<Pardubice> requested a study on the future use of the area of the summer stadium

Pardubice - At the beginning of next year, Pardubice should know how the area of the summer stadium near the city center should look in the future. Clarity should be brought to the considerations by a feasibility study that the city is currently having developed. It would provide the city hall with an idea and arguments for negotiations with potential interested parties in this valuable part of the city, said the chief architect of the city, Pavla Pannová, to ČTK.
    "No one knows what to wish for there. Until there is demand from a specific investor who would say what they will build on the municipal land, no one will know what we actually want there," stated Pannová.
    The study is to determine what use to choose for the location. The city hall has specified that the creators must work with variants of the existence or non-existence of the football stadium, the possible expansion of the winter stadium area, and use for other purposes including parking. Based on the study, according to Pannová, it would be ideal to announce an urban planning competition or a design competition that would also provide a tangible concept. This could serve as a basis for potential investors.
    The area where the summer stadium is located is considered very valuable and even exclusive by the city hall and architects. It is close to the city center, with engineering networks and access roads available. Nearby are the winter stadium, Tyršovy sady, and behind them, the castle; one side is bordered by the Elbe River. "Currently, the zoning plan here accounts for mixed-use, and that should remain so that it does not become deserted at night if there are only sports buildings and offices," believes the architect.
    The summer stadium in Pardubice is already quite worn out. The historical grandstand, which opened in May 1931 on the occasion of the 1st Czechoslovak Nationwide Exhibition of Sports and Physical Culture with the participation of President T. G. Masaryk, is gradually falling apart. Neither are the other parts of the stadium, which previously had a cycling oval, in the best condition. City leadership has been talking for 15 years about an investor who would renovate everything, but no one has been found yet. In 2006, due to the state of the stadium, the second league license moved from Pardubice to Sokolov.
    The city already gathered eight variants last year on how to use the location in the future, some very futuristic. However, since then, it has not progressed, providing the proposals as inspiration for the feasibility study.