laying ceremony for the project on Thursday.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.