Gdynia wins a Regiostar Award.
At the RegioStars Award Ceremony in Brussels on 31 March 2014 Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy, and Luc Van den Brande, former Committee of the Regions President, announced the winners of the prestigious RegioStars 2014 Awards, which celebrates Europe’s most promising and innovative regional projects.
Gdynia won the award for the trolleybus network project. The project set out to increase the competitiveness of environmentally-friendly public transport and to improve quality of service. It has involved a major upgrade of the Gdynia trolleybus system and infrastructure which has increased passenger numbers and reduced travel times. 28 new low-floor trolleybuses were purchased to increase the number of modern, eco-friendly and accessible trolleybuses. The project has rebuilt the image of public transport in Gdynia, leading to an increase in the number of passengers and creating direct benefits for the residents and the local economy.
