MBPR
Mazovian Office of Regional Planning
is a unit of the Mazovian Voivodeship Self-Government participating in work in the field of regional policy and spatial development.
Among other things, the Office prepares spatial development plans and strategies for the development of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the Warsaw Metropolitan Area, and is responsible for the development and implementation of projects financed by European Union funds
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Dear Readers,
We would like to inform you that the 53rd issue of the periodical MAZOVIA Regional Studies has already been published and you are cordially invited to read.
The part Analyses and Studies opens with an article by Beata Stelmach-Fita titled Harmonisation of data sets on land use: Definitions and directions of integrated development planning in Poland. The main theme is the evaluation of the implementation of the Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (INSPIRE) in Poland, which established the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community.
The article titled The “Lex Developer” Act – functioning of the so-called Housing Act in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in the years 2018–2023 by Katarzyna Farska, Jan Girczuk and Magdalena Sugajska discusses the impact of the so-called special act on the facilitation of the preparation and realisation of housing investments and accompanying investments on spatial planning in less than 6 years of its applicability.
The third article titled 100 years of spatial planning in Poland by way of example of Warsaw: The years 1928–1946 by Anna Wieczorek and Magnolia Gorzelak concerns development plans produced under the Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland on Construction Law and Development of Estates of 16 February 1928 (with the original spelling from the legal acts of the interwar period).
In the Self-government section you shall find an article titled Implementation of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Regional Operational Programme 2014–2020 in the municipalities of the Siedlce subregion by Monika Kierzkowska. From the article, we learn that beneficiaries from the Siedlce subregion filed 568 proposals under the RPO WM 2014–2020 with a value of PLN 1395.9 million and requested funding of PLN 903.8 million. The benefits of the Programme are numerous and noticeable in aspects of everyone’s life.
The Varia section contains two reports on energy transition issues. In the first one, Beata Wereda describes the Mazovian Energy Communities Forum; in the second one, Elżbieta Goryszewska summarises the second day of the Climate Congress of Poland 2025.
Enjoy your reading.
In the 53rd issue:
Harmonisation of data sets on land use: Definitions and directions of integrated development planning in PolandThe “Lex Developer” Act – functioning of the so-called Housing Act in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship in the years 2018–2023100 years of spatial planning in Poland by way of example of Warsaw: The years 1928–1946Implementation of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Regional Operational Programme 2014–2020 in the municipalities of the Siedlce subregionMazovian Energy Communities Forum -
Ladies and gentlemen,
We cordially invite you to read the issue 52 of the periodical MAZOVIA Regional Studies.
The issue opens up with the article on waste generated in the manufacturing of cosmetic products. The Authors present ways of recovering materials or obtaining energy from non-hazardous waste as well as processes for the disposal of this waste, which contains substances or elements hazardous to humans and animals.
The subject of the subsequent article is the role of the economic account in business activities planning. By way of an example of hemp cultivation, the Author proves that the correct determination of revenue and costs is as important as the identification of the demand and the opportunity to achieve sales targets. The text highlights the advantages of cooperation within clusters and agricultural cooperatives as a way of achieving so-called economies of scale.
The third article, addressing the problem of the interaction between external conditions and the investor’s guidelines and the final design outcome, is a case study described by practising landscape architects. The Authors show how the analysis and synthesis of data obtained at the initial step influence the design process and how factors beyond the designer’s control determine and ultimately shape the solutions adopted for land use.
In comparison with similarly sized cities, the area of the allotments in Radom is very small, which prompted the Author of the next article to consider the possibilities of developing allotment sites in this city. After analysing the conditions arising from spatial, communicational and ownership-related documents, the Author presents a proposal for the location of a new allotment site, defines the conditions for the opportunity to enlarge the existing one and indicates ways to improve the accessibility of the allotment sites for citizens.
A summary of the initial period of operation of the Warsaw-Radom Airport is worth reading. The Author undertakes to explain the reasons for the airport’s poor performance and considers its development prospects. The text becomes particularly meaningful in the context of the ongoing dispute in the public space about the sense of building more airports, including the Central Transport Port.
The issue closes with a report from a study visit to the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona on urban innovation as well as from the DeCoInter Kick Off Meeting, where a project for the energy transition of coastal regions through the use of renewable energy sources and green fuels was presented.
We wish you an enjoyable reading experience.
In the issue, among others:
Waste management. Cosmetic products and their wasteThe role of economic analysis in business activities planning by means of the example of hemp cultivationThe interaction between selected factors influencing the design and its final shape – a case studyConditions and possibilities of development of allotment sites in Radom -
Bicycle infrastructure standards and concept of bicycle routes of the province adopted by the Board of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship.
The Board of the Mazovian Voivodeship, mindful of the need to implement a coherent network of functional bicycle infrastructure within the voivodeship, adopted the following on June 28. Bicycle infrastructure standardsand the concept of bicycle routes indicated for implementation in the perspective until 2030 in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. The document was prepared by the Mazovian Regional Planning Office in Warsaw.
The standards specify the conditions for effective planning, design and execution of bicycle infrastructure. They are based on examples of good practice and an analysis of problems faced by bicycle traffic in Poland.
The document also implements the provisions of the Spatial Development Plan of the Mazovian Voivodeship, which preliminarily defined a backbone network of bicycle routes based on routes of international, supra-regional and regional scope. In the Concept of bicycle routes indicated for implementationin the perspective until 2030, the routes providing connections of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship with routes of international and supra-regional range, as well as service to Warsaw and all sub-regional centers were detailed.and all sub-regional centers.
The standards should be attached to the specification of essential terms of the contract (ToR) in ordersand contracts for preparatory and construction works affecting cycling conditions in the province. This applies both to investments implemented by the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Self-Governmentand its subordinate units (such as the Mazovian Voivodeship Road Administration), as well as those implemented with the support of funds distributed by the Voivodeship Government, including European Funds for Mazovia. Thus, compliance with the Standards should be ensured in the case of investments in infrastructure for cyclists financed with funds at the disposal of the Mazovian Voivodeship.
The Standards apply to: construction and reconstruction of bicycle routes and their components, including roads for bicycles, pedestrian and bicycle trails, roads without separate bicycle infrastructure and pedestrian areas with permitted bicycle traffic, as well as traffic lights and engineering facilities – footbridges, tunnels and bridges. It is recommended that the Standards be applied during railroad and embankment projects, infrastructure with high potential for bicycle routes.
Due to the universal nature of the Standards, they can also be used by municipalities and counties of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship as guidelines for the design and construction of bicycle infrastructure not co-financed by the voivodeship government. For this purpose, they will be provided to all local government units in the province.
Bicycle infrastructure standards and the concept of bicycle routes indicated for implementation in the perspective until 2030 in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship are available in electronic version as an attachment to Resolution 1100/333/22 of the Board of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and on the website of the Mazowieckie Regional Planning Office. You will soon be able to get acquainted with the course of the routes in the “Geoportal – Integrated monitoring of spatial development of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship” tab.
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Voting in the Mazovia Citizens’ Budget begins on Wednesday, June 8. It will be the residents of the capital and surrounding areas who will decide which projects will be implemented.The Mazovian local government has allocated PLN 25 million for the implementation of the winning projects.
Among the projects selected for voting are educational and artistic workshops for childrenand adults, construction of bicycle paths, preventive training in improving driving techniques, purchase of ambulances and hospital equipment, modernization of sidewalks and many others.
The deadline for voting is June 30.
Mazovian residents can choose from 174 projects qualified for voting.
47 projects from the province-wide pool27 projects with positive evaluation from the Radom subregion21 projects with positive evaluation from the Plock subregion17 projects with positive evaluation from the Siedlce subregion16 projects with a positive evaluation from the Warsaw West subregion13 projects with a positive evaluation from the Ciechanów subregion11 projects with positive evaluation from the eastern Warsaw subregion9 projects with positive evaluation from the Ostroleka subregion8 projects with positive evaluation from the Zyrardowski subregion5 projects with positive evaluation from WarsawA list of projects eligible for voting on the Mazovia Citizens’ Budget website.
More information on the page of the Civic Budget of Mazovia.
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Clean air in Mazovia is our common goal, the achievement of which will undoubtedly be accelerated by the amendment of the provisions of the current anti-smog resolution adopted by the Mazovian Regional Parliament. The amendment introduces a ban on burning coal in Warsaw starting in October 2023. In turn, at the beginning of 2028, the provision will also come into force in the counties of the suburban “ring road”.
What will change?
The most important changes relate primarily to:
The resolution’s introduction of a ban on hard coal and solid fuels produced using it: as of October 1, 2023, within the administrative boundaries of the city of Warsaw;As of January 1, 2028, within the administrative boundaries of municipalities comprising the districts of Grodzisk, Legionowo, Minsk, Novodworski, Piaseczynski, Pruszkowski, Otwock, Warsaw West and Wołomin. Introduce a ban on the operation of solid fuel (including biomass) boilers in newly constructed buildings for which an application for a building permit or notification was submitted after January 1, 2023, if there is a technical possibility of connecting the building to a district heating network, which is located in the area directly adjacent to the investor’s plot on which the installation is located.Introduce exemptions in the resolution for coal-fired boilers operated within the boundaries of counties located in the NUTS2 area – Warsaw Capital Region – coal-fired boilers installed before June 1, 2022 will be allowed to operate until the end of their useful life.Leave the possibility of using class 5 coal boilers until the end of their life.All additional information on the current anti-smog resolution and its amendments can be found on the Mazovia website under the “Anti-smog Resolution” tab.
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This is the fourth edition of the “Start from Mazovia” competition, aimed at Mazovian start-ups that create innovative ideas and products and have been operating for no longer than 3 years. Companies that take partin the competition have a chance to win prizes with a total value of PLN 90,000, as well as gain valuable contacts, promote their ideas through various communication channels and publicity in industry media.
Who can apply to “Startup from Mazovia”?
The competition is dedicated to start-ups registered in the Mazovia province and operating no longer than 3 years from the date of the competition announcement.The competition is decided in the following categories:
INNO-TECH – for start-ups that create new products and processes and significant technological changesin products and processes, including product, process, system innovations; for a start-up in the growth phase at the sales stage;SOCIAL IMPACT – for a start-up with a positive environmental or social impact, regardless of the stage of development;START – for a start-up that creates an innovative project that is at the Minimum Value Product or prototype stage, which is likely to grow and scale effectively.What does participation in the competition provide?
Assistance in development and, above all, financial support at the beginning of the business road is the dream of many entrepreneurs. Participation in the Mazovian competition gives much more! The total prize pool is PLN 90,000, and additionally it is also a chance to win special prizes from the competition’s Partners, including: substantive consultations related to business development and raising financing, the opportunity to participate inin training and mentoring programs, or presentation before a group of investors. Startups can also count on gaining business contacts, promotion of their idea in the media or a professional photo session.
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