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EUROPEAN HUB WITHIN RAIL BALTICA GROWTH CORRIDOR –

THE CITY OF LODZ

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LODZ

Third biggest city in Poland740 ths inhabitants in administrational borders1,3 mln in aglomerattion2,6 mln in region

LODZ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE No 1 Special Economic Zone in Region of Central Europe *No 11 within 700 Special Economic Zones all over the World*area of 1162 ha investment expenditures ca 2,5 bln PLN jobs 18,6 ths

Academical and R&D Center 24 universitiesca 120.000 students30.000 graduates each year

Center of BPO, logistics and household appliances(e.g. Dell, Infosys, Gilette, Bosch Simens, Accor, etc.)

*Financial Time fDI Global Frezones of the Future 2010/2011

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WarsawWarsaw

HelsinkiHelsinki

BerlinBerlin

LodzLodzLodz

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TEN-T CONTEXT

TEN-T Revision / New EU Commission Proposals in regard to

Union guidelines for thedevelopment

of the trans -European transport network

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Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

LOGISTIC POTENTIAL OF THE CITY OF ŁÓDŹ AND ITS AGGLOMERATION

• City with metropolitan area – potencial of 1,3 mln people

• Rail and road corridors impact on logistic in Central Europe

• The most dynamicaly developing Special Economic Zone

• One of biggest centers of BPO, logistics & household appliances

• One of biggest in Poland academical and R&D Centers

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LIST OF SELECTED LOGISTIC CENTRES IN ŁÓDŹ

• CARGOFORTE

• CLEMENT SP. Z O.O.

• DB Schenker

• DHL EXPERESS

• DPD Polska

• Flexotronics Logistics Sp z o.o.

• Hatrans Euro-Spedycja sp. z o.o.

• JAS-FBG S.A.

• LOGISPED S.C. Centrum Celno-Logistyczne

• M&M Logistik Sp z o.o. (ET Logistik)

• OPEK

• „Pekaes Multi-Spedytor” Sp. z o.o.

• SPEDCONT

• SPEDIMEX Sp. z o.o.

• TNT Worldwide

• UPS Polska Sp z o.o.

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VI Paneuropean Corridor

II Paneuropean Corridor

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TRANSPORTATION HUB OF ŁÓDŹ –Project ”New Centre of Łódź”

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

EC1 Regeneration Project in the area of NCL

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Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund)

ACTIVITIES IN ŁÓDŹ REGARDING RBGC PROJECT

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WP5 Connectivity Pilot: Rail

Baltica Travel Information

Network

• local travel system analysis -

December 2011-April 2012

• planned international

conference on High Speed

Railways held in Poland (Lodz -

May 2012)

WP6

Logistics Pilot: Co-operability of

Logistics Centres

• analysis in interoperability of

logistic centres December

2011 -April 2012

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CITY PROFILE

• Regulation No. 785/VI/11 of the President of the City of Łódź from 6 July 2011 regarding the preparation of the City of Lodz profile publication (date of publication: 30 December 2011).

• The aim of the publication is to strengthen the territorial cohesion of the European cities and the need to stimulate the development of settlement network.

• The City profile (document) also plays an important part in shaping the further development of growth corridor – Rail Baltica and is a perfect tool to promote the “Rail Baltica Growth Corridor” project.

• The following document is a contribution of the City of Łódź to the development of High Speed Railways cooperation programme between Metropolises.

• The city of Berlin (Mr. Michael Stoll) proposed to develop the concept of cities profiles.

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draft of the cover

Łódź Poznań Berlin

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