A very large area comprising the communes of two provinces / voivodeships (Podkarpackie and Świętokrzyskie) and four districts: Tarnobrzeg, Stalowa Wola, Sandomierz and Nisko, as well as the city Tarnobrzeg with district status itself. It is located in the north-western part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the south-eastern part of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
Czwórmiasto FUA in numbers:
| Population: | 266 055 |
| Number of municipalities (gminy): | 17 |
| Area (square kilometers): | 1920 |
| Number of localites: | 217 |
The area is historically of great economic importance on the scale of the whole country, and now the region. It is also characterized by important from the point of view of nature and culture as well as tourist values. It was created by merging the functional areas of four cities, including Tarnobrzeg and Stalowa Wola, which are sub-regional centres for the northern part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
Documents and strategies in place:
- Strategic Transport Development Programme of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship until 2023
- Sustainable development plan for public transport for the Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Plan for Sustainable Development of Public Collective Transport for Stalowa Wola Municipality for 2016 – 2023
- Strategy for Electromobility Development in Stalowa Wola Municipality for 2020 – 2036
- Development Strategy of the City of Tarnobrzeg until 2030
- Development Strategy of the City of Sandomierz for 2015–2025
The future SUMP will have to be consistent with the aforementioned documents.
Main stakeholders:
| Local Authorities and Local government units implementing a joint supra-local strategy | Miasto Tarnobrzeg, Gmina Baranów Sandomierski Gmina Gorzyce, Gmina Grębów, Gmina Nowa Dęba. Gmina Sandomierz, Gmina Dwikozy, Gmina Obrazów, Gmina Samborzec, Gmina Wilczyce, Gmina Stalowa Wola, Gmina Bojanów, Gmina Pysznica, Gmina Zaleszany, Gmina Zaklików Gmina Radomyśl nad Sanem Gmina i Miasto Nisko. |
| Road or railway managing authorities | Region of Municipal Roads Sp. Z o.o., District Roads Authority with its registered office in Samborec, Subcarpathian and Świętokrzyski Voivodeship Road Authorities, District Roads Authority in Stalowa Wola, Stalowa Wola City Hall, Sandomierz City Hall, General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) |
| NGOs | Local Action Groups Local Associations, e.g. Seniors, Rural Housewives, Entrepreneurs League for Nature Conservation (Tarnobrzeg) Local Action Group, Nowa Dęba Polish Association of Pensioners, Pensioners and Invalids, Tarnobrzeg Polish Tatra Society, Tarnobrzeg Branch Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society, Municipal Branch “Siarkopol” in Tarnobrzeg Tarnobrzeg Regional Development Agency S.A. ESTEKA Association Tarnobrzeg Association of Artistic Initiatives “FRAM” Centre for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship Foundation in Sandomierz Municipal Council of Seniors, Stalowa Wola Municipal Women’s Council, Stalowa Wola Youth City Council, Stalowa Wola Subcarpathian Association of Road Carriers in Agatówka, “Sokół” Cycling Club in Stalowa Wola, Automobile Club Stalowa Wola, Cyclists of steel Polish Ecological Club “Friends of the Earth” Regional Chamber of Commerce, Guild of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs Municipal Cultural Centre Stalowa Wola |
| Educational institutions | Primary schools, Secondary schools, secondary school complexes and technical school complexes, Branches of universities, Prof. Stanisław Tarnowski State University of Applied Sciences in Tarnobrzeg, Vocational Education Centre in Stalowa Wola |
| Business and institutions | Representatives of local companies and institutions |
| Residents – community leaders | Representatives of residents |
Characteristics of the Transport System:
- The transport system of Czwórmiasto FUA is based on three subsystems of urban transport (Tarnobrzeg, Sandomierz, Stalowa Wola), organized public transport in the districts of Stalowa Wola and Nisko, and several dozen uncoordinated enterprises providing transport services in the field of collective passenger transport.
- Czwórmiasto FUA is currently investing in improving the accessibility and modernization of the infrastructure of their own transport systems. Both Tarnobrzeg and Sandomierz have made progress in ensuring that public transport systems are accessible to people with disabilities. In Tarnobrzeg, all buses in the public transport system are low-floor. Bus stops are adapted to the needs of people with disabilities in 85% of places. Since 2020, 6 new buses have been introduced in Sandomierz. Today, more than half of all the city’s buses are low-floor.
- Stalowa Wola has made a significant move towards environmental sustainability by introducing electric buses.
- There are intensive commuting links among the main centres of the Four City Initiative, as evidenced by the relatively high level of mobility of staff and learners.
- Strengthening transport links within the area will result in even greater economic integration of the area.
Needs of the Functional Area:
- Improving the accessibility of peripheral areas of the Czwórmiasto FUA
- Increasing the frequency of public transport,
- Integration of various means of public transport through the construction of new interchanges in different places of the functional area (railway, city bus, suburban bus),
- Introduction of solutions towards tariff integration of various means of public transport, in particular among numerous private carriers – preferring the development of the system created in the Stalowa Wola and Nisko districts,
- Development of low-emission transport through the modernization of the bus fleet.
Institutional capacity assessment:
- The agreement between Tarnobrzeg, Stalowa Wola, Nisko and Sandomierz was concluded on 5 April 2019. The rationale for the partnership was to establish cooperation and implement joint projects for the development of the cities and the Region, including jointly seeking opportunities for financing these projects from national and European funds. The Four-City Association has been formally registered with the National Court Register.
Interesting facts:
- The Four-City Initiative (Inicjatywa Czwórmiasto) is the result of a bottom-up cooperation process supported and conducted by local governments.
- Areas of cooperation include i.a. mobility, environment, culture and education.