Cycling Traffic in Prague Rose by Five Percent Last Year

In the area of cycling, the document reports a year-on-year increase in traffic intensity of 4.9%, after adjusting for outages and closures. The gross sum of all passages recorded by automatic counters reached 5,367,011, representing a 14% increase compared to 2023. The data also show that the highest number of cyclists was detected in July, across all monitored locations.

“We are developing cycling infrastructure so that people have access to a broader range of options and innovative routes. This is not about drawing dividing lines with drivers,” wrote Vice-Mayor Zdeněk Hřib (Pirates) in the introduction to the Yearbook.

The busiest counter is in Modřany

The highest value for 2024 was recorded at the counter in Modřany (A2, at the intersection of Vltavanů and U kina streets) – 591,578 passages. This represents a year-on-year increase of 899%. However, as the Yearbook notes, the previous year had been significantly affected by closures and poor functionality of the counter.

The second busiest counter section was on the Povltavská path on cycle route A2 in Troja, where 502,031 passages were recorded, a year-on-year increase of 9%.

On Podolské Embankment, riders shifted from the cycle lane to the path

The third busiest location was Podolské nábřeží, south of the Vyšehrad tunnel, with 431,414 passages. There are both on-road cycle lanes and a recently renovated beige asphalt path. According to counter data, the path recorded a 38% year-on-year increase, while the lanes saw a 31% decrease, likely due to ongoing construction works restricting cycle lanes on adjacent sections.

Another notable increase was seen on Rohanské nábřeží (A2) – from 156,430 in 2023 to 322,794 in 2024 (+106%), also linked to the return of traffic after construction restrictions.

More rides on Lítačka

An increasing number of people are using the option of two free 15-minute rides on shared bikes per day with the Lítačka card. In 2024, for five months (May through September), the milestone of 100,000 rides per month was exceeded.

According to the TSK Yearbook, 2024 saw the implementation of several new cycling measures and investment projects. New additions were 6.6 km of advisory (protected) cycle lanes, 0 km of dedicated cycle lanes, 0.75 km of shared bus/bike lanes, 0.5 km of cycle pictogram corridors, and 16.4 km of contraflow cycle streets. 13 new cycle crossings and
23 double bike stands were also added.

Major investment projects included, for example, a pedestrian and cycling underpass in Prague-Zbraslav, and a cycle path between Kačerov and Kamýk (A42). Additional improvements were made on connections such as the route between Dolní Měcholupy and Uhříněves, or the repaving of route A2 near Mánes. Dozens of new contraflow streets were created – for example, extensively around Zenklova Street in Prague 8 or in Holešovice, where over 2 km were added. Smaller-scale adjustments were also made through non-investment modifications in streets like V Olšinách, Na Pankráci, Dukelských hrdinů, Komořanská, and Hartigova.

A detailed overview of Prague’s new cycling infrastructure for 2024 can be found in an article on this website [in Czech – eds.], which the TSK Yearbook partly draws from.