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Established in 1991, the UBC Commission on Transportation is focused on different aspects of municipal traffic planning. In the years 2001-2005 the Commission was led by the city of Göteborg  (Sweden). Since 21^st October 2005 the Commission has been chaired by Mr. Marcin Wołek, a Gdynia Councillor. Ms. Carrinne Lancereau, International Coordinator, Community Planning Programme Administration, Örebro (Sweden) is UBC Commission
on Transportation Vice-Chairperson.

GDYNIA (Poland) Mr Marcin Wołek Chairman of the Commission Gdynia City Council Al. Pilsudskiego 52/54 81-382 Gdynia Poland Tel. + 48 58 5509366;  +48 58 6688205 / 206 Fax: +48 58 6218620 e-mail: ubctransport@gdynia.pl

ÖREBRO (Sweden) Miss Carinne Lancereau Vice-Chairperson of the Commission International Coordinator Community Planning Programme Administration Örebro Sweden Tel. +46 19 211532 Fax +46 19 214125 e-mail: carinne.lancereau@orebro.se

The Secretariat of the Commission is located in Gdynia:

AREAS OF ACTIVITY OF UBC COMMISSION ON
TRANSPORTATION

The UBC Commission on Transportation is involved in a number of transport-related issues connected with public transport, cycling and mobility management. The main areas of interest for the UBC Commission on Transportation are as follows:

1. Public transport in cities and regions:

          -  Urban transport policy     
    -  Integration of public transport of metropolitan 
        areas with regional  transportation system
    -  Development of cycling routes and habits

2. International transport in BSR

          -   Logistics centres 
          -   Development of sea ports and their interaction with cities
              and regions (i.e. Motorways of the Sea)
          -   International transport corridors                 
          -   Development of regional airports and their
              links with city centres

3. Sustainable development and transport policy:

          -  Instruments of regional and transport  
   development
-  Promoting better transport solutions for environment and citizens
-  Transport in tourism development
-  Policy of financing transport development

ACTION PLAN OF UBC COMMISSION ON TRANSPORTATION 2008-2009

ANNUAL MEETINGS AND SEMINARS OF UBC COMMISSION
ON TRANSPORTATION

Since 2001 the Commission on Transportation has held the following meetings:

      -    28th September 2007, Pärnu (Estonia)
-    29 September 2006, Gdynia (Poland)
-    20-21 October 2005, Gdynia (Poland)
-     10 -11 June 2004, Kaunas (Lithuania)
-     24-26 April 2003, Tallinn/Paldiski (Estonia)
-     18 -19 April 2002, Riga (Latvia)
-     25-26 June 2001, Göteborg (Sweden) 

Apart from annual meetings and seminars organised within those meeting, the Commission has until the present moment organised two separate bicycle seminars:

      -    6-7 September 2004, Örebro (Sweden)
-   13-14 September 2002, Cesis (Latvia)

28th September 2007, Pärnu (Estonia)
At the meeting held during the General Conference in Pärnu Mr. Wołek introduced the  participants to the initiatives and activities of the Commission. He also encouraged the members to take part in the new undertaking of the TransCom, namely the Road Safety Contest. During the meeting the representative of Örebro (Sweden) presented a report on the implementation of the "Baltic Sea Cycling" project and the delegate of Rostock (Germany) acquainted the participants in the meeting with the "Baltic Cycling Network" project proposal. It was also decided that the next Annual Meeting of the UBC Commission on Transportation would take place in Szczecin in 2008.

Presentations:
Baltic Sea Cycling
Baltic Cycling Network

29th September 2006, Gdynia (Poland)
During the Commission's meeting in Gdynia the TransCom members reviewed recent initiatives, discussed future activities and the choice of the venue for next year's meeting. Apart from organisational matters, the participants were also provided with the information about the progress in the BUSTRIP Project. The meeting was combined with a seminar devoted to the question of transport system integration in the Baltic Europe as well as intelligent transport systems. Speakers from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (Mr. Ulrich Peters, Department of Railways/Public Trasnport, Ministry of Economy of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Region), Stockholm, Sweden (Mr. Björn Dalborg, AB Stockholms Lokaltrafik, European Metropolitan Transport Authorities) and Tri-City, Poland (Mr. Olgierd Wyszomirski and Mr. Marcin Wołek, University of Gdańsk) presented the experiences of their regions connected with public transport planning and the integration of transport systems. Representatives of European Commission, DG TREN (Mr. Keith Keen), Göteborg Traffic and Public Transport Authority (Mr. Daniel Ulfheden) and University of Gdańsk (Mr. Jacek Oskarbski) talked about the deployment and practical benefits of intelligent transport systems in EU. 

20^th-21^st October 2005, Gdynia (Poland)
The 2005 Annual Meeting took place on 21^st October. The focus of the meeting was on the change of Commission’s chairmanship. It was decided that the leadership would be shared by the cities of Gdynia (Poland), Mr. Marcin Wołek being the Chairman and the city of Örebro (Sweden), Ms Carinne Lancereau being the Vice-Chairperson. During the meeting the work of the Commission under the leadership of Göteborg (Sweden) was presented by the former Chairperson, Ms Lisa Sundell and the future objectives and activities were discussed. The meeting was preceded by a Public Transport Seminar on Trolleybus Systems also held in Gdynia on 20^th October and organised in cooperation with CIVITAS TELLUS project. Presentations were given by Marcel Rommerts representing European Commission, DG TREN, Guido Bruggeman from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,  Klas Sörensson (Skånetrafiken) and Leila Nielsen (Arriva) presenting the trolleybus system of Landskrona (Sweden) as well as Bernt Nielsen, Director of Public Transport of Göteborg. The second part of the seminar included presentations of cities having a long tradition of developing and maintaining trolleybus systems: Lithuanian city of Kaunas (Mindaugas Kucinovas), Romanian city of Bucharest (Florin Dragomir) and Polish city of Gdynia (Olgierd Wyszomirski and Marcin Wołek). 

6^th -7^th September 2004, Örebro (Sweden)
Between 6^th and 7^th September 2004 representatives of different cities from Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Sweden participated in a bicycle workshop organised in Örebro. This working meeting was addressed to bicycle planners from the Baltic Sea Region. During the meeting there was a presentation of Örebro as a “bicycle friendly city” and the National Road Administration presented a project of a 4km long bicycle route in the city centre. During the workshop such issues as bicycle network, need for single/double directed bicycle paths, safety, road signing, information, marketing and influencing behaviour were discussed.

10^th -11^th June 2004, Kaunas (Lithuania)
The 2004 Annual Meeting was held in Kaunas on 11^th June. Representatives of 11 BSR cities participated in it. Apart from organizational matters, the issues of new areas of interest such as trolleybuses and parking places were discussed together with the question of the  future change of Commission’s chairmanship. The meeting was combined with a seminar on European Transport Projects.

24^th-26^th April 2003, Tallinn/Paldiski (Estonia)
Representatives of 15 BSR cities attended the 2003 Annual Meeting of UBC Commission on Transportation held in Paldiski on 25^th April. The meeting was preceded by a Mobility Management Seminar organised on 24^th April in Tallinn. During the seminar the notion of mobility management was presented. There were discussed such questions as incresed efficiency in transport systems, attractive transport solutions, attitudes and new forms of cooperation. Speakers from Tallinn, Göteborg and Malmö talked about practical examples of mobility management. A behavioral scientist presenting the questions of awareness raising and behaviour changes as well as a representative of Access-Eurocities talking about mobility management from a European perspective were also present at the seminar. 

13^th -14^th September 2002, Cesis (Latvia)
Delegates from 20 different cities in the Baltic Sea Region took part in the seminar organised in Cesis. The meeting was devoted to cycling policy and bicycle route planning. There were speakers from national, regional and local level in Latvia presenting the Latvian Cycling Development Programme, the Cycle Route Network Development in the Riga Region and the Bicycle Transport Development Plan of Riga. There were also Scandinavian speakers from Copenhagen, Denmark as well as Örebro and Malmö, Sweden. The seminar was combined with bicycle excursions.

18^th -19^th April 2002, Riga (Latvia)
The 2002 meeting was organised in Riga between 18^th and 19^th April. It was attended by the representatives of 23 cities from 9 Baltic Sea Region countries. The meeting included a discussion on future work of the Commission and the efficient use of the network. It was combined with a seminar entitled Worst practice in managing public transport – mistakes we have made for others to avoid during which there were raised such questions as strategic planning aimed at facilitating efficient public transport, organisation of public transport and ways of financing investments and operating public transport systems. One session was also held together with the Commission on Urban Planning and its subject was the influence of transport planning on the creation of people-oriented public spaces.

25^th -26^th June 2001, Göteborg (Sweden) 
During the meeting held in Göteborg between 25^th and 26^th June, the Commission discussed the priorities for its future activity. Representatives of 9 member cities from 6 countries were present at the meeting. The Commission decided then to focus on the role of city administration in meeting the challenges of sustainable mobility within the cities and methods for improving the conditions of cyclists and pedestrians as well as developing the management of public transport systems and exchange of information on the potential for mobility management tools to develop efficient, sustainable transport. 

BEST PRACTICES

Newsletter SPICYCLES

Newsletter SPICYCLES 2

BUSTRIP project

"BUSTRIP Newsletter No.1"

Pro-ecological public transport in Gdynia (Poland)

SEBTrans-Link

"A good start for START"

Newsletter START no 1

Newsletter START no 2

Tellus project in Gdynia (Poland)

Water Tram in the Tri-City (Poland)

USEFUL LINKS

www.baltic.org

http://www.baltic-sea-forum.org/

http://www.biofuelregion.se/

http://www.civitas-initiative.org/event.phtml?lan=en

http://www.cemt.org/

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/index_en.htm

http://www.ecf.com/

http://ekonom.univ.gda.pl/index_e.html

http://www.eltis.org

http://www.epomm.org/

www.ertico.com

http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport

"European Road Safety Charter"

"Intelligent Energy - Europe: projects"

http://www.lrta.org/

http://www.portalmorski.pl

http://www.transportenvironment.org/

www.trolleybus.org

http://www.uitp.com/

REPORTS

Activity Report submitted during the IX UBC General Conference in Parnu, 27-28 September 2007.

Activity Report submitted at the 47th UBC Execitive Board meeting, Gdynia, 19-20 October 2006

Activity Report submitted during the VIII UBC General Conference in Turku, 29 September - 2 October 2005

Here you can see the complete list of contact persons for the Commission on Transportation.

Here you can see the list of e-mail addresses to the Transportation departments in member cities.

In case of changes or applications please contact the Commission at: ubctransport@gdynia.pl

 

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