Integrating urban nodes into TEN-T corridors

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1 Integrating urban nodes into TEN-T corridors The Baltic- Adriatic Corridor Study Roberto Zani - tplan consulting 23 November 2016

2 Baltic-Adriatic Corridor Core Urban Nodes Methodological remark The definition of boundaries of the 13 core urban nodes of the BA corridor is based on a functional (and hence to a certain extent flexible) approach: Urban nodes includes periurban zones; as well as The transport infrastructure of the core TEN-T network, such as ports, airports, railway stations, logistic platforms and freight terminals 1

3 Core Urban Nodes of the CNC Main Characteristics 88 core urban nodes of which 13 located on the Baltic- Adriatic Corridor 9 Core Network Baltic-Adriatic Corridor Corridors Number of Core Urban Nodes over 500,000; 7 over 500,000; Inhabitants 21 over 1 million 2 over 1 million Capital cities (Warszawa, Bratislava, Wien, Ljubljana) Core Maritime City Ports 40 3 (Gdańsk, Szczecin, Venezia) Core IWW City Ports 27 2 (Wien, Bratislava) Location of Core RRTs (all except Venezia) Location of Core Airports High speed train services 54 3 (Wien, Venezia, Bologna)

4 Continuity of the rail core network corridor infrastructure within the urban nodes Infrastructure standards Rail the corridor is electrified in urban areas (except regional interconnecting lines in Ljubljana) axle load and in a significant number of cases line speed for freights within nodes do not reach the TEN-T standards 740 meters train length and ERTMS are the most relevant gaps Gaps with respect to standards do not necessarily imply that the infrastructure status is not compliant, given the limitations due to the urban built-up areas Road: No specific critical issues exist as at least one urban motorway/ expressway exists interconnecting the links outside the node Capacity: due to the mix of local and transit flows, rail and road capacity and performance issues exist nearby and within the main urban agglomerations 3

5 Connection between modes and between the TEN-T and urban and regional infrastructure Integration of transport infrastructure and services requires establishing horizontal (between modes) and vertical (between long distance and regional flows) interconnections at nodes, in particular within large urban agglomerations In the Urban Nodes of the Baltic Adriatic corridor The corridor main railway stations are in all cases well interconnected to many urban and regional transport systems Fewer dedicated infrastructures exist connecting airports or maritime passenger ports to urban city centres 4

6 Sustainable passenger and freight transport Initiatives for promoting sustainable passenger and freight services in the 13 urban nodes exist which include: Measures for integrating different transport modes, thus providing seamless interconnections to passengers Initiatives promoting the deployment of innovative transport systems and technologies, including alternative fuels Actions for the development of environmentally friendly and lowcarbon transport services for passenger and freight Integrated transport Measures for the integration of passenger transport services, including park and ride initiatives, integrated ticketing systems, ICT for public transport and buses and ITS for road are quite mature and most city administrations have already implemented them 5

7 Sustainable passenger and freight transport Availability of clean fuels Availability of clean fuel is also a prominent area of action for cities along the corridor, with specific focus on electric mobility, CNG and LPG On the opposite side, no hydrogen refuelling station is currently open to public in any of the urban nodes of the corridor Electricity All core urban nodes Hydrogen Wien CNG All except Gdańsk and Szczecin LNG for road transport - LPG All 13 urban nodes except Wien Biofuels Ostrava 6

8 Sustainable passenger and freight transport Initiatives for sustainable urban mobility Initiatives for sustainable urban mobility are present in most urban areas, with a prominent focus on vehicle sharing initiatives for cars and bikes Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans have also been adopted in most cities Few initiatives in the field of sustainable freight services and delivery solutions, Wien being currently the only case where such measures have already been implemented Car sharing Bike sharing SUMP (approved) Green/urban logistics delivery solutions All except Warszawa, Łódź, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bratislava, Ljubljana All except Gdańsk, Ostrava, Bratislava All except Katowice, Venezia, Bologna Warszawa (Warszawa Praga*), Wrocław (PCC Brzeg Dolny*), Wien (Wien Nordwestbahnhof*), Bologna*, Ljubljana* 7

9 Planned investments Projects have been identified in all core urban areas along the Corridor, with the only exception of Wrocław Overall, the project in the urban nodes are a major component of the corridor project list: 73 projects totalling 8.7 billion (approx. 12.5% of the total value of the list) 32 projects (3.3 billion) for railways 29 projects (4.0 billion) for roads 12 projects (1.4 billion) for other modes 8

10 Railway projects Railway projects mainly aim at improving the corridor infrastructure within the urban nodes Construction of new lines or upgrading is also meant to solve capacity issues, especially in case of mixed freight and pax long-distance and regional lines Investments in stations and facilities to improve multimodal interconnections are also a relevant component of the plan 9 Project scope Projects Urban Nodes New lines, widening or upgrading Line modernization and technological upgradings Stations and multimodal/ interchange facilities Total n. 10 Gdańsk, Łódź, Poznań, Wien, Venice, MEUR 829 Bologna, Ljubljana n. 9 MEUR 1,527 Warsaw, Łódź, Bratislava, Venice n. 13 Łódź, Ostrava, MEUR Bratislava, 992 Ljubljana n. 32 MEUR 3,347

11 Road projects The core corridor road infrastructure is already developed; the major investments aims at providing additional capacity or relieving congestion by means of bypasses and orbitals; in Wien, Bologna, Ljubljana the improvements concern the main transit itinerary along the BA corridor Upgrading interconnections and junctions is a second area of planned developments In the project list, few initiatives have been identified concerning ITS or electronic tolling 10 Project scope Completion or upgrading of bypasses and orbitals Completion or upgrading of interconnections and junctions ITS Total Projects Urban Nodes n. MEUR 9 2,552 Katowice, Łódź, Szczecin, Poznań, Wien, Bologna, Ljubljana n. MEUR 18 1,392 Warsaw, Katowice, Łódź, Poznań, Ljubljana n. 2 Bratislava, MEUR 37 Ljubljana n. 29 MEUR 3,981

12 Other projects Other projects are planned to improve connections to core nodes located in the urban areas, with a priority on airport accessibility (rail and urban transit systems) Investments have also been identified in urban transit, but limited to two core urban nodes Only one investment in the field of ICT and multimodality 11 Project scope Airport accessibility Urban transit ICT and multimodallity Total Projects Urban Nodes n. 6 Katowice, MEUR 677 Venice, Bologna n. 5 Łódź, MEUR 759 Bologna n. 1 MEUR 7 n. 12 MEUR 1,442 Bratislava

13 Considerations on the planned investments Investments currently included in the BAC project list cover the priorities mentioned in Article 30 of the Regulation Ensuring the continuity of the corridor infrastructure Connecting the TEN-T infrastructure to the nodes in the urban areas, thus interconnect modes and enhancing multimodality Connecting long distance and/or international traffic with regional and local transport (passengers and freight) Mitigating the exposure of urban areas to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport (including external bypasses) More limited investments are identified in the domains of sustainable urban transport, innovation, ICT/ITS and organisation and governance possibly due to shorter project life cycles and development strategy based either on local or network approach (rather than CNC) 12