Strategic projects

Ostrava – where new stories begin. That’s the vision that the city plans to make a reality during the next years. Ostrava will be implementing a range of projects to help achieve this vision, creating an energized city that offers a high quality of life for all generations and attracts talented people to live and work here. Ostrava will become a confident European city – a city that’s closer to its people, to nature, and to the rest of the world.
In the period up to 2023, Ostrava will be implementing projects focusing on 3 core priorities (A Vibrant Regional Capital, Wealth in People, A Healthy City) consisting of 7 strategic goals. You can see a full list of the projects here:

BUILDING AN INTERCONNECTED CITY

REVITALIZING THE HISTORIC CITY CENTRE

BEING A CENTRE FOR TOP-QUALITY EDUCATION

  • Bazaly – youth football training centre
  • Integration of disabled students and teaching room for manual skills/technical subjects
  • Keys to the future of our children at school facilities in Ostrava II
  • Local action plan for the development of education in Ostrava I, II
  • Moravian-Silesian Research Library
  • Programme supporting bilingual and foreign-language teaching at preschools, primary and secondary schools in Ostrava
  • Programme supporting education and talent management in science and technology subjects
  • Creating equal access to education in Ostrava Ostrava I, II, III
  • University campus at Černá louka

ENHANCING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

  • Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies (CEET)
  • Smart Solutions Competency Centre
  • Social Processes Research Centre
  • Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre Ostrava – expansion of the Science and Technology Park
  • Ostrava Craft Incubator
  • Development of the IT4Innovations national supercomputing centre
  • Hrušov Development Zone
  • Development fund to support the construction of infrastructure for SMEs
  • Improvement of conditions for the development of strategic degree programmes at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, VŠB-TechnicalUniversity of Ostrava

SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND CITIZENS’ INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC LIFE

CREATING A GREAT ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL GENERATIONS

  • Bikesharing Ostrava
  • Mental Health Centre
  • Cycle route – Nová Ves water works
  • Cycle routes F, U – Kaminského, Ječmínkova
  • Cycle route M (Svinov bridges)
  • Hulváky seniors’ home
  • Home for handicapped clients (MIKASA)
  • Humanization of tram routes and modernization of power lines
  • Smart public transport stops II
  • Bělský Les forest park camera system
  • Complete reconstruction of the Jiří Myron Theatre
  • Municipal Studio for Urban Planning and Architecture (MAPPA)
  • Family-friendly places
  • System preventing loss of housing and offering support to households at risk of homelessness
  • Alternative fuels for public transport
  • Parking garage on 28. října St.
  • Parking garage at Ostrava City HospitalParking systems
  • P+R car park – Hlubina coal mine
  • P+R car park – Hlučínská tram terminus
  • Piloting the social housing concept
  • Náměstí Republiky transport interchange
  • Extension of tram routes in districts 7 and 8, Poruba
  • Refill project
  • Reconstruction and modernization of Ostrava City Hospital
  • Reconstruction of the Domeček children’s centre
  • Reconstruction of the main square in Ostrava-Jih
  • Reconstruction and extension of the Korýtko seniors’ home
  • Revitalization of Místecká St.
  • Revitalization of housing estates in Ostrava
  • Revitalization of public space – Duha complex, Poruba
  • Development of the area in the vicinity of the Ostrava Planetarium
  • Poruba sports centre (former VOKD)
  • U Cementárny II sports centre
  • Hulváky terminal – phase II
  • Transformation of residential services at the Čtyřlístek centre
  • Villa, Na Zapadlém St.
  • Hydrogen transport infrastructure
  • Alternative-fuel public transport vehicles
  • Charging stations for electric vehicles
  • Using the Ostravice, Odra and Opava rivers for water sports
  • Kotva public transport stop, Výškovická St.

BRINGING THE CITY CLOSER TO NATURE

  • City of Ostrava adaptation strategies addressing impacts and risks of climate change
  • Cycle route – Proskovická, Blanická
  • Cycle route Y – Průmyslová, Baarova
  • Household boiler subsidy scheme
  • Ecological clearance – Ostramo oil lagoons
  • Ostrava’s bid for “European Green Capital 2020”
  • U Boříka park, Nová Ves
  • Reconstruction and extension of collector B to Radvanice
  • Reconstruction of Střelniční St. site
  • Revitalization and cultivation of green areas in Ostrava
  • Revitalization of the Benátky forest park and Hulváky hill
  • Revitalization of the Ostravice River embankment
  • Revitaliztion of the Pustkovec valley

OTHER PROJECTS

Projects not included in the Action Plan

  • Museum+
  • City of Ostrava scholarships
  • Hlubina coal mine terminal
  • Ostrava zoo – lion-tailed macaques, gibbons and ungulates
  • Ostrava zoo – multi-storey parking garage
  • Ostrava zoo – king vultures
  • Safe City
  • Vacant lot at Smetanovo náměstí
  • Ostrava-Mošnov Small Development Zone
  • Energy efficiency measures at the treatment centre for long-term illnesses in Ostrava-Radvanice
  • Energy savings at Ostrava City Hospital
  • Family Focus
  • Dukla gallery
  • Ostrava-Proskovice fire station
  • Pustkovec fire station
  • Sewerage system in Plesná
  • Landscape Festival OSTRAVA 2019
  • Ostrava Building of the Year
  • Park landscaping, Prokešovo náměstí
  • Vacant lot at Smetanovo náměstí
  • Regulating advertising displays in Ostrava
  • Reconstruction of the Ostrava-Michálkovice fire station
  • Reconstruction of Sokolská St.
  • Nová Bělá sports hall
  • Krásné Pole sports hall
  • The Path of Water, “Nad rybníkem” park
  • Cycle route linking 17. listopadu St. to the Science and Technology Centre
  • Flowerbeds in 8 municipal districts of Ostrava
  • The Oher trail
  • Greenery planting, Sokolská St.
  • Park near the diocese offices
  • Ecostability System plan, Ostrava
  • Cycle access to the Odra and Olše rivers