South Great Plain Regional Innovation Agency

Source of funding: Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme – Magyarország-Szerbia IPA Határon Átnyúló Együttműködési Program
Title: City Logistics helping the city development of Szeged and Subotica
Acronym: CITYLOG
Project ID: HUSRB/1203/213/086

Developments in the city centres of Subotica and Szeged has reached a level where the issue of city logistics naturally raised. More and more complaints are voiced about the limited accessibility of the city centres by shopkeepers and other commercial actors. On the other hand, there is a growing number of examples available for us where cities of similer size could solve this problem with innovative technical solutions and involving stakeholders. Despite these facts there is still no thorough study of the topic. Given the problem of the two cities, the logistics experience of the applicants and the available examples the challenge is to work out alternatives, that will fit the local communities. It is probable that the conditions in Central Europe does not enable the direct implementation of the city logistics modell of a richer city in Europe. The task for the experts in Szeged and Subotica is to add local knowledge to the process, exchange ideas and offer solutions for their cities.

Freight transport in the centres of Szeged and Subotica is fastly becoming an issue for both cities. The pull of retail facilities on the outskirts creates a competitive environment for shopkeepers. New developments in downtown areas, policy shift at both national and European levels towards environmentally friendly modes of transport create a tension between the shopkeepers, logistic operators and city developers, transport planners. Experts from the two cities will gather information from stakeholders, study the already implemented solutions and analyze how they fit into the local socio-economical environment. A set of possible solutions and funding sources will be offered for the beneficiaries and decision makers.

Overall objective of the project is a synergic development of city logistics of the twin cities – Szeged and Subotica which has a potential to represent a model of sustainable development for other settlements located in the CB region.

Specific objectives:

• facilitating the cooperation of experts, decision makers, city developers and planners in the CB region and residents of the two cities, throughout establishment of scientific and business connections in the scope of project activities – during workshops and conferences.
• elaboration and evaluation of city logistics solutions in the two cities Szeged and Subotica in order to get a clear insight of the possibilities of a sustainable economical development of the twin cities
• fostering the development of a model of co-existence of entrepreneurship and modern daily life of citizens in the city centers, where the efficacy and competence of local shops and offices are not limited due to the expansion of green zones and other results of a modernly organized city center.

• Open University Subotica (Szabadkai Szabadegyetem)

Budget of the project: 105 033 EUR
Contribution of the European Union to the project budget: 89 278 EUR
Budget of the Agency: 49 983 EUR
Contribution of the European Union to the budget of the Agency: 42 485 EUR

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