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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade www.ecpd.si Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade www.ecpd.si FUTURE OF CITIES LJUBLJANA FORUM 2011 City Developers Foresight Conference: European Metropolitan Growth Area 2027 13-14 October 20011 Ljubljana, Slovenija Janez Podobnik ECPD International Institute for Sustainable Development, Urban Planning and Environmental Studies, Ljubljana, Slovenia Director
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
www.ecpd.si
FUTURE OF CITIES
LJUBLJANA FORUM 2011
City Developers Foresight Conference: European Metropolitan Growth Area 2027
13-14 October 20011Ljubljana, Slovenija
Janez PodobnikECPD International Institute for Sustainable Development, Urban Planning and Environmental Studies, Ljubljana, SloveniaDirector
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance (RELOD) Tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River,
Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade – Contribution of the Cities to
the Water path
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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A word about the Institute
• Located in Ljubljana, Slovenia – an EU and NATO and OECD member state
• Established in 2009
• Part of the European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD) which is a part of the United Nations University for Peace and SBRA Slovenian Business and Research Association, Brussels
• ECPD has headquarters in Belgrade and an academic council in Paris
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Vision of the Institute• To continue policy promoted by the ECPD and
focus it on sustainable development
• Following the ECPD doctrine that has interdisciplinary connected areas of economic, technological(biotechnology, food safety) and social development
• Focusing on management of natural resources pursued by technological and environmental programs, which embrace the principles of sustainable development
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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City of Ljubljana – established a project team group, led by vice-mayor of Ljubljana
ICPE – International Center for Promotion of Enterprises, Ljubljana
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia (mag. Igor Cotič)
ECPD International Institute for Sustainable Development, Urban Planning and Environmental Studies, Ljubljana
City of Zagreb, Croatia City of Belgrade, SerbiaAnd others (Chambers of commerce, tourist organizations, local municipalities, etc.)
RELODCycle Project partners
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Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia – the project is open for
all countries with regards to the Danube
Basin
3 years;
2.500.000 EUR2.500.000 EUR: SWOT analysis, Feasibility
study, pilot projects, Draft plan with
guidelines for implementation of RELODCycle,
dissemination
concrete construction of the bicycle lanes:
bankable project: est. 25 million EUR – start of
investment is dependent on resources
Participant
Countries:
Project duration:
Estimate cost
for basic
project:
Follow up
projects:
Basic information
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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What does Ljubljana as a capital city gain with RELODCycle
• Promoting bicycling as an element of sustainable transport and recreation (case:BicikeLJ)
• Ljubljana has a good practice of sustainable settling of Ljubljanica bank – expanding this approach by Sava River to other capital towns and other cities in Sava River basin
• Project connects the aspects of metropolitan development, regional-transborder Sava River basin development as well as the European approach (seen in the new, already adopted EU Strategy for Danube region)
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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•Open public spaces in the City of Ljubljana represent the skeleton of the city (OPS as a principle in urban planning theory: http://www.pps.org/about/approach/
•In the last years a series of street redesigns were implemented with appropriate urban and traffic program
•Redesigns were done mostly in the old city centre and with renovation projects upgraded the urban program
•However, there is still a lack of green open public space along the Sava River (water fronts) for recreation
•Open public spaces could play a vital role in rising of sustainable culture (information, awareness, dialogue, co-operation, participation, and lifestyle)
•Green open public spaces especially water fronts along the rivers represent a good opportunity for the sustainable development
Open public spaces and metropolitan areas
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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•The Sava River and its tributaries, i.e. LjubljanicaLjubljanica, in its way through the municipality of the capital city forms a large potential for recreational and tourist purposes
•Well designed and managed green open public spaces especially water fronts along the rivers could represent the value added for the sustainable development
•Sustainable approach could influence positively on transnational cooperation in the region
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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• Improving cooperation between the capitals Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade and other local communities on this path
• Contribution to future development of the broader region, sustainable development promotion, mutual understanding and enlargement processes in the EU
• contribution to the implementation of the EU EU Strategy for theStrategy for the Danube RegionDanube Region (Sava River)
• fostering the integrated management of the Sava river front focused on sustainable tourism and transport as well as overall quality of life
• Upgrading the project “Fostering contribution of the SME sector to sustainable development of the Sava River basin”
Purpose of the project
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Expected results
- introduction of regional tourist destination
- improvements of tourist and recreational infrastructure of partner cities and local communities
- cross border cooperation between EU member state and future member states
- promotion of sustainable principles and integrated approach in spatial planning
- draft plan of recreational and Long Distance Tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River
Economic
aspect:
Social aspect:
Environmental
aspect:
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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• Creating transnational tourist packages (e.g. Combined rail-cycle-boat trips along the Danube (Sava)
• Improving sustainable mobility through traffic and interconnectivity of trains, busses, and shipping in the Danube countries
• To improve planning and infrastructure for sustainable tourism
• To support ways and cycle tourism: examples of good practices – Prague-Vienna Greenway, Amber trail from Budapies through Slovakia to Poland, subnational routes, such as Austrian Weinviertel
Focal points between EU SDR and RELODCycle project
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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• Presentation of the project at different International workshops (first launch of the project: 11.11. 2010, ICAM Conference, Ljubljana);
• Support by ISRBC – International Sava River Basin Commission, Zagreb, Croatia
• Meeting with Austrian representatives of SIEMENS, 11. 7. 2011, Ljubljana (SIEMENS supports the project, but is ready to invest only after its construction is done);
• Presentation of the project at The 11th meeting of the partnership for improvement of Danube infrastructure and navigation – (PIDIN): 11th October, Vienna;
Latest activities regarding the financing of the RELODCycle project
Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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How business community/private sector can be better involved in the RELODCycle project
• Key opportunityopportunity is tourism, such as:-Accommodation-Hospitality facilities (refreshment centres, info-spots,
bike repair shops, etc.)-Renting bicycles and rollerblades-creating transnational tourist packages-promotion of cultural heritage
WeaknessWeakness: business sector can be involved only after the construction of the bicycle lanes is finished, therefore the first part of the project must be supported by EU IFI’s, national budget and local municipality budget
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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Possible financial resources for financing the project
• Structural (ERDF) and IPA funds
• WBIF – Western Balkan Investment Framework, priority given to: Regional Impact; Sectoral strategies – EU Danube Strategy
• Financial mechanisms to support the EU Danube strategy: EIB, EBRD and other IFI’s – possible cooperation for construction of bicycle lanes (bankable projects)
• National budgets, local municipality budgets
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Recreational and Long Distance tourist Bicycle Lanes along Sava River, Connecting Capital Cities Ljubljana, Zagreb and Belgrade
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To summarize
• Project is realistic with technical and financial feasibility
• Supported by ISRBC (International Sava River Basin Commission, Zagreb)
• Win-win solution: concept of sustainable transport, tourism as well as coastal zone management
• Bottom-up approach for cooperation between the metropolitan cities of Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade
• Project can be built in phases, in terms of building – connecting with flood protection and buoyancy of Sava River
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Janez Podobnik, [email protected]
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