Paweł Kretowicz

The article presents the research methodology and results of scientific and practical related to the evaluation of local and partly regional transport investments in Mazowieckie voivodship co-financed from EU funds in 2007-2013 (Regional Operational Programme of the Mazowieckie Voivodship). Analyzed individual transport and presented indicators to measure the efficiency of transport and settlement, based on the temporal-space accessibility between the centers of various types (capital, a city of sub-regional, city district, the seat of the municipalities). The results indicate poor or even unnoticeable to improve accessibility. This was confirmed by a survey carried out on 200-person sample of road users – car’s owners. The problem on local roads, especially in the Warsaw agglomeration, remains congestion, which, according to some respondents even increased. Preferably rated to improve the quality of road surfaces. In the conclusions postulated, therefore, pay attention to the investment planning of the road network especially in the areas most urbanized areas, especially in the context of progressive dispersion of settlement.

Local indicators of spatial association (acronym: L I S A) were used to identify regions of high and low poverty in Poland. Poverty is defined as the percentage of individuals on welfare – mean values for the period 2007 – 2009. Each region was assigned a name based on location. Twelve indices commonly associated with poverty were analyzed – 4 of the 12 describe financial status, next 4 social and demographic diversity, and last 4 the standard of living. The authors considered the selected indexes and the way they indicate poverty in some regions and are not related to poverty in other regions. The paper concerns cities, suburban gminas and rural gminas.