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City Vision Prague
THE STRATEGIC VISIONThe Prague of the future will be a
successful, prosperous and internationally acclaimed city, a
city
that is creative, welcoming and safe, a city of equal
opportunities and active citizens, a harmonious
natural and urban environment, a working city that means having
a reliably functioning and high qualitytransport system and
technical infrastructure along with an effi cient executive body
and friendly
management of the city.
The strategic plan for Prague is focused on eight main
areas:
A successful and respected cityPrague in a new EuropePrague
wants to build on its historical importance and use the prestige it
has acquired in the last twenty
years. It wants to be an important European and global meeting
place, a respected capital city and a good
regional neighbour.
A prosperous city
CompetitivenessPrague is endeavouring to become a successful and
competitive city with an effective economy based on itsknowledge
potential and a functioning labour market. It wants to secure
prosperity and good living conditions
for its inhabitants, attract visitors and have the resources
necessary to bring public projects to fruition. It
wants to fulfi l its role as the countrys centre of
innovation.
A kind and contended cityPeople in PraguePrague wants to be an
attractive city and seeks to assure the satisfaction of its
residents and visitors. It wants
to provide a good standard of living in a city that has an
attractive and balanced community and offers equal
opportunities.
An attractive and sustainable city
EnvironmentPrague wants to achieve a high quality natural and
urban environment while respecting the principles of
sustainable development. It seeks to markedly reduce the current
ecological burdens and achieve a balance
between housing and land so as to become a city that is clean,
healthy and harmonious.
A reliably functioning cityInfrastructurePrague wants to
modernize, develop and run the transport and technical
infrastructure so that it supports
the proper functioning of the city and its economy, as well as
its ambitions and development. It should be on
a par with current technical advances and operate reliably, effi
ciently and be kind to the environment.
A safe citySafety and securityPrague wants to provide a safe
environment for its residents and visitors, both in everyday life
and in exceptional
circumstances. It wants to successfully resolve crisis
situations involving natural disasters and transportation
or industrial accidents. It wants to support long-term
programmes aimed at social and situational
crime prevention.
A dynamic and welcoming cityAdministration and managementPrague
wants to be a city with a dynamic and welcoming administration,
effi cient in providing services and
upholding public order. It wants to be effective in its
co-operation with others based on partnership principles
that will enable third parties to do business whilst also
supporting public involvement in the management and
development of the municipality.
A functionally and spatially balanced citySpatial
development
Prague wants to reach a position where it can alleviate the
centre and make more balanced use of the entirecity area. It also
wants to improve the spatial structure and architecture in the
city.
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CORE STRATEGYThe strategic goals, which contribute the most to
achieving the vision of a successful future for Prague,
form the core of the strategy. They are the most dynamic areas
of the programme and should be given the
highest priority in Pragues further development.
The search for a core strategy strategic goals which are
expected to bring about the most desirablechanges was given just as
much attention while drawing up the draft concept strategy as
analyzing the
confl icts between those goals.
Long-term strategic goalsCreate a favourable business
environment
Expected effects
Greater competitiveness
Good address for businesses, greater appeal to new investors and
a fall in business risks.
Growth in the citys prosperity and an increase in its fi nancial
resources
Increase in business motivation and competition in the labour
market
Development of the solid middle-class base
Support education and science to consolidate Pragues position as
the maincentre of innovation in the country
Expected effects
Improvement of the overall education levels of the Prague
public; enhanced openness to new ideas and
ability to adapt to the requirements of the day
Better use of the citys human potential and science-research
capacities, and an increase in the citys
competitiveness
Growing importance of Prague on a European-wide scale
Conserve and develop the citys cultural and urban values and
make better
use of tourism
Expected effects
Preservation of Pragues genius loci and traditional values;
economic viability of protected buildings and
city areasDevelopment of culture as an important part of the
overall quality of Prague; Prague seen as a good address
and a major European city
Greater tax income derived from the tourism industry
Efficiently manage all resources land, property, infrastructure,
energy, water
and finance based on the principles of sustainable development;
balance their
mutual interdependency
Expected effects
Careful and considered city development which respects the
natural environment, landscape, building/
housing stock, fi nancial capabilities and other resources
Reduction of the ecological burden now placed upon Prague;
general improvement in Pragues public
health
Fulfi lment of the principles of sustainability and keeping to
the environmental norms of the Czech Republicand the European
Union
Limitation of high water and energy losses
Develop a polycentric structure for Prague
Expected effects
A more balanced layout and distribution of various facilities
and services in Prague which will have positive
knock-on effects on the transport and technical infrastructures;
full use of city lands to prevent one-sided
overburdening of these areas
Relieving the city centre and increasing the availability of
land for citywide projects in attractive areas in the
vicinity of Pragues historic core
Completion of fully serviced areas in the city with
well-balanced and fully functioning local centres
Provision of previously lacking civic amenities and job
opportunities in the more highly populated inner-city
areas
Purposefully build partnerships for Prague when managing,
planning
and financing the citys development particularly between
citizens and public
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and private sectors with the active participation of the
state
Expected effects
Concentration of resources and energies to fulfi l the key goals
of city development and to speed up their
implementation
Growing ties with the Prague community, increase in public
responsibility and awareness of Pragues fate,
better communication between Prague and the Central Bohemia
Region and the co-ordination of development
goals and projectsThe core strategy defi nes the long-term
strategic priorities for Prague. It became a starting point for
the implementation programme covering the years 19992006 and
will be considered when putting
together the programme for implementing the citys strategic plan
between 2009 and 2015.
STRATEGIC GOALSE 1 Develop Prague as an important part of the
new Europe
E 1.1 Strengthen the prestige of Prague within the European
Union
E 1.2
Promote Prague as an important meeting place on the market
of European metropolises
E 2
Secure the role of Prague as a respected capital cityand good
neighbour
E 2.1
Strengthen Pragues position as the Czech capital and a
centre
that is accepted by the whole nation
E 2.2 Promote good relations with other regions
Source:
http://www.urm.cz/uploads/assets/soubory/data/strategicky_plan/angl2008_web.pdf
