Report Market needs for regional and cross-border public transport services _____ Deliverable 3.3 A comparative report with compiled market needs for regional and cross- border public transport services in the partner areas and analysed commonalities/differences in community demand Marco Mazouzi / Marian Cihon / Pawel Warszycki www.interconnect.one Report on Market needs for regional and cross- border public transport services Marco Mazouzi Marian Cihon Pawel Warszycki Hanseatic Institute for Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (HIE-RO) at the University of Rostock / Germany, June 2019 Deliverable 3.3: Market needs for regional and cross-border public transport services Description: A comparative report with compiled market needs for regional and cross-border public transport services in the partner areas and analysed commonalities/differences in community demand Activity 3.3: Investigation of market needs for regional and cross-border public transport services Description: Identify market segments in 5 SB partner areas of interest for the no-car travel option; Research their ‘reasons to go’; Analyse framework conditions for regional and cross- border PT services among target groups in the partner areas; Compile information and compare needs among 5 partner areas Activity 3.4: Analysis of suburban & rural connectivity patterns for public transport Description: Investigate how PT lines serve suburban/rural community needs in Blekinge, Klaipeda area, Rostock area, Viimsi; Arrange meetings with relevant actors to identify the demand; Prepare 4 thematic studies with conclusions; Compare them among the involved PPs www.interconnect.one Table of Contents List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. 6 List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... 8 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ............................................................................................. 9 Summary ................................................................................................................................... 10 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 13 1.1 INTERCONNECT Project: Background ....................................................................... 13 1.2 Purpose of the report ................................................................................................... 15 1.3 Methodology used for the preparation of the report ..................................................... 16 2 Market Segmentation and examples regarding public transport ......................................... 18 2.1 Tourism and public transport ....................................................................................... 21 2.2 Commuting and public transport .................................................................................. 24 2.3 Elderly and public transport ......................................................................................... 26 3 Thematic studies ............................................................................................................... 31 3.1 Rostock / Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany) .............................................. 32 3.1.1 Population ............................................................................................................ 33 3.1.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................ 39 3.1.3 Employment and commuting ................................................................................ 42 3.1.4 Public transport .................................................................................................... 50 3.1.5 Conclusion and recommendations ....................................................................... 56 3.2 Guldborgsund Kommune (Denmark) ........................................................................... 58 3.2.1 Population ............................................................................................................ 59 3.2.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................ 65 3.2.3 Employment and commuting ................................................................................ 66 3.2.4 Public transport .................................................................................................... 70 3.2.5 Conclusion and recommendations ....................................................................... 73 3.3 Blekinge (Sweden) ...................................................................................................... 76 www.interconnect.one 3.3.1 Population ............................................................................................................ 77 3.3.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................ 80 3.3.3 Employment and commuting ................................................................................ 83 3.3.4 Public transport .................................................................................................... 87 3.3.5 Conclusion and recommendations ....................................................................... 90 3.4 Pomeranian Voivodeship / Tricity (Poland) .................................................................. 92 3.4.1 Population ............................................................................................................ 93 3.4.2 Tourism ................................................................................................................ 95 3.4.3 Employment and commuting ................................................................................ 98 3.4.4 Public transport .................................................................................................. 102 3.4.5 Conclusion and recommendations ..................................................................... 106 3.5 Klaipeda (Lithuania) .................................................................................................. 108 3.5.1 Population .......................................................................................................... 111 3.5.2 Tourism .............................................................................................................. 113 3.5.3 Employment and commuting .............................................................................. 115 3.5.4 Public transport .................................................................................................. 118 3.5.5 Conclusion and recommendations ..................................................................... 121 3.6 Vimsii (Estonia) ......................................................................................................... 122 3.6.1 Public Transport in Viimsi Parish ........................................................................ 123 3.6.2 Conclusion and recommendations ..................................................................... 128 4 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................. 130 5 References ...................................................................................................................... 136 www.interconnect.one List of Figures Figure 1: Geographic Area of Interest - INTERCONNECT project, NUTS3 region codes ............................................ 17 Figure 2: Percentage of population aged 65 years or older in 2019 (United Nations 2019) ......................................... 26 Figure 3: Percentage of population aged 65 years or older in 2050 (United Nations 2019) ......................................... 27 Figure 4: Google Maps (2019): Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania [http://maps.google.com/maps; 2019-04-12]......... 32 Figure 5: Rostock, district and city area (NDR) ............................................................................................................. 33 Figure 6: Population Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2013-2017 (Eurostat, 2018) ................................................... 34 Figure 7: Population change Rostock 2013-2017 (Eurostat, 2018) .............................................................................. 34 Figure 8: Rostock City, average age development 1985-2017 (Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock 2018 a: 49) .... 35 Figure 9: Population and age distribution MWP (Statistisches Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2018) ................................ 36 Figure 10: Population development Rostock and Suburban area 2001-2015 .............................................................. 37 Figure 11: In the city centre of Rostock - a major tourist destination in MV (by Andrea Anastasakis on Unsplash) ..... 39 Figure 12: The white sand beach of Rostock-Warnemünde (by travelnow.or.crylater on Unsplash) ............................ 40 Figure 13: Arrivals at accommodation facilities (> 9 beds) (Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock 2018 a: 219) ........ 41 Figure 14: Unemployment rate MWP 2005-2017 (Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2018: 368) .............. 43 Figure 15: Rostock, in and outbound commuters 2010 – 2017 (Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock 2018 a: 118) . 44 Figure