The Sustainable Mobility Plan for Prague and Surroundings (also referred to as P+), which has been drawn up in accordance with the methodology for producing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP), was completed in 2019. After it was approved by the Prague City Assembly, it became the primary concept for the field of transport in the City of Prague, and indeed for the whole “Prague Metropolitan Area”. It addresses the organisation of public, automobile and non-motorised transport in the context of wider societal impacts.

P+ consists of the Analysis (2017), Development Scenarios (2017), City of Prague Transport Policy (2017), with the main part being the Draft P+, which includes measures that have demonstrated their benefit to the approved transport policy. The expected financial framework, which takes into account those measures whose funding is under the jurisdiction of the City of Prague, totals CZK 113.4 billion.

The currently valid P+ Action Plan, which is the implementing document for the aforementioned materials, contains measures where the start of implementation or at least preparation is anticipated by the end of 2023. Implementation of the Action Plan measures is monitored at the level of individual tasks and is updated on an ongoing basis.

The events of last year also impacted the implementation phase of P+, with certain meetings having to be postponed or not being able to take place at all. The financial aspect of P+ in relation to the city budget and budget outlook were the primary focus. Preparation and realisation of individual measures did however continue, as can be seen in the table below, which shows the statistics for fulfilment of individual tasks (as of the end of 2020).

Eleven measures have already been fully completed, among them the PID Lítačka app, refurbishing the street Zenklova and tram tracks on Vinohradská, a pilot project for monitoring traffic in reserved lanes, a unified passenger handling system within PID and the Alternative Fuel Support Strategy.

Reconstruction of Zenklova Street – one of the completed P + projects

In 2021, it is expected that the process for updating P+ will begin. The reason for this is primarily new measures that have arisen with regard for developments in mobility where harmony with the transport policy has been demonstrated, as well as the necessity of addressing the aforementioned issue of funding, which is tied to tax changes with negative consequences for municipal budgets, including that of the City of Prague. New EU, Czech and Prague strategic materials must also be taken into account.

Detailed information on the documents and an interactive list of measures is available on the website www.poladprahu.cz. At the start of 2020, the website was launched with a new graphic design and content.