Sensitive Transport Development Along the Central European Green
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Attila Lüttmerding Ádám Bodor Peter Leischner Boris Madjeric Neven Trenc Annett Zeigerer Matthias Gather Sensitive Transport Development Development Transport Sensitive along the Belt Green European Central Berichte des Instituts Verkehr und Raum Band 2 (2008) Sensitive Transport Development along the Central European Green Belt Public transport, hike trails and bike paths Objectives, criteria, analysis and best practice examples (INTERREG IIIB – CADSES) Attila Lüttmerding Ádám Bodor (Hungarian Cyclist Club, PP10) Peter Leischner (Radplan, Germany) Boris Madjeric (Tourist Association of Pitomača, Croatia) Neven Trenc (Croatian State Institute for Nature Protection, PP 17) Annett Zeigerer Matthias Gather April 2008 Institut Verkehr und Raum – Transport and Spatial Planning Institute Fachhochschule Erfurt – University of Applied Science Altonaer Straße 25 D-99085 Erfurt Telefon: +49 (361) 6700 758 Telefax: +49 (361) 6700 757 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: www.verkehr-und-raum.de Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 2 Introduction of the Region ............................................................................................ 1 3 Population and accessibility of the Green Belt (Annett Zeigerer) ................................. 2 4 Sensitive transport development .................................................................................. 4 4.1 Sensitive transport development as part of Ecotourism ............................................... 4 4.2 Definition of analysed fields of transport ...................................................................... 5 4.3 Aims of sensitive transport development ...................................................................... 6 5 Public Transport ........................................................................................................... 7 5.1 Criteria for a good public transport system ................................................................... 7 5.2 The regions of the Green Belt (strength, weaknesses, suggestions) ........................... 9 5.2.1 “Bundesländer“ border region Northwest Thuringia (TH) − Northeast Hesse (HE) − Southeast Lower-Saxony (NI) ......................................................................... 10 5.2.2 „Bundesländer“ border region of the wider Rhön-Mountains area (Thuringia- Hesse-Bavaria) ........................................................................................................... 13 5.2.3 Euregio Egrensis (DE-CZ) .......................................................................................... 16 5.2.4 Euregio Bayerischer Wald-Šumava-Mühlviertel (DE-CZ-AT) ..................................... 19 5.2.5 Euregio Silva Nortica (CZ-AT) .................................................................................... 22 5.2.6 Euregio Weinviertel-Southern Moravia-Western Slovakia (AT-CZ-SK) ...................... 24 5.2.7 Centrope / Twin City (AT, SK, HU) ............................................................................. 27 5.2.8 Euregio West Pannonia (AT-HU) ............................................................................... 30 5.2.9 Euregio Styria-Northeast Slovenia (AT-SI) ................................................................. 33 5.2.10 Carinthia-Northwest Slovenia (AT-SI) ........................................................................ 36 5.2.11 Slovenian-Hungarian border region ........................................................................... 39 5.2.12 Euregio Mura-Drava (HU-HR) .................................................................................... 41 5.2.13 Euregio Danube-Drava (HR-HU) ................................................................................ 43 5.3 Regions outside the Green Belt ................................................................................. 46 5.3.1 Euregio Pomerania (DE-PL) ....................................................................................... 48 5.3.2 Euregio Sønderjylland-Schleswig (DK-DE) ................................................................ 51 5.3.3 Euregio Viadrina (DE-PL) ........................................................................................... 54 5.3.4 Euregio Neiße-Nisa-Nysa (DE-PL-CZ) ....................................................................... 57 5.3.5 Euregio Ems-Dollart (DE-NL) ..................................................................................... 60 5.3.6 The “Euregio” (DE-NL) ............................................................................................... 63 5.3.7 Euregio Saar-Lor-Lux (DE-FR-BE-LU) ....................................................................... 66 5.3.8 The Upper Rhine Region (DE-FR-CH) ....................................................................... 69 5.4 Overview public transport ........................................................................................... 72 5.5 Conclusions and suggestions for further steps .......................................................... 73 6 Hiking trails (Annett Zeigerer) ..................................................................................... 74 6.1 Task ............................................................................................................................ 74 6.2 Tourism regions in the Green Belt-Project Area ......................................................... 74 6.3 Guidance of visitors .................................................................................................... 77 6.4 Hiking path system and hiking path networks ............................................................ 78 6.5 Quality of the hiking path offer .................................................................................... 80 6.6 Thematic paths ........................................................................................................... 83 6.7 Nature Experience for All ........................................................................................... 84 6.8 Marketing .................................................................................................................... 85 7 Cycling (Peter Leischner) ........................................................................................... 87 7.1 Criteria for a good cycling system .............................................................................. 89 7.2 Regions of the Green Belt .......................................................................................... 93 7.2.1 Lower-Saxony/Hesse/Thuringia ................................................................................. 93 7.2.2 94 7.2.3 Rhön region ................................................................................................................ 95 7.2.4 Euregio Egrensis ........................................................................................................ 97 7.2.5 Bavarian Forest-Šumava-Mühlviertel ....................................................................... 100 7.2.6 Region Styria-North East Slovenia ........................................................................... 103 7.3 Regions outside the Green Belt ............................................................................... 104 8 The focus regions ..................................................................................................... 108 8.1 Bavaria-Thuringia (Peter Leischner) ........................................................................ 108 8.1.1 Description of the initial situation and tasks ............................................................. 108 8.1.2 Specification and description of the investigation area............................................. 109 8.1.3 Target groups ........................................................................................................... 113 8.1.4 Action planning and priorities ................................................................................... 129 8.1.5 Best-practice examples ............................................................................................ 133 8.1.6 Concept of bicycle rallies .......................................................................................... 139 8.1.7 Transboundary tour offers for bicycle tourism .......................................................... 142 8.2 Mura-Drava (Boris Madjeric & Neven Trenc) ........................................................... 147 8.2.1 Network of bike paths ............................................................................................... 147 8.2.2 The concept of “Drava biking cross” - transborder bike paths .................................. 150 8.2.3 Information media and organizational structures...................................................... 153 8.2.4 Accessibility by public transport................................................................................ 154 8.2.5 Infrastructure for cycling tourists .............................................................................. 156 8.2.6 Signing and orientation ............................................................................................. 156 8.3 West-Pannonia (Ádám Bodor) ................................................................................. 158 8.3.1 Network of bike paths ..............................................................................................