CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event – 23./24.11.2010, Prague Input to the cross-fertilisation workshop

1. CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event – 23./24.11.2010, PragueInput to the cross-fertilisation workshop Jan Roga / Łukasz GórzynskiMunicipality of Wrocław, Wrocław Development Office

2. General information • Via Regia Plus – Sustainable Mobility and Regional Cooperation along the Pan-European Transport Corridor III (www.viaregiaplus.eu) • Cooperation of 14 cities and regions from Poland, Germany, Slovakia and the Ukraine along the Pan-European Transport Corridor III – Central axis • Project duration: 2008-2011, budget: 3,2 mln EUR • Objectives: • Improvement of accessibility • Strengthening of node citiesand metropolitan areas • Activation of potentialsfor tourism • Lead Partner: Municipality of Wrocław CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

3. Input to the cross-fertilisation workshop • Effects of infrastructure improvements on travel times along the PETC III – Central axis (Accessibility study) • Integration of rail transport in the German-Polish-Czech border region (Timetable study) • Economic migration as joint challenge – Comparative analysis of Wrocław, Dresden and Lviv (Migration study) • Promotion of the Via Regia as tourist route (Via Mobil, Via Regia brochures) • Outputs with important milestones during the next reporting periods (Next steps) • Joint map of local action / Joint calendar of events CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

4. Accessibility study – Effects of infrastructure improvements on travel times along the PETC III – Central axis • Methodical steps: • Identification of node cities (delimitation of the reference network) • Definition of 3 scenarios of infrastructure investments • Calculation of resulting travel times • Objective: Evaluation of spatial effects (accessibility effects) of infrastructure investments • Scenarios: • Scenario 1 – Base development scenario • Scenario 2 – Possible further developments • Scenario 3 – Development of transnational high-speed schemes • Draft of results available, final report in preparation CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

5. Node cities (delimitation of reference network) CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

6. Scenario 1 – Base development scenario CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

7. Scenario 2 – Further developments CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

8. Scenario 3 – Development of transnational high-speed schemes CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

9. Comparison of all scenarios (European node cities) CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

10. Examples for the visualisation of accessibility effects CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

11. Accessibility study – Results & conclusions CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague • The base development scenario leads to significant improvements of national relations • The further developments proposed by partners would extend these effects to cross-border relations, too • High-speed lines in PL / CZ effect the Via Regia corridor, since selected relations (e.g. Berlin-Kraków) might be served faster by alternative routes • General conclusions: • There is rather no use to discuss about high-speed investments along the Via Regia corridor, taking into account the relevance of the corridor for freight transport, too • Improvement of cross-border connections should have high priority

12. Accessibility study – Next steps CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague • Evaluation of investments in terms of travel time available, but evaluation in terms of cost/benefit ratio yet missing • Need to evaluate results from the point of view of costs and possible benefits • Idea about investments available, but no idea about possible demand and possible travel offers (in terms of quality and quantity) • Need to develop large-scale concept for travel offers, taking into account possible demand • Complementary studies will investigate additional potentials of long-distance connections (e.g. Berlin-Vienna) as well as investment strategies for crucial sections (e.g. Cottbus-Görlitz)

13. Timetable study – Integration of rail transport in the German-Polish-Czech border region • Objective: Development of a cross-borderintegrated timetable concept • Methodical steps: • Analysis of demand and infrastructure • Development of cross-border integratedtimetable concept • Definition of investment measures neededto realise the timetable concept • Allocation of measures to priorities • Currently, the concept is verified by the partners and it is checked, which measures might gain broad political support • Quite ambitious approach with possibly high regional benefit for integrated development CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

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15. Migration study – Economicmigration as joint challenge • Economic migration = megatrendalong the Via Regia • Methodical steps: • Comparative analysis of attitudestowards paid work migration inWrocław, Dresden and Lviv(phone interviews) • Analysis of framework conditions oflabour markets (expert interviews) • General results: • Germany is the second (after the UK) most popular destination of migration for Polish workers • The Saxon labour market is less attractive than in the western federal states of Germany; the Polish labour market is still unattractive for German workers CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

16. Migration study – Economicmigration as joint challenge • Regional results: • Rather low unemployment in Germany,but lack ofskilled workers expected • In Wrocław the number of queries concerningPolish specialists made by Germans has doubled • High quality technical universities are the source of well-educated personnel • Additionally, job offers for specialists and social facilities are less competitive than those provided in Germany • Further impulses for the integration of labour markets will result from the opening of the German market • Significant effects on travel demand expected – but will offers of public transport be competitive? CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

17. Via Mobil – Promotion of the Via Regiaas tourist route • In 2011, the ThirdSaxon StateExhibitionwill take place in Görlitz and Zgorzelec • Theme: „Via Regia – 800 Years of Movement and Mobility“ • From June to October 2010 the Via Mobil travelled along the Via Regia from Santiago de Compostela to Kiev to promote this event • From Eisenach to Lviv this activity was used to promote the cooperation and the objecives of Via Regia Plus, too • Result: Very highvisibility of theVia Regia theme CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

18. Left: Political visibility Right: Visibility in public space CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

19. Via Regia brochures – Exploring the project area by rail and bus • In 2008 the first edition of the Via Regia brochure was published (language: DE) • In 2009 and 2010 updated versions followed, 2010 as extended version (languages: DE / PL) • Objectives: • Promotion of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia as tourist destinations • Information about timetables and possibilities to use public transport to explore these areas • Very successful marketing activity, one of the most popular and visible outputs of the project • Latest innovation: Travel flyers for selected trains CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague

20. Next steps • Currently preparation of final phase of project implementation, first steps to prepare final conference (probably in 09/2011) • Step-by-step finalisation of local and regional studies • Preparation of strategical studies in the fields of accessibility and cooperation of cities and metropolitan areas • Elaboration and discussion of conclusions (core outputs), follow-up communication with stakeholders ? CENTRAL EUROPE Annual event, 23./24.11.2010, Prague