ENTER.HUB Partner Profile Gdynia

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1 LOGO PROJECT ENTER.HUB Partner Profile Gdynia Alicja Pawlowska, City of Gdynia

2 CITY OF GDYNIA City/ region/ country

3 GDYNIA ON THE CARDS OF HISTORY 1922 Beginning of building the port in Gdynia 1926 Gdynia has got city rights 1930 Regular cruises connected Gdynia and New York 1943 First Trolleybus line in Gdynia 1969 Seaside Boulevard (total length: 2km) 1990 Ferry line Gdynia - Karlskrona (Sweden) 1998 Kwiatkowski Viaduct 2000 Innovative bus depot 2007 Innovative trolleybus depot

4 Source: PKP S.A./P. Krzywicki TRANSPORT IN GDYNIA Total length of roads 395,1 km Public transportation routes: Buses: 201,0 km (72 lines) Trolleybuses: 40,3 km (15 lines) Rapid urban railway (SKM): 11 km Number of cars registered in Gdynia Motorisation rate: 480 cars per 1000 people Modal split Source: Public transport is one of the most efficient and green in Poland and in Europe Clean PT vehicles operate in the city mainly CNG buses and the modern, energy efficient fleet of trolleybuses Source:

5 TRANSPORT IN GDYNIA Ferry connections Gdynia Karlskrona (12 times a week) Gdynia Helsinki (3 times a week) Gdynia Rostock (3 times a week) During summer holidays Line no. 530 (water tram) Gdynia Jastarnia Every spring/ summer Gdynia is visited by many cruise ships Source: Source:

6 ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORT Responsibility for mobility and transport infrastructure Road and Green Areas Management (Zarząd Dróg i Zieleni w Gdyni) Urban public transport management and organisation ZKM Gdynia (Public Transport Authority) (Zarząd Komunikacji Miejskiej w Gdyni) Main PT operators PKM Gdynia bus transport company PKA Gdynia bus transport company PKT Gdynia trolleybus transport company Source: Rapid urban railway operator SKM (PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście sp. z o.o.)

7 MAIN TRANSPORT PROBLEMS Increase of share of car in modal split (4,5% in last 10 years) Increase of motorisation rate and demand for transport Suburbanisation Congestion, parking space problems, noise and environmental pollution, road accidents Incoherent cycling network Overloaded vehicles Very few dedicated pedestrian areas

8 TRANSPORT POLICY OF GDYNIA Restrict the demand for transport Improve the quality of public transport services and increase its share in modal split Increase bicycle share in modal split Increase road safety Decrease negative impact of transport to city residents Improve traffic and road management Fully integrate public transport systems Source:

9 GDYNIA HUB

10 RAILWAY NETWORK Line no. E65/ C-E65 Gdynia Gdańsk Warszawa ( ) Line no. C-E65 Gdynia Gdańsk Bydgoszcz ( ) Line no. 202 Gdańsk Gdynia Stargard Szczeciński Line no. 213 Reda Hel ( )

11 GDYNIA HUB

12 MAIN PROBLEMS OF GDYNIA HUB A small area next to the hub determines mobility solutions Many transport operators, vehicles (ZKM, PKS, private) 267 buses, 81 trolleybuses, 9 rapid/regional PT lines, 72 bus lines incl. 6 night buses, 15 trolleybus lines, 2 national ferry lines, X international ferry lines, 9 transport operators; Not clearly determined transport priorities in city policy Imprecise roads investments in the neighbour of the hub Transport functions need to be developed around the hub but not at the cost of public space Not many service points for travellers Local bus stops are highly dispersed, hard to follow for tourists PT system. Bus stop with lines to northern parts of Gdynia 350m away from hub. Rada Miasta Gdyni 31. października 2012r podjęła Uchwałę nr XXIV/506/12 w sprawie przystąpienia do sporządzenia miejscowego planu zagospodarowania przestrzennego części dzielnicy Śródmieście w Gdyni, rejon ulic Jana z Kolna i projektowanej Nowej Węglowej, który będzie obejmował m.in. Plac Konstytucji.

13 GDYNIA GŁÓWNA RAILWAY STATION Source:

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16 NEXT STEPS Make review of technical situation in Gdynia Central hub, policies and strategies which are connected with station area, Identify best practices relating with the hubs in cities which are involved in ENTER.HUB and other European projects by workshops, meetings and conferences Choose the best practices which are possible to introduce in Gdynia and try to implement them

17 EXPECTATIONS FOR ENTER.HUB To achieve better cooperation between local stakeholders, actively involve stakeholders and the public To get the best knowledge and know-how on how to redefine city s hub To achieve higher synergy with the city, stimulate tourism and urban and environmental insertion

18 URBACT LOCAL SUPPORT GROUP Our ULSG consist of representants of City Hall of Gdynia, public transport operators and companies cooperating with the city List of members ULSG Coordinator Dorota Wawrzonek (Roads and Green Areas Management, City of Gdynia) Technical officers Roads and Green Areas Management City Planning Office City Development Office Gdynia Development Agency Gdynia Innovation Centre Design Centre ZKM Gdynia (Public Transport Authority) SKM (Rapid Urban Railway Operator)

19 LOCAL ACTION PLAN The aim of Gdynia s Local Action Plan is to redefine the hub and the Gdynia Central into a friendly for travelers, tourists and inhabitants of Gdynia area: prepare drafts of development strategy for Gdynia Central hub area deliver complete information about timetables, rules and costs of transportation design and plan to adapt interior of train stations with services which are helpful for travelers (e.g. shops, restaurants, passenger information, luggage lockers) create concept of systems like Bike&Ride, Park&Ride, Rent a bike adapt all of hub area to needs of people with reduced mobility

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21 Alicja Pawłowska, Dorota Gajda, Dorota Wawrzonek City of Gdynia