Technical Infrastructure and environment of the city of Prague

1. Jana Plamínková
councilor for technical infrastructure and environment
of the city of Prague

2. Good and transparent
public administration
ECONOMIC PILLAR
SOCIALPIL
LAR
ENVIRON
MENTALPILLAR
Civic
society
Social solidarity
and cohesion
Harmony of urban and
natural landscapes
Active cultural policy and
herritage protection
Safe, resilient
and prepared city
Educated and innovative
city
Attractive
and competitive city
in Europe and region
Healthy and active
urban development
Sustainable
mobility
GOVERNANCE
PILLAR
Complex view of sustainability
▶▶ Considering all fields of
sustainability while planning
future development
▶▶ New approach for evaluating
sustainability in Prague’s ‘Land
analytical assessment 2016’ (UAP)
▶▶ Assessing discrepancies among
fields of sustainability in
current urban development

3. Compact city as an approach towards sustainability
▶▶ Prague’s upcoming ‘Strategic
plan, 2016’ proposes new
urban revival and support for
compact city development
▶▶ Compact high density city
compared to spreading suburbia
offers sustainable qualities:
▶▶ Higher share of public transit,
walking and cycling
▶▶ Lower carbon footprint
▶▶ Shorter commute times
▶▶ Better access public
services and amenities commuting pattern: kilometers
traveled by car a day per resident

4. 22 %
39 %
40 %
current Land-use plan
Metropolitan plan
19 %
of plan’s
capacity
of plan’s
capacity
of plan’s
capacity
of plan’s
capacity
New compact development in city-core
▶▶ Prague is preparing new land-use
plan called ‘Metropolitan plan’ that
materializes vision of new urbanity
▶▶ Focus new development to the
inner city’s brownfields instead of
spreading to the outer landscape
▶▶ Compared to current land-
use plan, the Metropolitan
plan orients most of potential
development to the city-core area
▶▶ 40 % of Metropolitan plan proposed
build-up capacity is located in
the core-city compared to 40 %
of current land-use plan’s build-
up capacity on the city fringe

5. Economic advantages of compact city
▶▶ Providing new construction
where the demand is highest
▶▶ Higher efficiency of service-
based economic sectors
▶▶ Higher efficiency of public amenities
▶▶ Transport costs reduction: space
and infrastructure need
▶▶ Commute cost reduction
for households
▶▶ Negative externalities reduction:
car traffic air and noise pollution,
traffic accidents, carbon footprint
Housing price per square meter

6. LOW-DENSITY SUBURBIA
higher jobs
and services
density
lower costs of
infrastructure
per resident
higher efficiency
of public transport
more effective
public space
and amenities provision
sustainable
and healthier
mobility
COMPACT CITY
Compact city as a tool for better quality of life
▶▶ Compact city provide us with lively
neighborhoods, high density of
jobs opportunities and services
▶▶ Compact city focuses on high
quality public spaces, residential
and safe streets, welcoming for
outdoor and community activities
▶▶ Compact city offers dense network
of public amenities, like parks,
squares or schools, accessible
for all within few minutes walk
▶▶ Compact city encourage healthy and
safe mobility, that makes us more
fit and increase our happiness

7. Thank you for your attention