The Prague 8 municipal district has opposed a blanket reduction in the speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour. The Last Generation activists in Prague have protested for the lowering of the speed limit on the broader city center to 30 kilometers per hour, as well as for the closure of the historic center to transit automobile traffic or the humanization of the highway with a separate lane for cyclists and IZS vehicles. Activists have disrupted traffic in Prague during several actions, including a march along the Prague highway. The average protest attendance is several dozen people, and PrahaIN.cz has been present at several events.
The Commission on Transport of the Prague 8 Municipal Council reacted to these events. It held a meeting on Monday, adopting a resolution that opposed the introduction of a 30-kilometer-per-hour maximum speed limit. It also asked the Committee on Transport of the Prague City Council to seek solutions to prevent traffic restrictions from similar protests.
According to Prague 8 Councilor for Transport Tomas Slabihoudek, this district is a pioneer in reducing speed in certain places, such as residential areas or schools. “We introduced Zone 30 in Karlin as early as 2012, and I dare say we were among the first in Prague. However, we disagree with a blanket, unplanned speed limit reduction based on pressure tactics. Blocking Rohan Embankment and other major routes is, in my opinion, inconsiderate and unnecessary. These are the routes where the speed limit should remain 50 kilometers per hour.”
The resolution of the Commission on Transport of the Prague 8 Municipal Council, dated April 24, 2023, stated that it opposed the blanket introduction of the maximum speed limit of 30 km/h and that the speed limit on maintained roads should be decided by the road administration authorities of the municipal districts with detailed local knowledge. The resolution also called on protesters and proposers not to restrict traffic in the future.
Last Generation activists have protested several times for the reduction of the speed limit in the city center to 30 kilometers per hour, as well as for the closure of the historic center to transit automobile traffic or the humanization of the highway with a separate lane for cyclists and IZS vehicles. In response, the Commission on Transport of the Prague 8 Municipal Council adopted a resolution opposing the introduction of a 30-kilometer-per-hour maximum speed limit and calling on the Committee on Transport of the Prague City Council to find solutions to prevent traffic restrictions caused by protests.
Prague 8 Councilor for Transport Tomas Slabihoudek stated that while the district is a pioneer in reducing speed in certain places, such as residential areas or schools, it does not agree with a blanket speed limit reduction based on pressure tactics. The resolution called on protesters and proposers not to restrict traffic in the future.
The Prague 8 municipal district’s Commission on Transport has opposed a blanket reduction in the speed limit to 30 kilometers per hour. The resolution stated that the speed limit on maintained roads should be decided by the road administration authorities of the municipal districts with detailed local knowledge. The resolution also called on protesters and proposers not to restrict traffic in the future.