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A BSR multimodal Transport Strategy

A BSR multimodal Transport Strategy. Mats Petersson BSSSC Region Skåne Hamburg 11 May 2007. Skåne - A partner in BSR cooperation. Part in the dynamic Öresund Region 1.2 million inhabitants Strategic location in the BSR context A hub in Scandinavia

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A BSR multimodal Transport Strategy

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  1. A BSR multimodal Transport Strategy Mats Petersson BSSSC Region Skåne Hamburg 11 May 2007

  2. Skåne - A partner in BSR cooperation • Part in the dynamic Öresund Region • 1.2 million inhabitants • Strategic location in the BSR context • A hub in Scandinavia • Active partner in interregional cooperation • Partner in pan-Baltic organisations

  3. BSSSC work group BSSSC calls for strategic co-operation and continued dialogue with the aim of establishing a common transport vision Representatives from regions in the BSR countries Chair person Annika Annerby Jansson, Skåne Annual conference. Kiel Sept 2006

  4. Conclusions from the stage one Investment plans and priorities • New and old member states – different needs • Missing links still after implementing existing plans • Financing - new methods Gaps in current cooperation • Air transport need more attention • Interconnecting metropolitan areas • Potential in logistics development

  5. …cont. Conclusions Further cooperation in BSR • Many organizations working – important issues BDF, BCCA, CPMR-BSC, UBC, VASAB, BSSSC etc • Strong partnerships in parts of the region STRING, Baltic Gateway, CETC, Scandinavian Arena, Baltic Palette, Barents Region etc • Common transport strategy covering the whole of BSR – need for up grading • Common knowledge, planning tools, visions, strategies, priorities

  6. Why a common strategy? • Specific BSR conditions • Need for a better co-ordination and co-operation between regional, national and European levels • One voice • Support a needed dialogue public-private sector • Benchmarking • Accessibility - a pre-condition for sustainable growth

  7. Accessibility – a pre-condition for sustainable growth

  8. BSSSC Vision: The world´s most effective and Sustainable Transport System • Core components in a strategy • New and more efficient technologies • Investments improving connectivity and accessibility • Harmonisation of policy actions

  9. Preparation up to now • BSSSC Work group, including dialogue • Political back up i Region Skåne • Pan-Baltic organisations; BSSSC, BDF, CBSS, others • High Level Group on transports in BSR • Initial contacts with regions • BSR Interreg IIIB joint secretariat

  10. Distinguishing project features • Common BSR problems and challenges • Entire geography of BSR • Create common BSR knowledge and consensus • Develop, clarify, and support common strategies • Develop and submit a BSR stand point • Political involvement

  11. Implications for partnership • Reflect the entire territory • Administrative levels • Political commission • Active partners in the BSR development • Complement to existing parnetships (Baltic Gateway, COINCO, Baltic Palette, Barents etc) • Comming cross border progammes

  12. Possible content - Scenarios • Integration of BSR economies • Global trade • Climate change • Transport policies • Technology implementation

  13. Possible content - Accessibility and economic development • Market trends • Transport flows • Accessibility and competetive regions • Transport system and driving forces in BSR • Cohesion

  14. Possible content - Transport networks • Global flows, gateways • BSR internal • Metropolitan areas • TEN and the future BSR perspective • Inter-modality and co-modality • Bottle necks

  15. Possible content - Environment and sustainable transports • Present stage, threats, challenges • Emissions, energy, safety, vulerability, … • Tool box • Strategies • Measures

  16. Possible content - Implementation • Private Public Partnerships – financing, IPC:s etc • European – national – regional politics • EU policy implementation in BSR • Case studies

  17. Project design • Core and backing partners • Regions as core partners • National bodies • Pan-Baltic organisations • High Level Group on transports • Reference groups • 2 stages – strategy and implementation • Project development in the core partnership

  18. Core partners • Strong network • Experience • Political capacity • Good reputation • Ability to co-finance project activities (cash) • Capacity to be work package leader

  19. End of presentation First call in the new BSR programme 2007-2013 mats.petersson@skane.se

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