Cross border regions Gateways to TEN-T Coen Mekers European Week of Regions and Cities 2018

Position Gelderland and Arnhem Nijmegen in Europe Land surface 1.019 km² Inhabitants 765.000 inhabitants Organization 19 municipalities on mobility Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

Part of the TEN-T Network Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

TEN-T Network is more than a number of Urban nodes Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

TEN-T and the urban regions Urban Regions as gateways to long distance network Sustainability and innovation Cross-border regions in corridors Experiences and recommendations Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

1. Urban – Long Distance: example European Rail Freightlinesystem (ERFLS) Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

1. Urban Long Distance: Railterminal Gelderland Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

1. Urban – Long Distance Increasing accessibility by integrating high-speed rail and regional systems Multi-scale approach (nodes, regions, corridors) Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

1. Urban Long Distance: passenger transport faster, more frequent, more reliable Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

2. Sustainability & Innovation Public transport: All busses zero emmission in 2030 Several projects on E-mobility, Hydrogen and renewable energy (smart grid) Freight: Stimulating use of LNG Infrastructure: Green Deal in road building and maintenance sector Charging network (Allego) Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

2. Sustainability & Innovation Stimulates demand and supply of hydrogen vehicles. Developing a hydrogen refuelling station network in Nethelrands and the Baltic states. Busses and cars. Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

2. Sustainability & Innovation VeloCity 2017: Cycling crucial in network and urban nodes approach Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

3. Missing transport links in border regions Adopted 8th February 2017 Support of CoR, Parliament and Commission Cross-border regions: high potential economic development More funding needed in cross-border regions and comprehensive network (now 5 – 10 % CEF) Harmonisation of rules and techniques Use Interreg: priority infrastructure and services cooperation structure (governance) Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

3. Missing cross border transport links Montferland Zevenaar Emmericht Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

4. TEN-T-CEF and Urban Areas Very useful in stimulating projects and investments Much attention to freight transport Much attention to big / national projects Good news: CEF-cross-border priority Calls are overwritten, increasing need for funding Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

4. Recommendations More focus on the network as a whole and not only the big urban nodes More focus on cross-border regions as gateways to long distance network Stimulate even more sustainability and innovation Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T

Questions? Province of Gelderland: Coen Mekers c.mekers@gelderland.nl Tel. +31 26 3599616 Arnhem Nijmegen City Region: Arnout Smit arnout.smit@arnhemnijmegen.eu Tel: +31 6 43985688 Cross border regions - Gateways to TEN-T