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Czech Republic Insight Paper RURAL SHARED MOBILITY www.ruralsharedmobility.eu CZECH REPUBLIC INSIGHT PAPER Authors: Bruno Van Zeebroeck, Wouter Florizoone Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) Photo by Pavel S on Unsplash Date: 01.05.2019 RURALITY (1) Degree of urbanisation for local administrative units Urban-rural typology for NUTS level 3 regions level 2 (LAU2) Cities Predominantly urban regions (rural population is less than 20% of the total population) Towns and suburbs Intermediate regions Rural Areas (rural population is between 20% and 50% of the total population) Data not available Predominantly rural regions (rural population is 50% or more of the total population) Source: Eurostat, JRC and European Commission Directorate-General Data not available for Regional Policy, May 2016 Source: Eurostat, JRC, EFGS, REGIO-GIS, December 2016 1 - Insight Paper - CZECH REPUBLIC RURAL SHARED MOBILITY DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION Share of people Share of people living 30% 34% 36% Share of people living in cities in towns and suburbs living in rural areas Source: Eurostat, 2018 GEOGRAPHY Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe with their own mayor, council and assembly - but only bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, eight cities have chosen this option. So the settlement Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. It structure and its hierarchy distinguishes greatly from covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres with a the rest of the EU countries, as it is highly fragmented. mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic There are more than 6,250 municipalities, out of climate. The country has 10.6 million inhabitants. which the majority have population of less than 500 inhabitants. The Czech landscape is exceedingly varied. Bohemia, to the west, consists of a basin drained by the Elbe and Sustainability of growth is one of the main key the Vltava rivers, surrounded by mostly low mountains. challenges. Multinationals have continued to locate Moravia, the eastern part of the country, is also quite lower value-added activities in the Czech Republic, but hilly. It is drained mainly by the Morava River, but it also there is a significant shift underway of activities that contains the source of the Oder River. rely on less-skilled labour to even lower wage countries. Without innovation and structural change, this pattern The Czech Republic has a two-tier subnational of growth will not bring income levels up to those in government system, with no hierarchical link. wealthier EU member states and leaves the Czech Republic vulnerable to economic downturns. More Regions were established in 2000. Municipalities are diversification is therefore a must. Beside that, the regulated through the Municipal Act in the same year. The aging population will pose a challenge for the pension municipal level includes municipalities, towns (mesto) and health systems in the future and is another main and 25 statutory cities (statutarni mesto). The latter demographic challenge ahead. have a special status granted by an Act of Parliament and can establish districts at the sub-municipal level RURALITY (2) 0,2% 11.6% 2.2% 6.8% Share of people at risk of Share of people aged 16 and Unemployment rate, persons Share of young people aged poverty or social exclusion in over who reported unmet aged 15–64, in rural areas, 18–24 neither in employment rural areas, 2018 needs for health care in the 2018 nor in education or training previous 12 months due to (NEETs) in rural areas, 2018 expense, distance to travel or length of waiting list in rural Source: Eurostat areas, 2018 2 - Insight Paper - CZECH REPUBLIC RURAL SHARED MOBILITY NATIONAL POLICIES RELATING TO RURAL MOBILITY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT Neither organizational, nor legal and financial In some regions an integrated transport system still framework of rural mobility policy in Czech Republic forms only a superstructure to the public transport have been prepared. Some projects of development of system (making the use of urban and suburban rural infrastructure exist, but neither action plans nor transport easier), rather than a principle connecting all national policy, have been created in the area of rural modes of transport in the whole territory of the region. mobility policy until now. In many cases differences persist in the opinion on how Public transport is operated on the basis of separate to organize public transport between the region and the transport systems, with integrated transport systems core city, which complicates the creation of integrated (i.e., systems connected in terms of traffic, tariffs and transport systems. information) being organized with limited functionalities only, without more significant connections among regions. Photo from Envato INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK Regional governments have full competence in regional Some districts receive finance from cities and transport together with local governments. There is municipalities (for example South Moravia), some other an obligation to organise public transport at regional districts order all regional bus services and municipalities level but municipalities have the faculty to organise to pay (almost) nothing (for example Ústí nad Labem). transport and mobility on their own territory. This is Other cities and municipalities are intensively involved done respectively via an AOT or an AOM (Transport or in the (for example the Central Bohemian regional bus Mobility organizing authority). In practice, the situation services in Prague). is very different in the districts and regions. 3 - Insight Paper - CZECH REPUBLIC RURAL SHARED MOBILITY ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK Public transport services are currently regulated by Urban public transport systems – organized under the Act on public services in passenger transport and the conditions of transportation companies which are by national and regional public transport plans. Further set-up and owned by the cities - have a long tradition direction of the public transport system including in the Czech Republic and are well-known operational the selection from among the options for system networks, especially in large cities. Public transport organization will be laid down in the Public Transport systems can currently be found in more than 100 Conception, which will propose a new structure of public different sized cities in the Czech Republic, ranging from transport organization, the requisite amendments the smallest where there is often only one bus line in of national law and a proposal for the funding of the operation; providing a link between the main residential system. areas of the city and places of basic services such as schools, offices, medical facilities, shops, etc., up to Public transport is operated on the basis of separate large cities where bus networks operate along with transport systems, with integrated transport systems trolleybus networks, trams and, in the case of Prague, (i.e., systems connected in terms of traffic, tariffs and metro networks. information) being organized with limited functionalities only, without more significant connections among Due to its position in Central Europe, Czech Republic regions. In some regions an integrated transport system is furthermore well-advantaged to make the most of still forms only a superstructure to the public transport its good transport accessibility. The country is covered system (making the use of urban and suburban with a dense network of railways and roads, but it does transport easier), rather than a principle connecting all not always meet the standards demanded by modern modes of transport in the whole territory of the region. transport. In many cases differences persist in the opinion on how to organize public transport between the region and the Railway network density is historically higher in the core city, which complicates the creation of integrated northern part of the Czech territory. The main corridors transport systems. are the axes Dresden – Prague – Brno – Vienna and Katowice – Ostrava – Breclav – Vienna. Photo from Envato REGULATORY FRAMEWORK For contracts on public services concluded after 3 contracting authority to award a public services contract December 2009, the key law is Regulation (EC) of the directly. European Parliament and of the Council No 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and Regional governments guarantee transport services in by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos regions through public transport. The transport services 1191/69 and 1107/7. This regulation lays down the are implemented by: deciding on licenses within competitive tendering procedure as the basic method administrative proceedings; approving timetables; and for the selection of a transport operator for public the financial settlement of services of public interest. services and contains certain exemptions allowing the 4 - Insight Paper - CZECH REPUBLIC RURAL SHARED MOBILITY FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK Construction, modernization and maintenance of As for mobility management, the following priority transport infrastructure are financed by the State axes are useful, as they modernize or prepare the Transport Infrastructure Fund (STIF), 50% of which infrastructure for alternatives to car use: modernization comes from co-financing, and 50% is financed from of the TEN-T rail network (one priority axis or the local resources. main axis of rail transport) and also rail corridors outside the TEN-T networks. Another important axis The STIF is not a recipient of finances from EU funds, is “modernization and
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