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LAST MILE – Let′s travel the last mile together!!

FLEXIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL STATE OF THE ART westpomeranian voivodeship,

Regional state-of-the-art analysis Determinants that defines position of the region in the national and BERLIN WARSZAWA European space is a seaside location on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, in close proximity and the transportation availability of Denmark, Sweden NUTS 3 and Germany, with the close proximity of three metropolises: Berlin, POLAND Hamburg and Copenhagen. Great economic importance has the sea ports at the estuary of the Odra river (located in Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police), NUTS 3 which reloads 1/3 cargo arriving or leaving the country by sea.

Border of the Urban Functional NUTS 3 The region character is based on the service sector (70% of gross value of Area of Regional Center of Szczecin added production in the region). Dominates the tourism sector that using (MOFOW) NUTS 3 resources and values of cultural landscape and climate of the region. Border of Szczecin Metropolitan Area (SOM) Indicator of the intensity of tourist traffic – 139 tourists for 100 inhabitants of NUTS 3 Unit Area the region - locates westpomeranian voivodeship in the first place in Poland Miasto Szczecin and is more than twice higher than the national average (70/100). As a result, NUTS 3 Unit Area Szczeciński region is one of the leading tourist regions in Poland and the tourist sector Rural turist municipalities plays in the economy a particularly important role. WESTPOMERANIAN VOIVODESHIP

Analyzed within the Last Mile project Szczecin Metropolitan Area (MOFOW- Source: Last Mile team in RBGPWZ SOM) is the main growth centre in the region, accumulating social capital and economic development. Szczecin as the capital of the voivodeship, is Region SZCZECIN METROPOLITAN AREA (MOFOW-SOM) the main centre of administrative, economic, scientific, cultural, medical WESTPOMERANIAN VOIVODESHIP activities. Its frontier, cross-border location and the absence of large cities to 2 the western side of the border with Germany determines the potential Area (km ) 22.892 transboundary impact of the capital. Inhabitants 1 710 482 In the current policy in planning, due to, among other factors, physiographic situation (common development potential of areas located at the estuary of Central European Transport Corridor CETC-ROUTE65 the rivers of Odra and Dziwna, and by the and Kamieński connecting Scandinavia with South Europe; Lagoon) and the transport conditions there was defined Urban Functional 12,702.3 km - pavement public roads; 1136.3 km - national roads, including 25.3 km of motorways, Area of Regional Center of Szczecin (MOFOW), comprising in addition to and 135.1 km are express roads; municipalities of SOM (Szczecin Metropolitan Area) and five additional 1 airport: Szczecin-Goleniów Airport; municipalities - Dziwnów, , Kamień Pomorski, Międzyzdroje and Regional 1183 km - total length of railway lines operated; Przybiernów. These communes are a priority area of ​​the project. transport Water transport network: Waterway of Odra River linking network ports and centers of the area with Silesia and in the direction of the western Odra-Sprewa and Odra-Hawela canals with Berlin and the western part of Europe; Flexible transport systems in the analyzed area 2 seaports: Szczecin and Świnoujście; In the area of MOFOW-SOM, by taking into account the definition of a flexible The tram network exists only in Szczecin - 110 in total kilometers long (about 64 km of track); 12 lines transport adopted for the LAST MILE project, there are two examples of tramway connecting about 90 stops; flexible transport solutions targeted to tourists. The first is the organized system of bike rental BalticBike in Świnoujście, the second are the additional and seasonal train connections run, among others, by the Przewozy Internet travel planning portal: jakdojade.pl - cities like Regionalne (regional railway operator). Szczecin and are included; Sustainable BalitcBike.pl System (Świnoujscie and Międzyzdroje); In the MOFOW-SOM area there are occasional transport initiatives with transport Seasonal rail connections; some characteristics of flexible transport solution (commuting on cultural network City Bike: Bike_S (Szczecin); events) but in nature services are not organized enough to recognize it as and flexible Transport on demand at the estate Podjuchy (Szczecin) - the systemic solution. In general, for tourism purposes it can also be used, transport Call / Diall system; operating in the country (and in the area of MOFOW-SOM) a carpooling systems Concept of network of cycling routes in West ; system (BlaBlaCar), but it is difficult to qualify it as a system in which the premise is directed to the needs of tourist mobility.

1 LAST MILE – Let′s travel the last mile together!! SZCZECIN Baltic Sea SWOT Analysis BERLIN WARSZAWA Świnoujście NUTS 3 Ze względu na uwarunkowania w Due to the condition of two different target groups, which can be addressed to the flexible transport system in seasonal tourist areas, two p o s t a c i d w ó c h ró ż n y c h g r u p SWOT analyzes were developed. POLAND docelowych, do których może być Daily public transport system (residents): Przybiernów skierowany system transportu NUTS 3 e l a s t y c z n e g o n a o b s z a r a c h STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS turystycznych o ruchu sezonowym, • Increase the transport accessibility of • Requires additional funding both for • Technological advances and increasingly • Legal framework does not fully take into Police zostały opracowane dwie analizy Border of the Urban Functional NUTS 3 the area. the start-up of service as well as its long- higher proportion of people using mobile account the specifics of transport on Area of Regional Center of Szczecin Goleniów SWOT. • Better adjustment of service to actual term financing. devices makes easier to implement demand (eg. emerging doubts about NUTS 3 (MOFOW) Dobra transport needs of residents. • Operating on the unprofitable routes modern and easy-to-use systems and whether it is regular or occasional Border of Szczecin Metropolitan • More efficient modification of service can increase the level of debt service. dispatch systems. transport service). Area (SOM) SZCZECIN (adding or removal stops of public • Operating on the profitable routes can • The existing financing instruments give • Changing policies and legislation of Kobylanka transport). lead to compete with private carriers, the possibility eg. for buying a modern transport (which may arise new NUTS 3 Unit Area Kołbaskowo • Easier coordination with other transport and the honouring of discount tickets transport fleet. restrictions on the way for operating of Miasto Szczecin Stargard systems operating in the area. (existing subsidies for reduced-fare • The existing EU programs aimed at service, eg. the elimination of subsidies for NUTS 3 Unit Area Stare Czarnowo • Support for the solution of the last mile tickets for public transport) can lead to promoting sustainable transport discount tickets). Szczeciński problem. accusations of unfair competition and solutions (easier acquisition of • The continuing growth trend of • Possibility of operating in different monopolization of the market. experience and know-how). individual transport and decrease in the WESTPOMERANIAN Rural turist municipalities modes (eg. an additional service related • Lack of experience in implementation number of public transport users. VOIVODESHIP MOFOW-SOM to the mass event). and operation of such services by the • Changing the existing regular transport transport organizer. system to call/dial on demand system • Lack of experience in use of this type of can bring significant financial savings (no service by the passenger. empty runs issue).

The transport system on the needs of service the tourist traffic (in season):

• Develop on the area new alternatives to • Lack of proper functioning form of • The expected increase of tourist traffic • The continuing growth trend of individual individual transport, especially in the cooperation between local governments on the project area (increasing base of transport and decrease in the number of context of increased seasonal traffic. and the private operators (lack of potential users of the system). public transport users. • Possibility to create unified system experience in the organization of public- • Ability to build and promote new • The seasonal nature of tourism makes (common standard), which integrates the private partnerships). tourism products based on the transport that in the winter months the service will tourist potentials of municipalities. • Lack of integration of private operators system. be unprofitable. • Regulated cooperation with the private (no common representation of the • Coastal municipalities are seeking sector (incentive to create eg. interests of private sector). solutions for the problem of increased associations of private operators). • Due to the fact that tourist transport is individual traffic in the area during the • Regulated way of operating may allow not a public transport (not entitled to a tourist season. access to tourist facilities in protected system of subsidies) service must be areas and areas where service has not profitable. been profitable so far. • In the absence of sufficient transport 12 2 • Operating in the low-carbon policy, solutions in the area targeted to the particularly important in protected areas residents, they can oppose to the and health resorts. involvement of municipalities (particularly financial) in development of systems directed for tourists. SWOT • Different expectations and needs of individual municipalities, which can affect willingness to cooperate. • Lack of a coherent system of information 4 3 on this type of service.

THE PROJECT PARTNERS

ALL ABOUT LAST MILE AT: CONTACT: www.interregeurope.eu/lastmile Regional Partner Lead Partner

Regional Office for Spatial Planning Environment Agency Austria of Westpomeranian Voivodeship in Szczecin Agnes Kurzweil, DI Maciej Łapko T +43-(0)1- 313 04-5554 THE FULL ANALYSIS IS FREELY T +48 91 432 49 73 E [email protected] AVAILABLE AT THE PROJECT E [email protected] WEBSITE.

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