People from the satellites near Plzeň are moving back to the city

Plzeň - People from Plzeň, who previously moved to satellite towns close to Plzeň, are now returning to the city or seeking quiet nature 30 to 35 kilometers away from it. At yesterday's workshop for investors and people interested in housing in Plzeň, architect Irena Králová from the concept and development department stated this.
    "The nearest suburbanization is becoming less attractive," she added. The problem is the commute for work and access to civic amenities. Many parameters of the satellites do not meet the expectations of people who anticipated more. "Our Polívkov doesn't even have decent roads; we drive in mud," said a homeowner in Lhota behind the Valcha district near the Borské lake to ČTK.
    "People often come from satellite towns near Plzeň," said the mayor of Plas, Miloslav Hurt. They realized they do not want to live among hundreds of houses; they demand peace along with proximity to the village square, shops, and similar amenities. "There is an increasing number of people who want tranquility. They do not live well in satellites, and they can also work from home more frequently," said the mayor of Nečtiny, Jiří Křemenák. From the villages in the northern part of Plzeň, it takes half an hour to drive to Plzeň. Nečtiny has prepared a zone for apartments in Plachtíně but does not want "entrepreneurial baroque" with one house on top of another to be created there. They always discuss the form of the zone.
    "Many satellites, such as Chotíkov (on the way from Plzeň to Karlovy Vary), are not growing into very great beauty," confirmed Králová. According to locals, two non-collaborating communities have formed here. One consists of traditional residents and their children or acquaintances, while the other consists of newcomers from Plzeň and Prague who wish to live in a closed environment.
    Plzeň is trying to compensate for the satellite problem by proposing its own areas with the most diversified offerings possible. "In the land-use plans, we have 35 development areas plus five additional mixed areas with a share of housing," said the director of the city department, Irena Vostracká. Proposed areas for pure housing include 370 hectares, where thousands to tens of thousands of new Plzeň residents are expected to find their home within five years.
    The first satellite towns around Plzeň began to emerge 15 years ago in the north in Třemošná and Zruč-Senec. Following them, Chrást, Dýšina, and Letkov developed, and subsequently, the southern area of Štěnovice, Útušice, and Starý Plzenec. The latest "trend" areas are Chotíkov with Město Touškov and Vochov, and Líné with Dobřany and Vejprnice with Tlučná.