New campaign: “YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!”
The City of Ostrava has launched a new campaign – “YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!” – which is targeted at all citizens. The campaign aims… Read »
By bike or by car?
Ostrava strongly supports cycling, and the city boasts an extensive network of cycle routes (250 km). Cycling has many environmental and personal advantages compared with… Read »
Documents and Initiatives
Sustainable mobility is the focus of Priority C (“A Healthy City”) of the Ostrava City Strategic Development Plan 2017–2023 (specifically Strategic Goal 6 – Creating… Read »
Documents and Initiatives
In conjunction with the Moravian-Silesian Region, the VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava and the Town of Třinec, Ostrava has developed the Smart Moravian-Silesian Region concept. The… Read »
Documents and Initiatives
Ostrava is an active member of the advisory group for the Partnership ‘Urban Mobility’ coordinated by the Czech Ministry of Regional Development and the City… Read »
Public Awareness
Increasing the use of eco-friendly transport not only requires such transport to be a genuinely attractive option; it also requires appropriate promotion and education. Travel… Read »
Pedestrian and cycle mobility
Pedestrian mobility A large part of Ostrava’s main city centre has been closed to car traffic, contributing to the high level of pedestrian mobility (28.2%)…. Read »
Private transport
Private transport (cars) represent a major competitor to public transport due to Ostrava’s polycentric structure. The City has responded to this situation by creating an… Read »
Public transport
Ostrava has three main population centres, which are located at relatively large distances from each other. Between these densely populated residential areas and the areas… Read »
Public Transport
To run Ostrava’s public transport system, the City Public Transport Corporation has been established and is 100% owned by the City. The system consists mainly… Read »