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VASAB Tallinn declaration: what is the situation today?

This article explores the current situation of the mobility network in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), highlighting the changes in railway, air, and road transportation. It also discusses the need for improved integration and the challenges faced in achieving spatial cohesion and environmental-friendly transport. The article raises questions about the effectiveness of the Tallinn vision and the lack of spatial cohesion between the West and East. It also emphasizes the importance of long-term planning and investment for the future development of the network.

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VASAB Tallinn declaration: what is the situation today?

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  1. VASAB Tallinn declaration:what is the situation today? Jūrmala, 4.9.2008 Artūrs Caune

  2. Mobility network to support urban network Spatial cohesion Integration Environmental friendly transport Easy border crossing Combined transport and intermodal cooperation Key words

  3. Total length of railway lines decreases However, there is an increase in passenger and freight transportation in general, but very large differences between countries Lithuania shifts rail from passenger to cargo; Denmark vice versa Germany – passenger transportations decreases, importance of goods transport increases. In Poland – total decrease in rail transportation The BSR facilitates environment friendly transport

  4. Split between East and West Airline transportation increased considerably – and facilitates integration considerably New ferryboat services Port development on-going Road improvement is on-going. Notably more progress than rail High-speed long distance trains – still a dream in East Out of 11 main high speed international railway lines only in some sections improvements have been made Major missing links still existing, but Oeresund is success The mobility network provides conditions for effective integration within the BSR and with the world

  5. Linking nordic, eastern and western networks in one common grid is still missing, bottleneck Poland-Lithuania New power plants needed Renewable energies – huge progress in comparison to starting point; hydro and biomass the most important ones Energy production relies increasingly on renewable and environment friendly sources of energy

  6. Questions without answers • Was Tallinn vision too optimistic? Or the planning horizon too short? • It seems there is no spatial cohesion on-going between West and East. Differences still exist and even increase • Huge investments, extremely long investment planning periods. What about vision 2050?

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