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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
Local authorities are rallying through Eurocities to send power generators to the devastated country for the winter
The special measure for multi-pass users expands from trains to public road transport
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It runs from 25 November until 30 December, or in other words during the season to be jolly
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
It runs from 25 November until 30 December, or in other words during the season to be jolly
The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day
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Local authorities are rallying through Eurocities to send power generators to the devastated country for the winter
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The city is working on a new unified signage navigation system, set to replace the current one which dates back to the 1980s
Without any doubt, Prague is amongst the most beautiful EU cities. However, it might often be difficult for tourists and even locals to find their way around the Czech capital, due to the outdated, hard to understand labelling, information panels and signs.
Luckily, this is about to change, as Prague city councillors are preparing the modernisation of the navigation system, which encompasses streets and public transport (see the gallery above).
On Monday, the city website of Prague announced the preparation of a project aimed to modernize the orientation system in the city. As a result, the appearance of the individual navigation elements will change towards a unified design, but also towards a larger quantity and scope of information provided.
The change comes after the City Council approved this week the implementation study of the Unified Information System of the Capital City of Prague. Said study, launched in 2017 by the former city government, presents a vision of the transformation of all important navigation elements in Prague, with the goal of their unification, better comprehensibility and maximum use of online information.
The next stage is to launch a design competition, expected this spring. It will be open to national and international designers with different portfolios, with costs reaching up to CZK 5.4 million (208 500 euros).
“The current form of the navigation system has its roots in the 1970s and 1980s. For decades, no one has systematically developed an orientation system and applied the latest findings. Prague is preparing large and also beautiful public buildings from metro D, through new tram lines to the railway to the airport.
I can't imagine that there would be an information system of the last century that would not work with what top designers can do today and with the amount of online information we have available. It's like putting a compass in a new car instead of satellite navigation," Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor for Transport, was quoted saying on praha.eu.
The Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib also explained that not all signs will be replaced immediately. To save money, this will happen gradually, as part of reconstructions planned for other reasons.
While the city is preparing the design competition, the newly proposed elements within the pilot will also take place at 5 transfer nodes: Florenc, Palmovka, Budějovická, Háje and Nádraží Holešovice. Here, passengers will find digital panels with online traffic information, new maps of the surroundings, comprehensive navigation within the interchange or signposts to nearby destinations.
Once pilot projects have been evaluated, this will serve as a basis to decide on the implementation of 53 proposed measures for the study or on the total costs that the new system will incur.
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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day
Local authorities are rallying through Eurocities to send power generators to the devastated country for the winter
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
According to a study, even students think they drink way more than they actually do
It runs from 25 November until 30 December, or in other words during the season to be jolly
The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
It runs from 25 November until 30 December, or in other words during the season to be jolly
This is the first time that a city has won the title while being at war
The city already sees 6,000 days of shooting in a year, meaning the film flap falls roughly 17 times a day
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
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