The Konin Agglomeration, located
in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, includes the city of Konin and the
municipalities of the Konin County.
Konin FUA in numbers:
| Population: | 202 443 |
| Number of municipalities (gminy): | 14 |
| Area (square kilometers): | 1661 |
| Number of localites: | 506 towns, including 5 cities |
The socio-economic character of the Agglomeration was shaped by the expansion of the lignite basin and the Pątnów and Konin power plant complex. These processes have resulted in the strengthening of functional links within the area, especially the emergence of a coherent labour market.
Documents and strategies in place:
- Development Strategy of the Wielkopolska Region until 2030
- Plan for the sustainable development of public transport for the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Supra-local Development
- Strategy of the Konin Agglomeration 2030 (under development)
- Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for the City of Konin 2021–2030
- Update of the Low-Carbon Economy Plan for the City of Konin 2021–2024
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 | Konin Agglomeration Association City of Konin Konin County Gmina Kleczew is bordered by the gminas of Golina, Kleczew, Sompolno, Ślesin, Rychwał, Grodziec, Kazimierz Biskupi, Kramsk, Krzymów, Skulsk, Old Town, Rzgów, Wierzbinek and Wilczyn Marshal’s Office of the Wielkopolska Region Local |
| Road or railway managing authorities | PKP PLK General Directorate for National Roads Wielkopolska Voivodeship Roads District Roads Authority in Konin Municipal Roads Authority in Konin Faculty of Municipal Economy, Nicolaus Copernicus University Municipal offices inside FUAs |
| NGOs | Bicycle Konin, RetroTrans, LAG “Solidarity in Partnership” Association, LAG Between People and Lakes Konin Public Transport Enthusiasts Senior Council youth council of Konin and Golina Senior Clubs (Kleczew, Kazimierz Biskupi, Golina, Wietrzbinek, Wilczyn, Skulsk) “Eastern Wielkopolska” Association Pass It On Foundation Opening Foundation Green Future Institute Foundation Children’s Friends Society |
| Educational institutions | Academy of Applied Sciences, University of Management Craft, Dual and Vocational Training Support Centre in Konin Tadeusz Kościuszko High School in Konin K. K. Baczyński High School No. 2 in Konin III C. K. Norwid High School in Konin Technical School Complex in Konin Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Complex of Schools of Construction and Vocational Education in Konin Nicolaus Copernicus School Complex in Konin Stanisław Staszic Complex of Mining and Power Engineering Schools in Konin School Complex of the S. Batory Center for Continuing Education in Konin The F. Chopin School of Economics and Services in Żychlin Complex of General and Technical Schools in Kleczew Complex of General and Technical Schools in Sompolno |
| Business and institutions | Representatives of local companies and institutions |
| Residents – community leaders | Residents’ representatives |
Characteristics of the Transport System:
- The transport system in the Agglomeration is diverse in terms of equality and accessibility.
- In Konin, the rolling stock is 100% low-floor.
- In PKS Konin, which provides transport services in the Agglomeration, buses are not low-floor, which is a standard in out-of-town transport. The quality of the stops varies greatly.
- A big problem is the availability of public transport during off-peak hours.
- Due to the existence of the A2 Motorway, logistics centres are located in the Agglomeration, e.g. in the village of Stare Miasto (located south of Konin).
Needs of the Functional Area:
- Increasing the frequency of public transport.
- Integration of different modes 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 modes of public transport, in particular among numerous private carriers – preferring the development of a local operator PKS.
- Development of low-emission transport through the modernisation of the bus fleet.
Institutional capacity assessment:
- The Konin Agglomeration Association, which coordinates the process of preparing the SUMP, is a newly established institution (in fact, it has been operating for a little over a year), so it does not have much experience in preparing planning and strategic documents. The Association has so far commissioned, among m.in, the development of the Supra-Local Development Strategy of the Konin Agglomeration 2030. It should be emphasized, however, that the Association operates with great support and support from local governments, having no problem in organizing meetings or obtaining data and information. It is important that the city of Konin (the leader of the association) plays a very important role in the settlement hierarchy of this part of Polish and as a fairly large city it has appropriate structures in the City Hall to co-create and implement the SUMP.
Interesting facts:
- Intermodal transport availability index of Konin FUA is one of the highest in Poland.
- The Warta River flows through the central part of the Agglomeration, from which the Warta-Gopło canal branches. Both of these routes are inland waterways.