this project is part-financed by the european union (european regional development fund), the...

This project is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund),

the Finnish Ministry of Environment and the partners.

Mobility development plan for rural areas

NEW BRIDGES Project Workshop

Kaunas 8.-9. June 2010Raitis Madžulis

Zemgale Planning Region



Priority challenges identified

- Weak mobility of inhabitants in rural areas

- Insufficiently used infrastructure in cities

- Bad accessibility of services in rural areas



Main issues

Main problem is weak mobility of inhabitants in rural areas with following other consequences like not used infrastructure in cities and bad accessibility of services in rural area.

By the Pilot Action will tackle such tools like planning method, investigation and study, probably exchange of experiences.

As result of Pilot Action will be elaborated common mobility development plan of Zemgale Region which include elaborated Regional public transport network and programme for reconstruction and building roads.



Main issues

• Closed traffic routes of buses and railway lines, therefore people can not come to cities and centres and as consequences is insufficient use of infrastructure.

• Weak maintenance of roads due to lack of financial sources and public transport cann’t use those roads, inhabitants break private cars.

• Weak mobility to trouble solving of unemployment problem

• Bigger municipalities after administrative territorial reform, longer distance to administrative centre and bad rouds to trouble rural inhabitants

• Not linked different systems of public transport – no linked bus routes with railway lines, for example.

• Due to decreasing of population rural municipalities cann’t offer services brecause it is so expensive



DECREASE OF POPULATION

Source: Central statistical bureau of Latvia



Roads



Decision process (Summary)

Decision about pilot action in Zemgale Region was taken by 1st and 2nd Local Stakeholder Meetings

Stakeholders – municipalities (decision makers and planning specialists), University, entrepreneurs, questionnaires, interviews with politicans

Analysis of the Individual preferences – interviews with NGO’s

Discussion – working groups within Stakeholder meetings, validation of proposed model




Main aim(s): To increase opportunities of inhabitants in rural area to access services, other places with improvement of road infrastructure and developed public transport system in countryside

Geographical scope: All territory of Zemgale Region (with possible including of directions of service to other regions and cross-border roads to Lithuania)

Target group: inhabitants 285 000 (50,3% in rural areas)




Strategies and programmes:

1.Mobility development plan will be in one line with existing:

• Development Programme of Zemgale Region 2008 – 2014

• Spatial Plan of Zemgale Region 2006 – 2026

2.Mobility development plan will be Mid term planning document in Zemgale (like 2012-2018) with part of identified concrete actions




Institutions and stakeholders to be involved:

• Zemgale Planning Region administration;

• 22 municipalities of Zemgale;

• Bus companies operating with public transport;

• State Road Directorate (state level);

• Public opinion (inhabitants, NGO’s...)

• Experts




Main implementation steps (timeframe):

July 2010 – December 2010

Investigation of road quality between municipal centres and service centres in rural area

Investigation of traffic needs and posibilities between municipal centres and service centres in rural area




July 2010 – December 2010

Investigation of accessibility of municipal centres with bigest cities and national centres

Investigation of traffic needs and posibilities between municipal centres and bigest cities, national centres

Study about possibilities to create common multimodal public transport network (bus, railway, plain, ferry, other)




January 2011 – June 2011

Elaboration of public transport network – integration and development of existing local networks

Including school bus system in the common transport network

Individual cases – terminal “into shop or hotel”, other

Proposals for empty territories

July 2011 – October 2011

Public discussion, approval



Perspective of Regional roads




Potential obstacles and risks: 1.Lack of financial sources to implement plan in life;

2.Decisions from responsible ministries side can made situation more worse than today.

3. Changes in regional administration statuss and functions (political risk).

4.Bad demographic situation can made another settlement structure in region. (Long term perspective).




Main questions to discuss with the project partners

and the Project Steering Group:

1.Existing experiences in other regions to develop mobility in rural areas (both – positive and negative).empty

2.Experiences from plan to action (implementation of such plan).



Thank you for your attention!

Feedback and comments are very welcome!

Raitis MadžulisZemgale Planning Region

this project is part-financed by the european union (european regional development fund), the...

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