west transdanubia’s sustainable mobility management initiatives birmingham, 11 th november 2011
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West Transdanubia’s sustainable mobility West Transdanubia’s sustainable mobility management initiativesmanagement initiatives
Birmingham, 11th November 2011
West Transdanubian Region - OverviewWest Transdanubian Region - Overview
Location: Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia
3 counties, 28 cities, 626 settlements
Area: 11 328 km2
Population: 1 million
GDP per capita:
9900 EUR (10.7% of Hungary’s GDP)
Unemployment rate: 9.2%
GDP distribution by sectors:
Agriculture: 5.1%, Industry: 43.5%, Service: 51.3%
West Transdanubian Regional Development AgencyWest Transdanubian Regional Development Agency
Our mission:‘Implementing the comprehensive territorial development programme of the West-Transdanubian Region through involving the most possible stakeholders in the joint planning and work.’
Size: almost 80 employees in 5 cities of the region
Activities: Regional coordination: management and administrative body of the WTRDC IB of Regional Operational Programme Strategic planning and project development Participation in international EU funded projects Establishing and fostering co-operations with regional, national and international organisations
West Pannon West Pannon Operational ProgrammeOperational Programme 2007-2013 2007-2013
Overall objective: To establish an economic and public service infrastructure in line with the regional environment through environmentally consciously planned development in order to promote growth and employment.
Priorities / (Interventions)1. Regional economic development2. Tourism development3. Urban development
3.2 Improvement of the infrastructural criteria of local and regional community transport
4. Environment and transport infrastructure development4.5 Development of regional transport links
5. Infrastructural development of local and territorial public services
Areas and funds of the Areas and funds of the ROPROP regarding regarding transport developmenttransport development
WPOP: 525.9 million Euro
Priority 3 – Urban development andPriority 4 – Environment and transport infrastructure
Transport development: 53.48 million EUR (10.17% of WPOP)Objective Fund (million Euro)
Development of community transport 13.36
Development of cycle paths 7.35
Development of municipal roads 4.71
Development of roads between municipalities
28.06
BeneficiariesBeneficiaries Municipalities and municipal associations Transport companies providing public services: Hungarian State Railway (MÁV), Volán bus companies, GYSEV railway companyHungarian Public Road CompanyNational Infrastructure Developing Company
36 km long new cycle paths with signposting
88 km long road renewal
9 new road junctions
More than 350 new bus stations and bus terminals
Improved passenger information services
Application of info-communication tools
Increasing number of P+R and B+R services
Establishing the basis for transport alliances
Some results so far…Some results so far…
Number of approved projects: 60Number of projects implemented: 34
‘Complex development for the dynamic and sustainable community transport in Sopron and its agglomeration area’
Establish modern bus infrastructure
‘Development of intermodal transport system in the area of GYSEV Co. Railway line’
Establish integrated train-bus services
Some sample projectsSome sample projects
Increase the number of PT usersCreate a higher level service in
PT system↓
E.g.: real time passenger information on board, on
internet, on mobile, in stations, for visually impaired, ticket
vending machines, green way request, traffic data collection,
renovated stations
‘Safe and sustainable cycling at the Neusiedler See cultural landscape’Establish cycling facilities between 6 municipalities
Thank you very much for your attention!Thank you very much for your attention!
West Transdanubian Regional Development AgencyZóra Halmos
project [email protected]
www.westpa.hu