Transport in our district (The 15th district of Budapest called Újpalota)

Our students in the office of the chief-engineer responsible for the transport system in our district Mr Ferenc Práth, the chief-engineer at the local authority

A new transport concept is being put together these days The steps of it: 1.A schedule at the local authority with the deadlines 2.A call for a tender 3.Choosing the engineering company 4.They make a plan 5.Starting of the check-ups with the supervising authorities (local associations and authorities in Budapest)

6. Putting the development plan, the concept together (first version) 7. It is put on the webpage of the local authority and they wait for the opinions, remarks of civil organisations 8. Summerizing the different opinions (sometimes they are accepted, sometimes they aren’t) 9. the body of the local authority officially accepts the development plan and it becomes a regulation (in October)

The content of the development plan The description of the actual state (problematic areas) The expected developments, investments and their needs (land, public transport…) The suggested developments in public transport, in roads, in pedestrian zones…

Problems in our district It is bordered by railway lines from two sides

A motorway (M3) divides it into two parts The map of the 15th district

Other Problems: Other Problems: There are few ringroads and wide roads coming out of the city Consequences: a lot of traffic jams on them and too many heavy vehicles

Problems with public transport There is just one tram line in our district There are only 7 buslines We don’t have a connection with the underground lines at all (It was planned in the 1970s and it was promised last year with the building of the 4th underground line)

Urgent needs 8 kilometres of dirt road in the district (They must be bitumenized.) Roads in very bad conditions (Problem: all roads where there is public transport are maintained by the Budapest local authority but we suffer from the problems.)

Cycling There are two very short cycling routes coming from nowhere and going nowhere. We cannot expect any developments in the near future and maybe in the distant future either.