Prague, Czech Republic

Population agglomeration: 2,156,097 city: 1,267,449 Land area 496 km2 Population density 2555 inhabitants/km2

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is also the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava River, the city is home to about 1.26 million people, while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million.Prague has the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union. The public transport infrastructure (PID, Pražská integrovaná doprava) consists of a heavily-used integrated transport system of Prague Metro (lines A, B, and C – its length is 65 km (40 mi) with 61 stations in total), Prague tram system, Prague buses, funiculars, and six ferries. Prague has one of the highest rates of public transport usage in the world,with 1.2 billion passenger journeys per year.

Modal Split

Participation in previous and current EU transport related projects

• Eurocities
• POLIS
• CIVINET Czech and Slovak Republics

Status of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

Prague prepares its first SUMP.