Germany
Instead of a bus – a slide
The German town of Kalv opened a 60-meter-long toboggan to help children get down from school to the center of the town more easily.
Public Transport
Why does air conditioning work in only 15 out of 113 trams in Belgrade?
During the hottest part of the summer, citizens reported buses in which the air conditioner did not work, threw out hot air, or was turned on only after entering control. It turns out that the air conditioning does not work in many trams either
Public transport in Belgrade
New economy: Black list of arrogant carriers whose buses do not have air conditioning
During the hottest part of the summer, citizens reported buses in which the air conditioner did not work, threw out hot air, or was turned on only after entering control. The Trade Union Center - GSP announced complaints against those carriers
Personal attitude
No free public transport available
We know how many kilometers of roads have been built. We know how many cars are registered. We know how many buses there are. What we know much less about is whether the citizens of Serbia really live better because of this
Public Transport
GSP and Vučić agreed: Belgrade's partnership with "Strela" will be terminated
At the meeting between the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and representatives of GSP, it was agreed that the Ministry of Economy will withdraw the consent of the City of Belgrade in accordance with the law for a public-private partnership with "Strela". No sign or voice from Šapić
Public Transport
Belgrade owes money to private carriers, they announced the suspension of public transport
The largest consortium of private carriers "BG bus transport" claims that they have not been paid anything for four months and that there are no longer any basic prerequisites to continue working in Belgrade.
GSP protest
And that happened: Vučić left the presidential chambers
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, pointed out that private and state property must be treated equally, but that as a "statesman" he has an understanding for GSP workers
Public Transport
Jovanović (CLS): Belgrade alone spends a quarter of its budget on public transport
By rebalancing the budget of Belgrade, 50 billion dinars will be allocated to carriers
GSP
Why are GSP Belgrade workers protesting?
GSP workers fear that if the private carrier "Strela" Obrenovac could take over the lines of zone 1, GSP could be shut down
Public Transport
For months they drove at their own expense: What is hidden behind the big lawsuit against the City of Belgrade for public transport
Aleksandar Samuilović, lawyer of the consortium of private carriers "Arriva Litas", explains to "Vreme" how the city of Belgrade lost a dispute against them worth 900 million dinars. The reason for the dispute is that, he says, private carriers have been transporting Belgraders for months "at their own expense" due to the direct decisions of the City
City of Belgrade
Nikola Jovanović: "The debt of municipal utilities in Belgrade is 26 billion dinars"
The city of Belgrade lost another big dispute worth 900 million dinars, claims Nikola Jovanović from the Center for Local Self-Government, and the total debt to suppliers is much higher.
GSP
Unions: The city government sets up a tender for buses
The unions of GSP and the Union of Public Transport Employees fear that the tender for the procurement of 50 gas-powered buses has been adjusted so that the job will be awarded to a certain manufacturer
Traffic populism
Public transport: What's to worry about, when it's free
Free public transport is neither really free, nor has it increased the number of Belgraders who use it, it has not reduced traffic jams, and the government has received an "argument" that gifts should not be ignored.
GSP
What kind of trams does GSP Belgrade import for 188 million euros?
How can a loser like GSP, which will use most of the money received from the Belgrade budget to pay for the services of private carriers, buy trams worth 188 million euros
Chaciland
The end of the eight-month siege: Traffic on Nikola Pašić Square was opened
City traffic is functioning again in front of the Serbian Parliament after part of the tent of the so-called Ćaciland was removed from the roadway
Traffic
Traffic collapse in Belgrade: Why is almost everyone driving alone?
Belgrade is suffocating in traffic. In most cars, there are only drivers who waste hours every day in queues. What is the solution to reduce the huge traffic jams?
Public Transport
Trade union "Center - GSP Belgrade": Who and for whom want to milk billions from the city coffers?
The trade union "Center - GSP Belgrade" warns that the city government is trying to extract billions from the city coffers to "enrich a small number of people".
Public Transport
Crashing a bus into a store: How is that even possible?
No one understands how it is possible for a bus driver at 4.30:XNUMX in the morning, apparently just at the beginning of his shift and when there are practically no other vehicles, to lose control to such an extent that he crashes into a store
Chronicle
GSP bus killed a girl, GSP unions appeal not to "judge" the driver
"We deeply sympathize with the tragic loss of life of a young person and with those injured in this accident, but at the same time we call on the public to refrain from 'judging' that the driver is to blame for this tragedy," said the statement signed by the GSP unions.
Public transport
Turkish trams in Belgrade: Wide and expensive
As the first tests show, the trams of the Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya are wider than other rail vehicles in the capital
Public transport
The abolition of trolleybus traffic in Belgrade is ad act
"No costs related to the abolition of trolleybus traffic have been foreseen, nor are we thinking in that direction," traffic engineer and president of the Union Center in GSP Ivan Banković told "Vremen"
Protest in Belgrade
On Saturday, there is no public transport in Belgrade
Since this morning, a large number of citizens have had problems getting to other parts of the city or to the center, and the taxis of the largest associations are unavailable on call.
Public transport
Protest of GSP workers due to the abolition of trolleybuses
The demands of the workers are the suspension of the process of abolishing trolleybuses, a guarantee that Depo Dorćol will not be handed over to a private person, the purchase of one hundred new modern trolleybuses, as well as a review of the contract by which lines 100, 300, 400 and 700 were taken away from GSP.
Public transport
Jovanović: Šapić uses his position for dealings with trucking companies
After the failed introduction of a new ticket collection system and the installation of signs to track the arrival of vehicles that often show inaccurate data, the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, once again stirred up the public with the decision on lines 704, 706 and 707
Public Transport
Šapić suspended changes to routes of lines 704, 706 and 707
After several months of analysis, the Secretariat for Public Transport of Belgrade proposed that part of the lines from distant places be partially shortened to terminuses on the edge of the inner city zone
Public Transport
CLS: By shortening routes 704, 706 and 707, many citizens of Belgrade are cut off from the city center
The Center for Local Self-Government strongly reacted to the decision to shorten lines 704, 706 and 707, warning that it will negatively affect the 150.000 inhabitants of Zemun and the surrounding settlements, and that private carriers will be used
GSP Beograd
Šapić confirmed: Electric buses instead of trolleybuses, higher salaries for drivers
According to Mayor Šapić, Belgrade will have 150 trams, a new fleet and better conditions for public transport workers.