Participating towns and cities

HungaryBudapest, Hungary

Website:
http://budapest.hu
Population:
1.700.000 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Climate and Environmental Affairs
Contact:
Áron Halász
Budapest Főváros Főpolgármesteri Hivatal
1052 Budapest, Városház utca 9-11. Budapest

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Budapest organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Podmaniczky Program, Heart of Budapest program

Podmaniczky Program, Budapest Szíve Program

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Budapest implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Budapest carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
6th District Andrássy road: one of the most crowded main road of Budapest. It was built in the XIX.century as a promenade. It is a part of the Word Heritage.
5th District Kossuth Lajos street: it is a motorway-like main road of the city, one of the most
polluted air quality zones of Budapest.

VI.kerület Andrássy út: Budapest egyik legforgalmasabb, sugár irányú főközlekedési útja, amely a XIX. Században korzónak épült. A Világörökség része.
V.ker. Kossuth Lajos utca: Budapestet átszelő, városi autópálya-jellegű főútvonal, a város egyik legszennyezettebb levegőjű része. A Főváros tervezi a forgalom csillapítását, az átmenő forgalom csökkentésével és a villamosforgalom visszaállításával.