Rafal EjsmontPSWE

Tartu, 18th September 2008

PSWEAGENDA

Where are we ?

Who are we ?

Cycling in Poland

Pomeranian Cycling Strategy (Green Paper)

Concluding Remarks

Where are we ?

PSWEPOLAND

Poland is a far awaycountry of which we know nothing

(R.N.Chamberlain, August 1939)

EU member sinceMay 2004EU member sinceMay 2004

PSWEPOMERANIA IN POLAND

Population 2.2 M peoplePopulation 2.2 M people

Rich cultural and naturalheritage = potential for tourism & recreation

Rich cultural and naturalheritage = potential for tourism & recreation

Turbulent history1939 - 1989Turbulent history1939 - 1989

PSWE3CITY – ATTRACTIVE LOCATION

Population ca. 1,1 MPopulation ca. 1,1 M

Cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia connected witha local railway link

Cities of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia connected witha local railway link

Located between a greenbelt and a blue beltLocated between a greenbelt and a blue belt

PSWERICH CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

PSWETURBULENT HISTORY

Who are we ?

PSWETHE PSWE TEAM

The PSWE was established in 2004 as a result of participation of Hieronim Chojnacki in the ”Baltic Sea Virtual Campus” project

PSWE is an umbrella organization - currently over 40 peoplecooperate with PSWE within Project Teams which use a uniform PMI project management methodology:

A group of Professionals

A number of professionals from different branches

Project Teams A number of graduates and students of Pomeranianuniversities and colleges

PSWEPARTNERSHIPS

BYPAD Network

European Cyclists’ Federation(ECF)

Leader of a Partner Group "Green Development of the Lower Vistula Valley"

Norwegian Association for Adult Learning (VOFO)

JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (JAMK)

CITIES FOR MOBILITY Network

ICLEI

PSWEPRINCIPAL GROUPS OF PSWE PROJECTS

Civil Society

Nature Protection European

Centres of Education inPomerania

Internet Television

Horse Riding

Cultural Centres in Pomerania

„Green Jobs”

Medical/Health

Cycling Internet

Educational PlatformsEqual

opportunities& Social

IntegrationEnergy

The above-named Projects are consistently being implemented thanks to close cooperation between:

academic teachers of the University of Gdansk, the Medical Academy of Gdanskand Gdansk University of Technology

local self-governments

Pomeranian non-governmental organizations

since 2004 Member of the e-Learning Programming Board

of Gdansk University

Hieronim ChojnackiProfessor of Gdańsk University

PSWETHE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

since 1996 Head of Scandinavian Division of Gdansk University

Project Manager of "Swedish culture in Poland,

Polish culture in Sweden”(co-operation with

Professor Andrzej Uggla from Uppsala University)

since 1985

One of the first fourth certificatedIT and Telecommunications Project Managers in Poland

Andrzej B. Piotrowicz

PSWECHIEF EXECUTIVE

Responsible for preparation of theInternet Development Strategy in Poland

Project Manager of “Roll out of the aDSLand Internet Packages”

Responsible for preparationof the Pomeranian Cycling Strategy

Dr of economics(specialised i.a. in economics of transition

and change management strategies)

Dr Piotr Kuropatwiński

PSWEPROFILE OF THE HEAD OF THE CYCLING TEAM

Attended 5 Velocity congresseson cycle planning (Graz-Maribor,

Edinburgh-Glasgow, Paris, Dublin, Munich)

Member of the Steering Committeeof the Gdansk Cycling Investment

and Promotion Project

Pomeranian Association Common Europe

Polish Ecological Club(East Pomeranian Branch)

University of Gdańsk Department of Economic Policy Responsible for preparation

of the Pomeranian Cycling Strategy

Graduate of Univeristy of Gdansk,

Faculty of Economics,

MBA Gdansk Manager’s Training Fundation

Rafał Ejsmont

PSWEAUTHOR’S PROFILE

Participated in green-field-type projects

in Poland (Norwich Union/Sampo, Deutsche Herold) –assessment, preparation and realization of projects

Specialises in EU structural funds and

preparation, implementation of green-field projects

Responsible for preparationof the Pomeranian Cycling Strategy

in February 2008 five PSWE experts became the first certified BYPAD auditors in Poland

PSWEBYPAD TEAM

PSWECYCLING PROJECTS

PSWE is involved in the following projects in different partnerships:

Pomeranian Cycling Strategy (Green Paper)

BYPAD Audits

Public Bike System in Tczew initiative (OBIS PROJECT)

Tczew Intermodality Resource Centre

Pomeranian Internet TV on cycling and walking issues (PITR)

Virtual Cycling Academy

Cycling in Poland

PSWEGENERAL OVERVIEW

No national or regional cycling strategy vs.huge potential of EU funding aimed mainly at major road infrastructure projects

Separated initiatives carried out mostly by NGOs and some municipalities focused mainly on construction of dedicated cycling tracks (more stress on pushing cyclists out of the carriageways so theydo not disturb motor traffic than on improving conditions for cycling to all daily destinations)

In most cases turbulent relationship between cycling groups and municipalities – lack of mutual understanding

PSWECHALLENGES

Mental

Behavioural

Institutional

Legal

Financial

PSWEPOLAND IS A FAR AWAY COUNTRY… 1/3

PSWEPOLAND IS A FAR AWAY COUNTRY… 2/3

PSWEPOLAND IS A FAR AWAY COUNTRY… 3/3

Pomeranian Cycling Strategy(Green Paper)

PSWEPSWE APPROACH TO CYCLING PROMOTION ACTIVITIES

Development of working relationships with local and regional authorities, without forgetting national levels of decision making

Preparation of the Pomeranian Cycling Strategy (Green Paper)- the first official document in Poland describing potential of cycling and ways of its practical application in the regional promotion and development programmes

PSWEMAIN ASSUMPTIONS

ntegrated cycling policy for a region (agglomeration or municipality) has to be jointly elaborated and consistently implemented by users, politicians and administrative staff

uch less importance has to be attached to the idea of separation of road space users – cyclists, pedestrians, cars and others users have to find ways and learn how to peacefully coexist (reduction of infrastructure costs)

nfrastructure is not the key point promotion, communication and educational measures will bring about more significant effects sooner

PSWEDOCUMENT STRUCTURE 1/2

Part 1 Conditions and assumptions of cycling in Pomerania

Pomerania – general characteristics

Main theses of the Green Paper

riorities, objectives and strategic cycling activities in PomeraniaPart 2 Areas of implementation

Cycling tourism

Interaction with public transport

PSWEDOCUMENT STRUCTURE 2/2

Part 2 Areas of implementation

Financing of cycling promotion activitiesffective coordination of planning and promotion of cycling

Optimization of legal framework: simplifying of regulations and changed identification of principal issues

Actions on road safety and security improvement

Development of Partnership Groups

Invitation to public dialogue

Opinions about the Green Paper

Annexes

Concluding Remarks

PSWECONCLUDING REMARKS

Institutional conditions concerning cycling policy concepts prevailingin Eastern and Central European countries differ from conditions prevailingin Scandinavia or Western Europe

BYPAD Cycling policy audits should precede the adoptionof any cycling policy documents by any level of authority

Promotional, educational and informational activities are moreimportant than engineering measures – they allow to reduce the powerdistance and persuade to consider the interests of users in anyinfrastructural projects (not only those that concern cycling routeconstruction)

Cycling tourism and recreation are tools that may become a lever ofdevelopment of other forms of cycling

Cycling friendly towns and cities are resident and visitors friendlytowns and cities

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! ! !

THIS PRESENTATION WAS PREAPRED BY: PSWE

NAME : MOBILE: EMAIL :

rejsmont@pswe.orgRAFAŁ EJSMONT +48 602 504 000

Dr PIOTR KUROPATWIŃSKI +48 501 069 616 pkuropatwinski@pswe.org

ANDRZEJ B. PIOTROWICZ +48 502 200 559 apiotrowicz@pswe.org