1. Normal Shops Back to the Center

Fewer novelty hats, more bakeries and drugstores.

 

When you live in the center, you don't need another souvenir shop, currency exchange, or fast-food joint on every corner. You also need groceries, a drugstore, a pharmacy, a stationer's, a repair shop, or a local pub for an affordable lunch. Prague 1 owns a significant number of commercial premises. When leasing them out, we shouldn't just look at who offers the highest rent. The town hall must actively support missing everyday services.

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What we want to do:

• The highest rent offer will no longer be the sole deciding factor when leasing Prague 1 commercial space. We will favor services that locals actually miss.

• We will actively look for suitable spaces for grocery stores, drugstores, pharmacies, stationers, repair shops, and other everyday services.

• We will bring food and farm produce back to Havelské Market for the benefit of local residents.

• We will reduce rent for business tenants in Prague 1 commercial properties by CZK 1,000 per month on new contracts if they display a Wi-Fi code in their window.

• We will create a simple digital Prague 1 loyalty card to help locals find and enjoy special offers at local shops, services, cultural venues, and other providers across District 1.

 

2. Tourists Yes. A Hotel in Every Building No.

Healthy tourism must not drive residents out of the center.

 

Tourism feeds Prague. We don't want to fight it, but we do want to set clear boundaries. When an apartment building gradually turns into a hotel without a reception, the remaining long-term residents pay the price. Prague 1 must advocate more strongly for the authority to regulate short-term rentals, just like other European tourist cities. Visitors are welcome here, but the residents of Prague 1 must be able to stay in their homes.

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What we want to do:

• Introduce mandatory registration for short-term rentals and clearly distinguish between occasionally renting out one's own apartment and running a professional accommodation business.

• Push for the ability to introduce licensing systems and local quotas—following the example of other European capitals—where short-term rentals are displacing residents.

• Strengthen inspections and state enforcement powers against illegal accommodation providers and those dodging the rules.

• Advocate through our Members of Parliament for legislative changes that will give Prague 1 real tools to regulate short-term rentals.

• Ensure Prague 1 has the right to review and comment on draft laws that fundamentally impact life in the historic center.

 

3. A Safe Prague 1

The center can be lively without being loud.

 

Restaurants, bars, and nightlife belong in the center of a European capital. However, open drug dealing and use, vandalism, endless pub crawls, and shouting under windows at three in the morning are certainly not mandatory parts of city-center living. We want more municipal and state police officers out on the streets, especially in the evening and in problem areas.

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What we want to do:

• Increase oversight regarding open drug dealing and public drug use.

• Conduct rigorous inspections of late-night alcohol shops operating past 10:00 PM.

• Enforce strict compliance checks on noisy outdoor seating areas and night venues.

• Improve street lighting in high-risk areas.

• Ensure faster removal of graffiti.

 

4. Prague 1 Is Not a Shortcut

Parking for those who live here. Tolls and less unnecessary transit traffic.

 

Prague 1 cannot carry the traffic burden of the entire capital. People who live here should have a fair chance to park near their homes. Drivers who merely cut through the center to save a few minutes shouldn't automatically take priority over residents. We don't want to ban traffic from the center; we want to manage it so that residents come first and unnecessary transit is reduced.

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What we want to do:

• Reform parking policies so residents have a genuine chance of parking close to home.

• Limit unnecessary drive-through traffic in the historic center.

• Promote a congestion charging system for the most burdened parts of the center, featuring exemptions for locals, deliveries, medical services, and social care.

• Bring back paper parking permits with a clearly visible validity date.

• Establish a shared resident parking zone on Malá Strana in Vítězná and Šeříková streets.

• Increase safety at busy tram stops, such as Bílá labuť, Újezd, Malostranská, and Národní divadlo.

• Connect local minibus lines linking the Hospital under Petřín (Nemocnice pod Petřínem), the Vojtěšská quarter, and Karlovo náměstí.
   

5. Prague 1 for Life

Living at home. Aging at home. Staying among friends.

 

Prague 1 must not lose its people—neither because they grow older, nor because they no longer need a large apartment, nor because sky-high prices or tourism drive them away. We want people who have spent a large part of their lives in District 1 to be able to grow old in their own neighborhood. As long as possible, they should live independently at home, with necessary care coming directly to them.

 

Those who no longer need a large municipal apartment but don't want to leave their neighborhood should have the option to downsize to a smaller one nearby. And when independent living is no longer an option, Prague 1 must offer quality senior care facilities right within its own boundaries.

 

At the same time, municipal housing should primarily serve actual residents of Prague 1 and essential professionals without whom a vibrant city center cannot function. The district council is not a real estate agency, and its housing stock shouldn't be treated as a commercial property portfolio.

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What we want to do:

• Expand mobile social and home-care services.

• Provide accessible assistance with grocery shopping, household chores, and other daily needs.

• Create a single point of contact where seniors or their families can find out what support they are entitled to and how to get it.

• Support barrier-free modifications in residential buildings and public spaces.

• Offer older residents the option to swap large municipal apartments for smaller, more suitable flats within Prague 1.

• Gradually transform the Assisted Living Facility at Samcova 3 into a comprehensive Senior Care Home.

• Continue offering discounted admissions, day trips, and leisure activities while developing the Prague 1 Senior Card.

• Help seniors in need cover expenses for medicine, groceries, utilities, services, and household maintenance using the Corrency tool.

• Use the municipal housing stock primarily for the actual housing needs of Prague 1 residents.

• Offer a portion of municipal flats to essential professions needed in District 1, such as teachers, healthcare workers, and police officers.

• Renovate dilapidated municipal buildings and convert disused spaces back into housing.

• Invest a portion of Prague 1's financial resources into maintaining and growing its housing stock.

• Resolve historical property ownership issues fairly.

 

6. A Greener and Cooler District 1

More shade, less scorching stone.

 

The historic center will never be a massive park, but that doesn't mean it has to turn into a scorching stone furnace in the summer. It should be a place where people can comfortably spend time even on hot days. We want to utilize every available spot to introduce more greenery and water elements to our streets. A greener Prague 1 means more pleasant streets for everyone who spends their days in the center.

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What we want to do:

• Plant new trees wherever technical and heritage protection conditions allow.

• Create more shaded seating and rest areas, especially in squares and heat-trap public spaces.

• Expand the network of drinking fountains and install misting stations during hot summer days.

• Support greener inner courtyards and alternative forms of urban greenery where traditional tree planting is impossible.

• Improve rainwater capture and reuse for urban plants.

• Always assess options for adding greenery, shade, or water features during street and square renovations.

 

7. Healthcare, Schools, and Services Within Reach

For everyday life to thrive, basic services must remain in the center.

 

Prague 1 must not become a district where residents have to travel elsewhere for a doctor, a school, or basic services. We want to protect and develop outpatient care, rehabilitation, home care, the Na Františku Hospital, and the Palackého Street polyclinic, while attracting additional specialist practices.

 

Families and children are equally important. We want high-quality primary schools and kindergartens, full-time school psychologists, support for extracurricular activities and school supplies, as well as broader cultural and leisure options.

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What we want to do:

• Secure more specialist medical practices for Prague 1.

• Protect and expand services at Na Františku Hospital and the Palackého Street polyclinic.

• Ensure full-time school psychologists in primary schools, with the capacity to support children outside the classroom as well.

• Help families cover costs for school supplies and children's sports/clubs using the Corrency platform.

• Open up unused capacity at outdoor school facilities in Čestice and Janov nad Nisou for Prague 1 residents for weekend retreats.

• Support the development of the U Hradeb 64 multifunctional cultural and community center in Malá Strana.