TY - JOUR
TI - European Union funds as a factor in the development of urban rail transport in Poland
AU - Kołoś, Arkadiusz
AU - Taczanowski, Jakub
TI - European Union funds as a factor in the development of urban rail transport in Poland
AB - 
	The aim of the article is to answer the question about the results of EU funds which have been allocated to municipal rail-bound transport in Poland – trams, underground and suburban railways – between 2007 and 2013. In this period over 3,000 transport projects of the total value of 187, 5 billion zlotys were executed, of which 21% were absorbed by rail and almost 12% by municipal transport. Warsaw is the undoubted leader in European transport grants absorption in Poland, mainly due to the construction of the second underground line but also because of large scale tram system modernisation programme. Warsaw stands out as having the highest transport project value per capita as well. Other Polish cities which can be described as leaders are the Tricity with its Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway – the largest Polish rail investment over the last 25 years and Olsztyn – the first Central-Eastern European city which have reintroduced tram network. However, almost all Polish cities which have a municipal rail-bound transport system have made use of the opportunity connected with EU grants. The only exception is Gorzów Wielkopolski. It is to be hoped that these vast investments aid Polish cities in maintaining if not increasing the role of municipal transport.
VL - 2016
IS - 19 (1)
PY - 2016
SN - 1426-5915
C1 - 2543-859X
SP - 9
EP - 20
DO - 10.4467/2543859XPKG.16.001.6299
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/pkgkptg/article/fundusze-europejskie-jako-czynnik-rozwoju-miejskiego-transport-szynowego-w-polsce
KW - municipal transport
KW - tram transport
KW - suburban railways
KW - underground
KW - EU funds