Prague opened a parking house in Dědina in Prague 6 with 290 parking spaces

Prague – Prague has opened a new parking garage in the Dědina housing estate in Prague 6 with a capacity for 290 cars. It is intended to replace some parking spaces that were lost due to the construction of a tram line from Divoká Šárka to Dědina. According to Jaromír Beránek (Pirates), the Deputy Mayor for Transport, the costs of construction and surrounding area adjustments amounted to approximately 400 million crowns, including VAT. Representatives of the city hall, the municipal district, and the Technical Administration of Communications (TSK), which will operate the garage, officially opened the building today.

More than half of the parking spaces in the garage are now reserved, and monthly parking for the public costs 2,600 crowns, including VAT.

The garage was created as a replacement for approximately 100 parking spaces that residents of Dědina lost during the construction of the tram line three years ago. According to the Councilor for Transport in Prague 6, Ondřej Matěj Hrubeš (ODS), local residents started to inquire about the possibility of reserving spaces during the construction. The first wave of priority reservations began last autumn and was intended for residents of the neighboring housing estates who lost the most parking spaces due to the tram line construction.

The garage has three above-ground floors and a partially sunken basement, with some parking also on its roof. The reinforced concrete structure takes the form of a spiral, and the roof is partially covered by a pergola. It will offer approximately 290 spaces for cars, with some parking spots designated for electric vehicles. According to the Mayor of Prague 6, Jakub Stárek (ODS), the building is designed to allow for future expansion of capacity for electric vehicles if the number of such cars increases in Prague.

According to Beránek, Prague aims to achieve long-term occupancy of the building of at least 70 to 80 percent. "Our ambition is to have the parking garage filled at least 70 to 80 percent in the long term, so that it is financially viable in a reasonable time, in short, to be self-sustaining," Beránek said. TSK employees will oversee the management and monitoring of the facility.

The project also includes non-residential spaces that Prague 6 wants to use as a community center, and a new public space in front of the building. According to Stárek, this way, in addition to the parking garage itself, a place has been created to serve other local residents as well.

The construction was delayed by more than a year compared to the original plan. It was initially supposed to be completed last May, but according to previous information from Prague 6, the deadline was pushed back due to complications during the site handover and changes in project documentation.

Prague is planning similar tiered parking garages in other locations as well. According to Beránek, negotiations are currently underway with Prague 12 and Prague 17 regarding the possible establishment of similar facilities in Modřany and Řepy. The city wants to focus on these particularly in built-up housing estates where there is a shortage of parking spaces.