Prague has approved the strategic development plan for the city until 2030

Prague - Today, Prague city councilors approved the wording of the strategic plan that determines how the capital city will develop by 2030 and outlines the city's goals. Work on the plan began in May 2013 and its wording was prepared by the Institute of Planning and Development (IPR). Opposition councilors had comments on the wording of the plan, expressing concerns about its legal unenforceability.

"For citizens, politicians, or even companies, the strategic plan represents a vision of where we want to move forward. To make Prague a modern city, we need to have a strategic plan,” said Mayor Adriana Krnáčová (ANO).

The plan consists of five priorities that are elaborated into 12 strategic goals. Among them is a provision for Prague to prosper and be a worthwhile place to live and invest, to be a supportive city, and to develop its cultural life. In its vision, the plan anticipates that in the coming years, Prague's population will increase by up to 100,000 people.

Opposition councilors had specific comments on the plan. "The plan is nothing more than enforceable insofar as the political representation adheres to it. I see that as a fundamental and primary problem. Enforceability is very ephemeral over time; the next city leadership may not follow it,” said Ondřej Martan (ODS). He is also bothered by the fact that the plan only addresses Prague and does not deal with the development of the Central Bohemian Region. According to Martan, the plan also encounters legislative complications. He stated that the building law does not support the plan. "The law complicates all stages of construction and the steps for implementing the plan will not be smooth," he said.

Councilor Mikuláš Ferjenčík (Pirates) then criticized the plan for not proposing a strategy for achieving the outlined goals. Jakub Michálek (Pirates) subsequently described it as "a wish list and the result of brainstorming, where all the beautiful ideas were written down, but it is not a plan that leads to anything."