Transcript Business environment and economic development

Estonian transport policy
Peeter Tiks
Economic Development Division
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
e-mail: [email protected]
December 2006
The basis for Estonia’s transport policy is Commissions White Paper
on European Transport Policy, hence our main goals are:
 to shift passenger and freight traffic from road to rail and other modes
 to relieve congestion on the Trans-European Network
 to raise transport quality
• Specific influencing factors for Estonia that have to be taken into
account in Estonia’s transport policy:
 Small geographical coverage
 Geographical location in the global transit traffic region
 Periphery regarding the EU core/states/markets– bigger logistical costs
• Environmental aspects have been identified to be of high importance
in the future
PEAMISED PROBLEEMID
 Ühistranspordi madal maine, vähene reisijate arv.
 Tervikliku käsitluse puudumine ühistranspordi
arendamisel.
 Puudulik ühistranspordi liinivõrkude optimeerimise
tase.
 Ebaefektiivne toetuste süsteem.
 Veeremi ja infrastruktuuri halb olukord.
• Estonia’s transport policy and strategic directions are given in
the “Transport Development Plan 2006-2013”
 Was approved by the Government on 2/11/2006. Has been presented
to the Parliament for approval
 Has three main directions:
− Enhancing strategic steering and administrative capacity (elaboration of
subsectoral action plans, research, managment and optimisation systems,
better lawmaking, cooperation with other EU MS and neighbouring
countries)
− To meet the needs of users of transport networks, public transport and
transport policy measures (enhancing the infrastructure, passanger
transport and light transport, efficient use of resources)
− To ensure sustainable development (to prevent accidents, to prevent
environmental damage, to reduce regional divergence, to increase
competitiveness of transport industy)
 To ensure implementation and involvment of interested parties,
convening of Transport Commission is foreseen (already in
preparation). The Transport Commission will also elaborate long-term
goals for Estonia’s transport system
Arengukava eesmärgid:
• Tõhustada transpordipoliitika planeerimise,
rakendamise ja järelevalve protsessi
• Arendada riigi omanduses olevat infrastruktuuri
• Vähendada transpordi negatiivseid keskkonnamõjusid
• Tagada transpordi ohutus ja turvalisus
• Kindlustada elanike liikumisvajaduse rahuldamine
Global, integrated approach in infrastructures, tranport networks
support economic development
• Transport Development Plan forsees integrated
approach for transport networks and
enforcement of intermodality
• Our aim is to take advantage of the strengths of
every mode and to create synergy between
modes thus creating a flexible system for all kind
of economic needs
• While developing transport networks, socioeconomic aspects are taken into account
• Example: Logistical Center at Muuga port
 preparations to extend the range of cargo
(RoRo, ConRo)
 development of the connections (rail, road) to
TEN network
Strateegilise tähtsusega infrastruktuuri investeeringud
Eesmärk - tegevused:
• Transpordi infrastruktuuri nüüdisajastamine ja võrgustike
uuendamine. Kõrvaldada majandus- ja regionaalarengut
takistavad transpordi ühenduste kitsaskohad ja kaasajastada
ühendusvõimalused.
• Ühistranspordi infrastruktuuri arendamine. Transpordi ohutuse
ja turvalisuse tagamine
Prioriteetne suund 3: Strateegilise tähtsusega transpordiinvesteeringud (ERF)
Olulisemad tegevused:
 investeeringud reisijaid teenindava infrastruktuuri ja elukeskkonna
parandamiseks raudtee mõjupiirkonnas
 investeeringud regionaalse tähtsusega transpordi infrastruktuuri
suurobjektide rajamiseks, mis aitavad olulisel määral kaasa kohalikule
arengule või strateegilise tähtsusega infrastruktuuride toimimisele
 investeeringud regionaalse lennuliikluse arendamiseks
 investeeringud ühenduse tagamiseks saartega
 ühistranspordi infosüsteemide arendamine
Transpordi infrastruktuuri projektide mahukuse tõttu on oluliseks
tegevussuunaks ka transpordiprojektide ettevalmistamine
Regionaalse tähtsusega transpordi infrastruktuuri
arendamine
Ühendusvõimaluste olemasolust ja ligipääsetavusest oleneb
otseselt ka elukvaliteet erinevates piirkondades ehk
piirkondade terviklik ja tasakaalustatud areng. Strateegilise
tähtsusega investeeringud transpordi infrastruktuuri aitavad
tagada riigi konkurentsivõime säilimise ja kasvu ning loovad
aluse transpordisüsteemi jätkusuutlikuks arenguks. Nende
investeeringute mõju võib aga jääda piiratuks, kui neid ei
toeta tegevused, mis arvestavad ka regionaalseid vajadusi.
Prioriteetne suund 3: Regionaalse tähtsusega transpordi infrastruktuuri
arendamine(ERF)
Suuna üldeesmärk: Paremini toimivad regionaalsed transpordiühendused ja
elukeskkonna paranemine
Kitsamad sihid:
 Regionaalsete transpordi infrastruktuuri kitsaskohtade parandamine
(väljaspool TEN võrgustikku)
 Kvaliteetse ühenduse tagamine regioonide vahel ja ääremaadega, s.h.
regionaalsete sadamate ja lennujaamade kaudu ning raudteel
 Ühistranspordi atraktiivsuse tõstmine
Rail Baltica - policy and planning
The concept of Rail Baltica refers to the imaginative, strategic and sustainable northsouth rail project connecting Tallinn in Estonia - via Latvia and Lithuania - with
Warsaw in Poland.
Rail Baltica is identified as the priority project no. 27 of the Trans-European Transport
Network in Europe
The main idea behind Rail Baltica is to develop high-quality connections for passenger
and freight transport between the Baltic States and Poland
The provision of high-quality rail infrastructure and operations can potentially
shift demand from road and air transport to rail transport.
Eesti Raudteevõrgustik
Public transport, balanced mix of transport modes
• Public Transport Development Program 2006 – 2010 was approved by the
Government 2/11/2006, foresees systematic public transport development
• Establishing of Public Transport Board is under preparation. The Board will
coordinate the effective use and co-operation of different transport modes
and optimal public transport system
• Continuing involvement of the counties is ongoing in order to foster public
transport development and enhance operations:
 network and timetable optimisation projects in counties has started in order to
ensure co-operation of different modes of public transport
 Ongoing raising of administrative capacities by training and cooperation
projects
• Public Transport Information System project started in 2005 – covers all
modes and different needs of public transport users and administrators
• Public transport infrastructure development projects are foreseen to
enhance the quality and image of public transport
Mentioning of EFT and SUT
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EU Sustainable Development Strategy is under review, Estonia
has given its input. Estonia has a national SDS “Säästev Eesti 21”
EFT in Estonia focuses firstly on development of electric
passanger transport
 Electric railways (Tallinn area,
extention to Rakvere)
 Tallinn tram network
 Feasibility of electrification of
Rail Baltica under discussion
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In urban areas and suburbs, the focus
is also on light traffic
Main cities are participating in
international programmes and projects:
Thank You!