Policies
One of the first policies Vallo started to work on was the parking policy delays with the implementation of which he has previously criticised his predecessor for. His aim was decide on the framework the city borough and the city council will build upon, in the first half of 2019 The original proposal included residential parking zones in locations decided by the city boroughs.
The proposal caused some backlash, after which some changes had been made. The cost of the yearly parking card was reduced to €39; additional €10 a year allow parking in other boroughs for a maximum of two hours. In October 2020, the launch of the parking policy was announced to be delayed until autumn 2021.
Vallo initiated the establishment of the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava. The Metropolitan institute of Bratislava has developed the manifest and the manual for public spaces.
Under Vallo, the review of planning permission became stricter, with more projects being rejected for ignoring or bypassing requirements.
The Živé námestie (‘Vivid Square’) project concerns three central squares — SNP Square, Velvet Revolution Square and Kamenné Námestie — which are to be redeveloped as a unified pedestrian-priority zone with climate-adapted green infrastructure and public seating, based on a design by German architects that won a competition announced in April 2019. According to the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, the three squares cover nearly 35,000 m², making it the largest public-space redevelopment in Bratislava since the 1970s.
In 2020, the city announced plans to plant 10,000 new trees, with the stated aims of improving air quality, shading, biodiversity and stormwater retention.
In 2021, Vallo’s administration initiated the Živé miesta (‘Vivid places’) scheme, earmarking €14.3 million to renovate more than 25 public spaces across Bratislava, including parks on Žilinská, Krížna–Karadžičova, Legionárska, Husova, Dunajská and the area beneath SNP Bridge. Early completed projects under Vivid Places included a small park on Židovská (a so-called ‘pocket park’), seating and greenery improvements on Štúrova, and low-cost temporary interventions on Klobučnícka and Treskoňova featuring potted trees, seating and greenery, intended to be completed quickly and to remain compatible with later comprehensive redesigns.
In December 2019, together with the mayors of the other Visegrád Group capitals, Vallo signed the Pact of Free Cities, which commits the signatories to "common values of freedom, human dignity, democracy, equality, rule of law, social justice, tolerance and cultural diversity". Vallo supports the Bratislava Pride and has attended it both during his mayoral term and before.
