Vrchlabí – static traffic organisation

7.2.2014

Client: the city of Vrchlabí
Author / Contractor: URBS v.o.s.
Year: 2013/01

Creative team: Jana Langerová, Lukáš Vacek, Šimon Vojtík , Jana Urbanová , Michal Petr

The central part of a city shapes the Urban Conservation Area Vrchlabí. With mostly preserved historical development, it constitutes an urban structure of a great value. Charming city center is the final destination of tourists. With the population of approximately thirteen thousand people, the city of Vrchlabí also is an important catchment area for nearly fifty thousand people. Parking in the central part of the city is charged since 2002, which is quite a long time for traffic evaluation. Concurrently, the parking arrangement doesn´t meet with novadays requirements any more. Detailed exploration of the area in terms of topography, development and utilization was made, also the traffic and local transportation net and the quality of greenery were revised. Based on this survey the comprehensive design for the area was than framed. This new proposal for traffic organisation based on the ten years operation experience and local regulation in the city center chances for more comprehensive solution, bringing great benefit to the city environment and its inhabitants.

The aim of a study is:
– revision of the current system, based on the experience of ten years operation
– identification of the problematic elements of the system, according to the city development, users (customers) and the owner of roads
– warnings about the risks associated with the implementation of other proposals in the zone of charge (and its surroundings)
– proposal for changes in the system in order to eliminate problems perceived by the users and the owner of roads.
– proposal for further development of the parking organisation in the city center.