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Saint Petersburg doubles investments for underground development
The approved St. Petersburg transport budget of year 2011 is about 240 Euros per citizen a year and less than 13 percent of the city total budget, lower in comparison to the other two transition cities. In by Pamela Luică at ] least for light of other cities’ experience, there is a room for expanding transport[ sector spending, strategiclargest capital city, investment short-term. Table summarizes additional budget space if a Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second where in 4.9themillion citizens live,3-1 knows a dynamic rhythm greater share of the total city budget were to be allocated for transport sector. For example, if the City as regards urbanisation and implicitly economic development. Under these circumstances, the transport 16 percent of itstransport, planned budget in 2012, there transport. will be additional 15 billion rubles allocated development strategy (2025)allocates is focused on public especially railway for the transport sector in addition to what is already planned; if allocates 18 percent of budget, there would be additional 22 billion rubles. The three budget allocation scenarios are illustrated in Figure 3-2. he urban public transport system is Transport Sector Spending – Trends and Three Possible Scenarios for Budget Envelope well developed, the railway transIn billion rubles port consisting in the underground 160.0 network (5 lines with a length of 113.6 km and 67 stations) and the tram network (42 140.0 lines with a length of 205.5 km). The underground continues to be the backbone of a 120.0 structured transport network and Routine will be 20% of planned 100.0 developed to the directions where demand Maint. city budget will exist. Currently, the existing under80.0 21% 18% of planned ground network is operating at maximum New city budget capacity and the authorities undertake ex60.0 16% of planned Resurfaci roads pansion projects to meet the future mobicity budget Other ng 40.0 constr. lity demands. Surface PT (cap) Subsidies 19% According to the plans of the authoriMetro (cap) 49% 20.0 ties, the underground network length will Roads Capital double by 2050 and considering that the expansion projects have been interrupted repair 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 for more than a decade because (approved) (planned) (planned) 11% of financial problems, they have been resumed, the extension of lines becoming the main objecFigure 3-4: Road sub-sector 2010Spending – Trends and Three Possible Scenarios for Budget Envelope Figure 3-2: spending Transport in Sector tive of the authorities. Thus, by 2020 the the transport services being provided by lication informs. The line will have a length underground company plans to build 71 Aeroexpress. However, according to the of 10 km and its construction will last for km of underground line servedamount by 41 new local media, this yearreaching the governor of Saint 3 years. Non-Budgetary Financing idies to public transport operators to a considerable sum, about 12 percent of the stations and 5 depots. At the same time, Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko, sent a Recently, the city’s governor announced transportthere sector spending, and are projected to increase further in the shortand medium-term are projects for the modernisation the Minister of Transport, that government for 2014-2016, The ofCityletter will to continue collaborating withMaxim the federal to Saint ensurePetersburg that the will city obtains the existing stations, the installation ofsubsidy es- Sokolov, requesting the allocation of RUB as invest RUB 73 Billion (USD 2.3 Billion) o proposed new developments. First,sufficient to autobus operators will increase the city and due support for its role as key trade and transport hub of the country. Especially the calators and the construction of “park and 34 Billion (EUR 830 Million) from the in the underground network. “Such investnues its ride” plan facilities. to remove the two-tier system, converting the commercial routes into public routes. state budget for theand construction an unthe underground developmajor motorways to/from around theof city have ments great establish significance in the national road network. the provisionburden of an effective be-budget derground line to Pulkovo. Theand latter point-of ment priorities. In 2014 the city will invest e will be For medium-term on thelink city pay the increased share discounted They serve thetoneed forfor intercity trips freight transport of great national/international importance. tween the city and Pulkovo airport, the au- ed out that the funds are requested as part RUB 20.7 Billion (USD 650 Million) for ts for thethorities public decided routes users. On the other hand, more number of metro stations and exits would to build an underground the investment needed for the infrastrucconstructions, over two times more in sector The Cityofwill also continue seeking to tap on non-budgetary resources, such asthan private the terminal with a capacity of 17 mil- ture be usedfacilities within the 2012”, mentioned Poltavchenko. greaterline, resources to be used for maintenance and development operation oftostation and 2011 staffand cost. but with caution. Private sector participation can be encouraged they can build passengers not the beingactivities connectedparticipation, to the World Cup 2018. The latter alsoB1 presented For the implementation of where construction ever, in lion the long-term, planned under Strategy Elements and B2 will help railway network from the city’s central rail- the governor’s negative opinion the conprojects, severalCandidate foreign companies have some infrastructure and provide services ononbehalf of public sector. projects include oving operating of public transportstruction and investments, also revenues from way station.efficiency Initially, a draft was proposed of theallow railwayfor lineadditional to the airport, expressed their the underground strategic road city center parking facilities andinterest some insurface public transport for a line connecting the airport and city, operated by Aeroexpress, RBC Daily pub- projects of Saint Petersburg. ium services, leading to reduction of subsidies. infrastructure and services. Selection of projects that will be financed and operated by private sector Subsidies to Public Transport Operators in 2010 and 2011 (planned) should be strictly based on value-for-money. In other words, the city will select only the projects that Петербург удвоил 10 can be implemented by private sector more cost efficiently than by public sector. Metro инвестиции для развития 9 метро Electric PT 8 1.67 Strategizing City’s Transport Spending Bus social service Система метрополитена продолжает 7 быть основой системы общественного 6 The City has been allocating most of its transport sector budget for– Петербурга. highly capital-intensive sub2.66 транспорта Санкт Власти 0.90 5 sectors, namely, the road network—new roads construction roadсеть maintenance/repair—and the намереныand развить по направлениям, соответствующим требованиям. Недавно, metro system—network and stations. Transport sector spending allocation pattern in 2010 is depicted 4 2.07 губернатор города, Георгий Полтавченко in Figure 3.4. On the other hand, spending on parking—construction of lots and garages and 3 сообщил, что на протяжении периода 4.43 management—and traffic management system has been insignificant, together reaching less than 3 2 2014-2016 в Петербурге осуществляться 2.66 капиталовложения стоимостью 73 1 млрд. рублей в сеть метро. В 2014 году 77 | P a g e 0 будут вложены 20.7 млрд. рублей в 2010 2011 (planned) строительство, более двойной суммы
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Source: City of St. Petersburg Transport Strategy for 2011 –2025, World Bank
Figure 3-5: Subsidies to Public Transport Operators in 2010 and 2011 (planned)
соответствующей 2011 и 2012.
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