Transcript Metropolitankonferenz Zürich - Assembly of European Regions

Volkswirtschaftsdirektion des
Kantons Zürich
The „Metropolitankonferenz
Zürich“ –
a new model for regional cooperation?
AER Summerschool 2010
23.08.2010
Wilfried Anreiter
Amt für Verkehr Kanton Zürich
Amt für Verkehr
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2850 local authorities in Switherland
Average population in
communes (median):
SUI: 850
FRA: 1500
ITA: 7050
GER: 7200
USA: 12 500
DK: 18 500
SWE: 29 600
POR: 33 300
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The metropolitan area
 Appr. 1.7 million
population
 236 communes, 7
Cantons
 26 % of all Swiss work
places
 33 % of Swiss GDP
 67 % of all top-1000
companies
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A need to think in bigger dimensions
 Competition among metropolitan regions at
international level
 Significant changes in land use, economy and
society prompt administrative reform
 Urban areas in Switzerland are politically
disadvantaged
 Rural areas can also benefit from metropolitan
areas
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Vision 2030 and goals
Competitiveness
Better
co-operation
Development
Better
positioning at
international
level
Promotion
Quality of life
Lobbying
Diversity
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More
influence
at national
level
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Metropolitankonferenz Zürich
The association
 Founded in 2009
 Current
membership:
o8 Cantons, 98
towns and
communes as full
members
o10 towns and
communes as
associated
members
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The association
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Transport working group
Lines of action
 Connecting metropolitan areas
 Accessibility of centres
 Traffic management
 Zurich airport as intercont. hub
 Freight transport and logistics
 Transport for recreational purposes
Members : planning authorities
troughout the metropolitan area
(senior/chief level)
Lead: Amt für Verkehr, Canton of
Zurich
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Identifying key infrastructures
 Project period: 20092010
 Aims
o identify key road and
rail projects
o Maximise the benefit
for the entire
metropolitan area
o Build up the basis for
concerted political
action at national level
 Lead: Cantons of
Schaffhausen and Zurich
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Identifying key infrastructures
Method
 Identification of key
relations and existing
projects
 Evaluation of existing
programmes and projects
 Main criteria: gains in
travel time and reliability
on key relations
Result
• Priority ranking of
projects
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Identifying key infrastructures
Key relations at
international scale
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Identifying key infrastructures
Key relations at
national scale
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Identifying key infrastructures
Key relations at
metropolitan area
scale
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Identifying key infrastructures
Evaluation of
projects
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Best rated rail projects:
Rail tunnel Heitersberg II
Rail tunnel Brütten
Rail tunnel Zimmerberg II
Enhancement of the Basle
rail hub
 Enhancement of the
Stadelhofen rail station
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Identifying key infrastructures
Formal decision taken in
May 2010 by the
Metropolitankonferenz
general assembly:
 Project order acknowledged,
top rated rail projects to be
subject to lobbying at national
level
 Road projects to be decided
upon in November 2010
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Preliminary conclusions
 The Metropolitankonferenz Zürich as a regional body
has taken a difficult political decision at vast majority
 Many members would not have voted in the same way
if they had pursued their self-interest
 The acceptance of a common regional rather than local
aim was remarkable
 The quality of the argument matters but needs to be
communicated timely and in a convincing way
Thank you for your attention!
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