The Heart of Budapest Program aims to strengthen the cultural commercial and administrative role of the historical city center. Instead of insular urban rehabilitation initiatives which have seen lately the Program manages the downtown developments as a whole. The purposes of the Program: reducing the transit car traffic; to create good conditions for pedestrian and bicycle traffic; to make the heart of Budapest liveable and attractive by the renewed city centre, cleaner air, pedestrians only streets, parks and alleys, high-quality public spaces and new restaurants, as well as the relaxing terraces.
