Prague City Beat

Public transport unions held talks with city officials today but could still take industrial action later this week

Industrial action by DPP employees could bring Prague to a standstill

Photos of most of the addresses in the city are now at your disposal via Google Maps

The 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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From 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 [...]

ROPID, 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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An anonymous caller (or callers) made bomb threats against three Prague targets yesterday — the Strašnická and Dejvická metro stations and Malostranské náměstí square.
Strašnická, near the southeast end of the A (green) line, was named as a target in the morning.
The threat against Dejvická, the A line’s northwest terminus, was phoned in in the evening [...]