In many of Budapest's major transportation hubs, conditions reminiscent of four decades ago still reign.
Dilapidated public spaces, age-old puddles, lack of accessibility from Örs vezér square to Boráros square, long-awaited elevators, and escalators are common sights. From Mexikói road to Ecseri road, the built environment is unworthy of the attractive mass transit system and comfortable transit options that should be available. While there have been improvements in some locations over the past decades, there is still a lot of work to be done around the larger transportation points in the outer districts.
So begins DAVID VITEZ's Saturday morning
Facebook post, in which he continues by stating that a magnifying glass is needed to find any real innovation in the plans. Vitez himself considers the concept misguided, noting that it preserves an outdated traffic order resulting from the calming of Lánchid traffic and does nothing to help the necessary acceleration of bus transportation.
He adds that, in his opinion, there are a thousand more important tasks than renovating the square next to the tourist-favorite Funicular, hence he suggests that the capital should not spend European Union funds on this project.
"The majority of Budapest's population lives outside the boulevards, and among the top one hundred issues of public space in the capital, the beautification of Clark Adam Square at the foot of Buda Castle is not listed. A good example is the plan of mayor KRISZTINA BARANYI for the renovation of the surroundings of the Ecseri road metro station, which the Ferencváros representative council did not want to pay for from the district's budget and voted against let's spend the EU funds on such investments instead! Since the government spends all of Budapest's domestic budgetary resources on the Buda Castle, at least let's spend the EU money that belongs to the capital elsewhere, where most residents of Budapest live and commute," he suggests.