Transportation poor: BDZ has only two carriages for transporting bicycles
Only two of the 11 bicycle transport carriages owned by BDZ-Passenger Transport are in working order. The remaining nine are not in use as they require scheduled repairs and refurbishment. Due to the company's limited financial resources, there are no[...]
Please do not bring plastic waste!
Please do not bring plastic waste! The reason for our appeal to participants in our recycling activities is due to the recycling center's refusal to accept this type of waste. We only accept PET bottles and white cheese containers. Why?[...]
Transportation-poor: the utopia of the “National Cycling Plan”
Since 2022, a draft National Cycling Plan has been published in Bulgaria. Three years later, it has still not been adopted. The plan envisages the construction of cycle lanes or cycle paths made of fine gravel along asphalt roads or[...]
Transportation-poor: the “Black Sea Route” alternative
The Black Sea Route initiative will connect towns and resort areas near the sea—between the Danube Delta, Constanta, Varna, Burgas, and Istanbul. And why not further afield? It is planned to cover a variety of natural, cultural, historical, and archaeological[...]
Transportation-poor: electric minibuses to villages within 5 years.
The European Commission has created a Social Climate Fund to support vulnerable groups in the transition to carbon-neutral transport and heating/cooling, as well as energy communities. Its total value is €87 billion. Bulgaria will receive nearly €2.5 billion of this[...]
Transportation poor: 85% of road transport in Bulgaria is by private car
In Bulgaria, over 2 million people (31.7% of the population) are at risk of transport poverty. The statistical estimate of their low transport costs means that they are effectively deprived of transport, according to an analysis by the Za Zemata[...]