Nové Mesto recommendations

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to recommend how the money available to the town council for improving the neighbourhood should be spent.

The roads

The condition of the roads in Bratislava is very bad: they are full of holes and bumps and cracks. It leads to damaging the cars, traffic congestion, accidents. The condition of sidewalks is no better - they are getting very dangerous and people are using the streets instead.

They money could be used to repair the worst parts of the roads and sidewalks making them less dangerous.

We could use some money to repair or even replace the streetlights with more sturdy and energy-efficient ones. This could in long term save us money.

Parks and recreation

The parks and recreation areas in Nové Mesto have huge potential. There are already enough children playgrounds. The best value for money would be repairing the benches, growing and taking care of the trees and flowers.

What we should definitely invest in are new public toilets , facilities and rubbish bins, especially for dog owners.

We could also use some fountains, mainly in the summer. Drinking fountains might be a good idea too.

In the end, to protect our new investments, I would recommend a police patrol over the parks 24-7 or using a hidden CCTV (security) camera.  

Public transport

Finally, the state of public transport stops and especially the train station is alarming and unrepresentative.The investment into redecorating and refurbishing the train station (air conditioning)  would pay back in the increase of the number of satisfied tourists leading to more profit for the local businesses and also the town council, thanks to more tax revenue.

We could then extend the whole transport network to cover more area and get more people on board and more cars off the streets.

With more people we would also need more ticket machines.

To attract more people, especially tourists, in the summer, we could rent some cabrio / open buses for sightseeing tours.

To get more cars off the centre, we could also have more car parking areas.

Recommendation

I would suggest using the money available to the town council in the order I have written about. If the money available was not enough, I recommend applying for a grant from the European regional funds or raising money from local people and businesses. A cheaper option might be employing homeless and unemployed people and people in need. This would in turn help them to earn some money and to care more for the environment they helped to create. We could also use the help of NGOs, non-profits and volunteer organizations in the area.