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 2013

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Budapest organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2013, taking into account the annual theme.

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.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Removal of architectonic barriers

Car-free day Car-free day

Budapest carries out a Car-Free Day 2013 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:
The core of the zone is one of Budapest's main boulevards, the Andrássy út. The boulevard is located in the central districts of the city which attracts many tourists and inhabitants of the city as well.