Poland Transport Policy Note : Toward a Sustainable Land Transport Sector

This Policy Note addresses strategic issues facing Poland s transport sector. Despite recent growth and integration within the European Union (EU), the overall quality and efficiency of transport infrastructure and services is still poor. About 40 percent of the national roads network, which carries the largest volume of people and goods among all transport modes, is in poor or unsatisfactory condition. The government and freight-logistics industry recognize the railway sector's low efficiency but not much has been achieved since the 2001 restructuring that separated the infrastructure company and operators. Low staff productivity - more than 40,000 employees managing 17,000 km of track - and almost no investment in signaling and IT systems modernization are still major constraints with important long-term consequences, affecting current railway performance. The scope of the Note is on land transport, mainly on national roads and railways with a priority on strategic issues requiring immediate actions. The Note addresses issues specific to single modes and those requiring policy-making coordination. The current chapter sets the study context and helps to understand better the drivers for the current state of the sector and policy orientation. This chapter explains the note s focus and its organization. Chapter 2 reviews the national road network with a focus on infrastructure efficiency and sustainability. Chapter 3 covers the railway sector with an emphasis on the various entities of the PKP Group and how the sector competes with roads. Chapter 4 addresses road safety in Poland with the human and economic costs of current situation. Chapter 5 looks at land transport emissions and derives most of its conclusions from a recent study on GHG emissions in Poland s transport sector. Chapter 6 reviews the current policy path and offers three alternative policy options. The direct and indirect impact of implementing each policy options is assessed and compared to the current situation with a focus on medium-term (2020) sustainability.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2011-02
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCIDENT DATABASE, ACCIDENTS, AIR, AIR PASSENGER, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRAVEL, AIRPORT, AIRPORT CAPACITY, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, AIRPORTS, ALTERNATIVES TO ROAD TRANSPORT, AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC, AVERAGE TRAFFIC GROWTH, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CAR, CAR OWNERSHIP, CARRIERS, CARRYING CAPACITY, CARS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CONGESTION, CONGESTION PRICING, COST OF DELAY, DEMAND FOR MOBILITY, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION, DOMESTIC TRANSPORT, DRAINAGE, DRIVER BEHAVIOR, DRIVER EDUCATION, DRIVERS, DRUNK DRIVING, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT, ELECTRONIC TOLL, EMISSION, EMISSION TRADING, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES, EXCISE DUTY, EXCISE TAX, EXPRESSWAYS, EXTERNAL COSTS OF TRANSPORT, FATALITIES, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FLOWS, FREIGHT MARKET, FREIGHT SECTOR, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT TRANSPORT, FUEL, FUEL TAX, FUEL TAX INCREASES, FUEL TAXES, FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES, GAS EMISSION, GOOD TRANSPORT, GRAVEL, GREENHOUSE GAS, HEAVY VEHICLES, HIGHWAYS, IMPROVEMENTS IN FUEL EFFICIENCY, IMPROVEMENTS IN ROAD SAFETY, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES, INFRASTRUCTURE COST, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, INJURY, INJURY PREVENTION, INLAND WATERWAY, INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT, INLAND WATERWAYS, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND TRANSPORTATION, LOADING, LOCAL ROADS, LONG-DISTANCE, METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MODAL SHARE, MODAL SHIFT, MODAL TRANSPORTATION, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, MOTORISTS, MOTORWAY TOLLING, MOTORWAYS, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, NATIONAL ROADS, PARKING, PASSENGER CARS, PASSENGER MOBILITY, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER TRAINS, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PASSENGER VEHICLE, PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIANS, POPULATION DENSITIES, PORT FACILITIES, PUBLIC ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, RAIL, RAIL DEVELOPMENT, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL INVESTMENT, RAIL MARKET, RAIL MARKET SHARE, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL OPERATORS, RAIL SECTOR, RAIL TRAFFIC, RAIL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, RAIL TRANSPORT, RAILROADS, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINES, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAY OPERATORS, RAILWAY SECTOR, RAILWAY TRAFFIC, RAILWAY TRANSPORT, RAILWAYS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, ROAD, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD AUTHORITIES, ROAD CASUALTIES, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD DEATHS, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD INJURIES, ROAD INVESTMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PRICING, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SAFETY AGENCY, ROAD SAFETY MEASURES, ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMS, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRAFFIC FATALITIES, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USERS, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTES, RUNWAYS, SAFE DRIVING, SAFETY, SPEED, SPEED LIMITS, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, TOLL, TOLL ROADS, TOLLS, TRAFFIC CAPACITY, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC INJURIES, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT MEASURES, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRANSIT, TRANSIT ROUTES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT EMISSIONS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INVESTMENT, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT RESEARCH, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT STRATEGIES, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, TRAVEL BY CAR, TRAVEL SPEEDS, TRAVELERS, TRIPS, TRUCKS, URBAN MOBILITY, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT POLICIES, VEHICLE, VEHICLE EFFICIENCY, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE REVENUE, VEHICLE USE, WEALTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16448162/poland-transport-policy-note-toward-sustainable-land-transport-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12730
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