Participative budget initiative now in its second year
Online voting launched for projects submitted to the participative budget programme run by the Mariánské Hory a Hulváky municipal district The municipal district of Mariánské… Read »
Boom in contactless card payments on public transport
Passengers using Ostrava’s public transport system are increasingly taking advantage of the contactless card payment systems installed in all vehicles (trams, buses and trolleybuses). The… Read »
City district Poruba is piloting the Zero Waste City Project
There are around 750 bins in city district Poruba’s streets. Now, thanks to a new project, Poruba’s citizens can help ensure that the bins are… Read »
Ostrava´s children will spend two weeks in mountains areas
In May 2010, the City of Ostrava established a special “clean air” fund targeted at children from areas suffering poor air quality. The fund enables… Read »
2 February – World Wetlands Day
On 2 February 1971 the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The Convention set out to protect wetlands of… Read »
Cheaper public transport tickets for students
Ostrava’s integrated public transport system (ODIS) – which coordinates public transport throughout almost the entire Moravian-Silesian Region – is launching a new pricing structure from… Read »
The stream of cars going to the Centre will be barred by lay-by parking areas
New parking areas for hundreds of cars, which will be constructed at the entry points, will ease the situation in the traffic-intensive Ostrava Centre. At… Read »
OZO Ostrava – one million crowns for environmentally-focused projects
It wants to invest one million crowns in environmentally-focused projects. Waste company OZO Ostrava announces the second year of thematic challenges aimed at increasing waste… Read »
Ostrava Zoo helps protect endangered animals in Sumatra
Ostrava Zoo is a partner of the Kukang Rescue Program in South East Asia. An important part of the program is education among the local… Read »
Dutch city Nijmegen has been awarded the title of European Green Capital 2018
On January 20, 2018, German Essen, European Green City of 2017, passed the relay baton to the Dutch Nijmegen, which is the European Green City… Read »