Night ban on cars in part of Prague's Old Town to come into force this week

A ban on cars and taxis at night in part of Prague's Old Town district will come into force on Wednesday or Thursday, Prague 1 city councillor Vojtěch Ryvola told the Czech News Agency. The measure aims to reduce noise at night in the area around Dlouhá Street, where a large number of night clubs are located and where local residents have long been complaining about noise. The ban on entry between 10 pm and 6 am will apply to the area between the Dvořák embankment, Pařížská street, Old Town Square and Revoluční street.

Prague 1 tried to introduce the ban last November, but it was immediately revoked by the municipal department of road transport after it was criticised by Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda.