The city does not answer "Vremen"'s questions about whether there will be a roundabout on Republic Square, which Šapić has been announcing for months. During this time, the cubes that were taken out for him are unearthed
After several months of announcements and harsh criticism from experts, the leadership of the City of Belgrade gave up on the construction of a roundabout on Republic Square. The Center for Local Self-Government said the solution would cause serious traffic problems and was never realistic
While Serbia remembers the darkest days of its recent history on May 3 and 4, the decision of the city authorities is to organize a celebration in the capital. The event called "Belgrade Days of the Family", scheduled for the weekend of the Day of Remembrance for the victims of mass murders in the Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar" and the villages of Dubona and Malo Orašje, caused a sharp reaction from the members of the Working Group for the Establishment of the Memorial Center
The demolition of the Old Sava Bridge has begun, but not the digging of the tunnel that will connect it to Despot Stefana Boulevard and Pancevac Bridge. The people of Belgrade sense that there won't even be a tunnel, just as no one has been dug for the Ada Bridge either
The new Security of the City of Belgrade will in the future be part of the capital's security system, together with the Municipal Militia and in cooperation with the MUP
The Belgrade "Family Days" start on Sunday with the Belgrade Marathon. During two months, there will be concerts, stands, and various street parties at an unknown price
The Assembly of Belgrade adopted a series of urban planning decisions, and citizens and members of private security clashed in front of the building
The first phase of the announced Belgrade security project was presented, within which the formation of the Belgrade Security Service is also planned. However, there are a number of questions about what it is for and whether it is legal
The member of the Movement of Free Citizens, Stefan Simić, who discovered the most expensive playground in Serbia, has now found the parking lot that the government was bragging about when it was built, only to soon demolish it.
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
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
According to Mayor Šapić, Belgrade will have 150 trams, a new fleet and better conditions for public transport workers.
The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, has not appeared in public lately, and there are controversies about where he is and what he is doing. He told "Vreme" that he is doing well and that he is working, as always, "which can be seen at every step"
And the new trams in Belgrade will be blue - with the decision to change the public procurement for the purchase of vehicles from Turkey. The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, thus continues his war against the color red, in which he recognizes the ominous remnants of communism
Public transportation in Belgrade has become free for everyone, but it remains unclear how the additional costs will be covered in the budget and what will happen to the ticket collection equipment. While citizens enjoy the relief, experts question the long-term sustainability of this model
The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, said that "he never had a problem with any common-sense proposal of the opposition"
The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, described the trolleybus system as a "Spiderman's web" that spoils the aesthetics of Belgrade. On the other hand, traffic engineer Ivan Banković pointed out for "Vreme" that "there is no question that trolleybuses have been surpassed", stressing the practicality and ecological sustainability of trolleybuses compared to proposed electric buses
On Wednesday, the budget for 2025 was adopted at the session of the Belgrade Assembly, which Aleksandar Šapić stated shows that the government is not giving up on any important project. The opposition says, on the other hand, that the city budget is not according to the citizens
At the meeting of the City Commission for Monuments, it turned out that even members of the ruling party do not insist on Šapić's proposal to erect a monument to Draža Mihailović in Belgrade.
On Friday, the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, said that a few dozen million euros more than before will be allocated from the City budget for subsidies for free public transport. While, on the other hand, experts claim that the budget is empty, and the decision on free transportation is disastrous
Aleksandar Šapić's new initiative envisages the introduction of a service that would assist the police in patrolling schools and neighborhoods. However, experts warn that members of this service will not have police powers, which raises the question of their effectiveness and legality in public spaces.
The mayor of Belgrade announced that public transport will be free in 2025. Experts say that this decision only cements the bad condition of the city and the difficult financial situation
Dissatisfaction with the progressive management of Belgrade is slowly but surely treading across municipal borders and the "urban-rural" border. Namely, only 27,8 percent of the citizens of Belgrade SNS-SPS assess the rule of the capital as "capable and efficient", while as many as 40,1 percent consider it "incompetent and corrupt". And the mood towards the current mayor is even worse than that
In order to introduce a system for all "new and important information", the Secretariat for Public Transport announced a tender. The estimated value is around two million euros and the information will be displayed in 600 city transport vehicles
The mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, announces on the Public Service that he is giving up politics, but as he says, he is not done with Belgrade.
At the protest in front of the Belgrade Tower on Wednesday, progressive municipal presidents were seen clashing with citizens. To that, the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, said: "So what!?"
In the third year of his mandate, Aleksandar Šapić became the loneliest man in the world. If it weren't for the media that haunts him at his public appearances, no one would even notice that he does anything, but everyone feels the results of his activities every day.
