Prague continues to fight against disturbing the night quiet, after midnight it wants to ban alcohol on the embankments – ČT24 – Czech Television
The measure is to concern Rašín and Hořejší nábřeží, the first of which, in recent years, has become one of the most popular places for people to have fun. At the same time, residents from the area complain about the noisy behavior of visitors to the embankment.
According to Chabr, it has already succeeded in getting ship operators with restaurants and businesses to which the city rents dungeons in the waterfront wall to maintain the city’s approved rules. However, according to him, the problem lies in people who just sit with a bought bottle by the water. “Actually, we can’t do anything about it now,” he said. According to him, the police and police officers cannot prove the people drinking from the floodplains when they stop being noisy when the police arrive.
The solution is to help add both floodplains to the list of places where, according to city ordinances, alcohol is not allowed to be consumed. The city has been preparing an amendment to the decree for a long time, the last time it was updated was in 2013, when the number of seats was doubled compared to the original version of 2008. Now more than eight hundred places in the metropolis are banned.
Ban only at night
In the case of alluvium, it should not apply absolutely, but only between midnight and morning. “We assume that in those exposed times there will be a patrol going through and checking. At the same time, it explains the limitation of the use of visitors who come here for fun, “he is not a councilor.
Chabr said that after the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic, life had returned and most businesses were operating. The municipality recently had the dungeons repaired in the walls of both embankments, where cafes, galleries and other bars were built. The ferry also started running between the two banks, between 10:00 and 20:00 at about quarter-hour intervals.
“Already happening and we are planning events that are focused on gastronomy, which is more or less on Hořejší nábřeží. It is every second Saturday of the month and now we have it planned until the end of October, “said Petr Hozman, who is in charge of their program as a curator. Some time ago, he replaced Jiří Sulženko, who became the director of the culture department of the Prague City Hall.
Chabr added that this year the traditional rowing race of the Mayor of Prague will take place on the embankment, and now also the Highjump diving competition, which will move from the flooded quarry in the Příbram region to the center of Prague to the railway bridge.
Old projects will be postponed
The previous management of the municipality planned further investments on the embankments, such as the floating spa at the Podskalská embankment or the pontoon at the Vyšehrad rock, which should allow cyclists to bypass the narrow passage through the tunnel. But Chabr said the projects were likely to be postponed due to coronavirus budget shortfalls.
The councilor said that the city would like to focus on investments in other parts of the Vltava, such as the embankment on the Dvořák embankment. “When it comes to night entertainment, this is not an ideal place because there is no residential area nearby,” he said. For example, on Smetana’s embankment, according to him, it is also a matter of passing through so-called tentacles, ie passages in the embankment wall, which are now closed.