Residents of Bucharest see traffic congestion, cost of living, cleanliness, and pollution as the city\u2019s most pressing problems, according to a new survey by the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The study, conducted between August 12 and 22 on a sample of 1,100 adults, reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the capital\u2019s direction, with 60% of respondents saying Bucharest is heading the wrong way, News.ro<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n When asked to name the single most urgent issue City Hall should address, 17% of those surveyed pointed to traffic congestion, while another 17% cited the cost of living. Cleanliness followed closely, mentioned by 16%, with 14% highlighting pollution.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hospitals were a concern for 10% of respondents, while 8% pointed to the heating system, a chronic issue in the capital during the winter months. Parking and public transport were placed at the bottom of residents\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n The results underscore the complex challenges facing local authorities as the city continues to grow and modernize, while struggling with infrastructure gaps and environmental pressures.\u00a0<\/p>\n Only 33% of participants expressed confidence that the capital is moving in the right direction, while the remainder were either uncertain or critical.<\/p>\n irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n (Photo source: T<\/a>eodororoianu\/Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Residents of Bucharest see traffic congestion, cost of living, cleanliness, and pollution as the city\u2019s most pressing problems, according to a new survey by the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS).\u00a0 The study, conducted between August 12 and 22 on a sample of 1,100 adults, reveals widespread dissatisfaction with the capital\u2019s direction, with 60% […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}