No DPP Strike Tuesday but Threat Remains
Monday, November 9th, 2009Public transport unions held talks with city officials today but could still take industrial action later this week
Archive for the 'Prague 8' Category
Public Transport Strike Next Tuesday?
Friday, November 6th, 2009Industrial action by DPP employees could bring Prague to a standstill
Google Launches Street View for Prague
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Photos of most of the addresses in the city are now at your disposal via Google Maps
Czech Real Estate Price Map
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009The Bezrealitky.cz website has a cool Google Maps mash-up, showing the price in crowns-per-square-meter of real estate around the Czech Republic.
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Police vs. Squatters at Squat Milada
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009iDnes.cz has live video coverage of Squat Milada in Prague 8-Libe?, where police are attempting to retake the building on behalf of its owner.
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The @squatMilada Twitter account is also covering events in Czech.
Burger Kings at Florenc and Let?any?
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009The Czech Republic’s first Burger King, at the Metropole Zli?ín mall in Prague 5, will reportedly soon be joined by two new Prague outlets: one at the Florenc bus station and one at the Obchodní centrum Let?any mall in Prague 8.
Podnikatel.cz: T?etí restaurace Burger King bude na Florenci
Prague Public Drinking Ban
Monday, July 7th, 2008From today (July 7th), a new law comes into effect banning the drinking of alcohol in various public areas of Prague.
It is now no longer legal to drink alcohol within 100 meters (109 yards) of metro station entrances, schools, medical institutions, and children’s playgrounds.
Public drinking is also banned in specific areas — mainly parks and [...]
‘MetroBus’ in Prague?
Thursday, February 28th, 2008ROPID, the agency responsible for public transport in the greater Prague area, is planning to introduce Berlin-style “MetroBus” BRT services on several busy routes, according to Pražský deník.
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Marathon Weekend – Public Transport
Friday, May 11th, 2007As well as bringing thousands of runners onto Prague’s streets, Marathon Weekend also involves a fair degree of disruption to the city’s tram system.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the routes affected:
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
17 (2:45pm-5:30pm) — Partially Rerouted
18 (2:45pm-4pm) — Partially Rerouted
133 (2:45pm-5:30pm) — Shortened
Sunday, May 13th, 2007
3 (9:30am-1pm) — Divided Into Two Sections
6 (9:30am-11am) [...]
