We’re thrilled to be part of Placemaking Week Europe 2024 – Rotterdam edition!
Join us at the session Local Actions, Lasting Visions: Building Places Together on Wednesday 25th September from 16:15 to 17:30, where we’ll be presenting our project. We look forward to see you there.
Placemaking Week Europe is an annual festival that brings together over 500 urbanists, city officials, and community leaders from across Europe to share best practices and foster cross-border collaborations. The event spans 3.5 days and features workshops, site visits, and keynotes designed to inspire the creation of better cities. This year’s edition in Rotterdam will explore themes tied to the city’s unique placemaking efforts and challenges.
Since 2010, we have been focusing on reclaiming Magistrala – Prague’s speedway, an engineering structure from the 1970s built through the city center. Over ten years, together with architects, planners, artists, and mainly citizens, we are step by step transforming Magistrala into a livable space for everyone – into the New Prague Boulevard. Transport infrastructure resulting from 20th-century planning represents a significant element of public property that has the potential to empower the public realm toward a more community-driven democracy.
What we want to achieve
A friendly, urban boulevard for both pedestrians and drivers:
- More pedestrian crossings
- Busy avenue with a tree alley on both sides
- Wider sidewalks
- A live public space with restaurants, shops and cafés
- Bicycle path for greater traffic safety
- Activation of spaces under the viaduct
