Cars VS People - Who Actually Have A Priority In Cities?

Our city is sometimes going backwards. Like that time they changed PARK into a PARKING LOT.
Thank you 💛

(very cool, you can search by year, street, anything you like)

0:00 Intro
0:40 Old Town Square
1:04 Republic Square
1:42 Little Square
2:20 Charles Bridge
3:02 Trendsetter Square
3:39 City Hall Square
4:12 Breaking Point
5:07 Running Track Destroyed
6:20 Government Building
7:40 Prague Castle
9:20 Your City?

Thank you for your support!
Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
#HonestGuide

[hamoudalotaib]

what I hate in Prague and other Czech cities is the lack of trees on streets. you could walk couple of blocks without seeing a single tree, just plane side walks.

[druide]

Hi guys. I was wondering how Prague taking care of trees, all the green stuff. Topic is getting up right now, because of weather. I’m from Poland, exactly Wrocław, and in my city there are some really bizarre things and level of stupidity and ridiculously is very high. There are spaces in the city center, where are concrete Sahara, lots of trees were cut down and temperatures are ridiculous there. I was wondering how it is in Prague

[beckobert]

I was really hoping you would talk about Václavské náměstí and the absurdity of dedicating the majority of the biggest square in the city to parking and a street, that doesn't even go anywhere.
I think if you would turn that square into a pedestrian zone, within a few months nobody could even imagine it ever being different - similar to Charles bridge.

[burkeiowa]

I like the YouTube channels for Not Just Bikes and Strong Towns. They can help us realize how car-centric American cities are compared to many other places. We tend to drive just about anywhere. When cities develop more like they used to, people are a short walking distance from necessities (like food) and a reasonable walking distance or biking distance from many wants.

Mass transit can then stop within a walking distance of places in a given area, knowing that it's not just residents getting on to go to work in the city and vice versa at the end of the day, but rather people going from one area of mixed use to another. So if you did work somewhere that required transit, someone there might also work in your neighborhood. That makes for a mature transit system that's useful and can justify the stops. Then it's hard to justify needing as many vehicles, as many lanes of major roadways, as many parking spots, etc.

The place where you say the people parking are commonly from the hotel...that makes me think about times I've visited major cities like New York City, and I knew the transit system worked fine, and that I'd never want to drive there. A city that's laid out well doesn't need lots of parking spots. Visitors may not find a need for a vehicle, unless they plan to go somewhere that transit won't go. It's hard to justify transit between many of the medium-sized American cities, because once you reach the destination city, you probably won't have a good transit system within the city to get you where you want to go. So you end up with a car, anyway.

[TomUlcak]

Every city centre should be car free. And, not just the 'town square', but, kilometres surrounding the old city centres. Cars are ugly, noisy and smelly - and dangerous around people. The car-free zones in cities and townes around the world have shown a marked improvement in the local economy as well because people are attracted to the people friendly centres.

[DashCamSheffield]

I live in Sheffield, UK. Our city has done a great job of removing cars from the city centre, along with buses, businesses and Alot of the centre is half empty shops. The buses get reduced services. There's little in the way of parking, except the multi story car parks that are very expensive. Its a strange for a city that's the 4th largest City in the UK, as smaller towns seem busier and better managed

[TheJupiteL]

1:20 always love to see trams rolling on pedestrian space instead of alongside motor traffic, looks very futuristic.

[SannonAragao]

I saw some footage from old Prague, 80+ years ago footage, and it was impressive how little some places have changed. I think would be amazing to see a video comparing old and current Prague.

[maciejnowak]

Prague now is made for public transport and for pedestrians. And its more 'no cars city' than all polish cities like Krakow, Poznan, Wroclaw or Warsaw. But I think for the next 10 years Prague will be like Paris -> you could go there, leave your car on the undergrand parking and take it when you'll be leave the city.

[WayneLLC]

Actually interested to understand if you would ever run for Mayor or government position in the future.

I think your videos are testaments of your genuine love and understanding of the city.

[hypercrite]

I am from Vienna, Austria and the only thing I can think of is the famous example of the famous shopping street Mariahilfer Straße, which was turned into an area solely for pedestrians!

[postkartefurpauline]

This post is very interesting! Beautiful time machine with many examples showing that cities are changing for the better. I hope that cars will continue to be pushed back in these beautiful centers. Not a problem for me as a tourist anyway, because I prefer to travel by train or park my car outside, like here in my post: Sicher und Günstig Parken vor der Stadt Prag auf P&R-Parkplatz Zlicin

[Dzein]

Valencia, Spain did a big change to the city centre after covid- giving more space for pedestrians. Back in the day I didn't enjoy going there as the sidewalks were so crowded with turists, now there is plenty of space and also many benches to sit on.

[Oxor]

Love your videos!
Nice Braasi backpack! Got mine when in Prague end of May, wish we could have met ahah!

Next time for sure!

[pro-onwq]

I rode part of the Eurovelo 9 from Brno to Olmouc the other day and I can say that the bicycle infrastructure there was outstanding.

[tuneskramer]

I live in an historic fisherman village in the Netherlands. And when they changed to law so only permit holders where allowed to park. Our Garbage pickup went hours faster cause there where no more cars blocking the streets

[freedrichkaiser]

very interesting information of a changing city
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[antipadavid]

Hi! I live in Bucharest, Romania! Here, parking your car is not hassle-free. There are just a few useful parking lots, spacieus, and for a small fee, you may park your car the entire day. But, the issue itself remains with no solution. The pedestrian places in my county got cutten and drastically modified by the enormous amount of cars. There are cars almost everywhere. And a parking lot still stays out of discussion at the moment.
A positive aspect is the improvment in the public transport, but we are still waiting for better changes in the furute.
Keep going with your videos!

[leciramluce]

I just had a long weekend in Prague and needless to say, I binged your videos. Thank you Janek and Honza for your honest guide! We literally paid everything with cards (Even the toilet stop! This would sound ridiculous in Italy/Milan)

[dustojnikhummer]

You can't expect the politicians to travel with us plebians on the public transport, of course they need their brand new Enyaq!