Prague will prepare dozens of significant changes to the zoning plan

Prague - Prague will prepare about seventy more citywide significant changes to the zoning plan requested by the municipal districts. The changes aim to allow, for example, the expansion of Vídeňská street, specification of the route for the Prague Ring Road, the extension of the tram line to Jižní Město, as well as residential development in Jinonice and Bubeneč. The city council agreed to start the preparations today after several hours of discussion, although several coalition councilors opposed the proposal. The city hall will now begin processing the changes.
      According to Deputy Mayor Tomáš Hudeček (TOP 09), who presented the material, the municipal districts sent around 840 suggestions to the city for changes to the zoning plan. The previous coalition of ODS and ČSSD selected about seventy of them. Their selection was confirmed by the current coalition of ODS and TOP 09.
      Some councilors and citizens criticized the proposal. According to councilor Miroslav Poche (ČSSD), many changes do not have citywide significance and the city should not vote on them before approving the new metropolitan zoning plan. "Wouldn't it be better to incorporate them into the metropolitan plan?" asked councilor Rudolf Blažek (ODS). "They are larvae, pupae, from which either a butterfly emerges or a worm," added councilor and MP Boris Šťastný (ODS).
      Prague 4 proposes changes that include a collection yard in Hodkovičky and the expansion of the busy Vídeňská street. The fifth municipal district is advocating, among other things, the transformation of an unused area for a campsite in Motol into a site for sports facilities, the expansion of the Motol golf course, or a new arrangement for the Smíchov port. Prague 6 wants to create a park in Hanspaulka, but also supports residential development in Bubeneč and the construction of a care center in Ruzyně.
      The changes should also allow for residential development in Střížkov, Hrdlořezy, on the site of the former Tebas paint factory in Vysočany and Stodůlky. There are also plans for the construction of an administrative complex in Roztyly, a high-rise building on the border of Vysočany and Hloubětín, or a recreational and sports center in Modřany. The proposals also address the possible expansion of cemeteries in Nebušice, Slivenec, and Zličín, and the construction of a fire station in Zbraslav. The municipal district of Troja could see major changes, proposing the creation of a water sports park, a park-and-ride facility, and a new administrative building for the zoo's management.
      Some changes pertain to the specification of transport construction routes, such as parts of the Prague Ring Road from Ruzyně to Suchdol and further to Březiněves. Another proposal should allow for the expansion of the current ring road at Černý Most. Representatives from the municipal districts through which the ring road is to pass opposed these plans again today.