64 Czech cities participate in European Mobility Week

A total of 64 Czech cities are participating in European Mobility Week, which was launched on Friday. The theme of the tenth year of Mobility Week is "alternative mobility" and is intended to promote resource-saving alternatives to the personal automobile. In Prague, Wenceslas Square will be closed to traffic for several hours on Sunday and a festival is underway around Náměstí Jana Palacha. Brno has begun the week with a festive program and roller-skating attractions. The east Bohemian town of Pardubice plans to end European Mobility Week with a large public picnic on the main shopping boulevard. The main organizer of Mobility Week in the Czech Republic is the Ministry of the Environment.