New card payment options for public transport passengers

Ostrava plans to introduce new card payment options for public transport passengers
15. January 2018

Ostrava’s public transport company is planning changes in its contactless card payment systems. At the moment, cardholders can only buy tickets for themselves – but… Read »

First electric vehicle for OVAK company

9. January 2018

Ostrava’s water management company OVAK (Ostravské vodárny a kanalizace) makes a major contribution to life in the city – helping to drive environmental improvements and… Read »

Plans for a new road safety centre

Plans for a new road safety centre
22. December 2017

The City of Ostrava has recently unveiled plans to build a new road safety centre in the Svinov district (at the primary school in Bílovecká… Read »

Bohumínská Street is being re-routed underground

Bohumínská Street is being re-routed underground
21. December 2017

Ostrava’s Mayor Tomáš Macura has recently unveiled the City’s bold new plans to re-route Bohumínská Street – a busy four-lane highway running through the central… Read »

City Changers met in Ostrava

6. December 2017

Together with winter weather comes the period when Ostrava, as well as other bigger cities, is beginning to worry about smog situations. Therefore, the City… Read »

Looking for a bike sharing operator

6. November 2017

On 17 October, the City Council of Ostrava approved a public contract for the construction and operation of a bicycle sharing system, so-called bike sharing…. Read »

Ostrava inhabitants were interested in alternative transport

27. October 2017

Visitors to the Ostrava stand were interested in the city’s activities linked to the European Mobility Week, which runs from 16 to 22 September. “Within… Read »