The architects who have designed the still going on renovation of the Slovenia Street are convinced of that; the main purpose of renovation was to transform the traffic road in the centre of the city into an area primarily intended for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport.

"The Slovenia Street is the principal avenue of the city. Avenues of all larger European cities are characterised by two key elements – one vertical, and one horizontal: in our case a line of ash trees, which will give to the Slovenia Street different appearance in different seasons, and small element pavement resembling a carpet, which turns the traffic road into the living room of the city," the group of authors, made of representatives of the architectural bureau Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti, Katušić Kocbek Architects, Sadar +Vuga and Scapelab, explained the idea behind the renovation.

The new arrangement of the principal city avenue of the capital will bring deeper changes, not only a different image. It will offer a modern traffic regime. Personal vehicles will be banned from the Slovenia Street, bus stops will be renovated and equipped with platforms and new shelters raised above the road surface, while the centre will be mostly dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists.

"The consequence of the new traffic regime at the Slovenia Street introduced in September 2013 is an increased number of passengers using city public transport, and faster travel by buses, especially on the lines driving on the Celovška Street and the Dunajska Street, where yellow belts for public transport have been introduced," the representatives of the City Municipality of Ljubljana emphasized the immediate effects.

Alenka Klun, MMC