Vokovice

Vokovice is a medium density area in Praha 6, which is in the space in between Divoká Šárka and Evropská across from Veleslavín. Thanks to the recent extension of Line A of the Prague Metro from Dejvická to Nemocnice Motol, Vokovice is now in a much more central and connected position transit wise, with the 119 and 142 Metrobus (frequent bus) routes and the 20 and 26 tram routes (both frequent) serving the neighborhood. However, the main transit line serving Vokovice is Line A via the Nádraží Veleslavín station, from which one can get to the city center in a mere ten minutes! Also, the 119 goes straight to Václav Havel Airport Prague, which makes Vokovice just one ride away from the airport. Vokovice's main artery, Evropská, has fast moving traffic and some automobile oriented businesses, but is still fairly easy to cross and has ample sidewalks, as well as some pedestrian oriented buildings. The rest of Vokovice is extremely walkable, with narrow streets, ample sidewalk, and businesses and residences fronting the street. A lot of types of housing can be found in Vokovice, which allows one to "age in place", and makes the neighborhood fairly diverse. Larger houses and villas, duplexes, older townhouses, walk up apartments, newer high rise apartments, and Cold War era Paneláks can all be seen on Vokovice's streets. Businesses also vary quite a bit. On Evropská, formerly Leninová, larger businesses such as supermarkets and car dealerships can be found. In other areas of Vokovice, businesses such as convenience stores, neighborhood markets, and florists are mixed in between the residential properties. I would suggest adopting some new building requirements for new businesses on Evropská to make them more pedestrian friendly, and lowering Evropská's speed limit as a more short term solution. In addition, I would add bike lanes to Evropská, and to other roads in Vokovice, such as V Středu from Divoká Šárka (where the lanes would connect to existing bike paths) to Vokovická. The last place I would add bike lanes would be from Půlkruhová to V Středu on Na Lužci, which would then continue from V Středu to Evropská on V Nových Vokovicích.