Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

• Supporting local rural centres with public
transport and bicycle lanes. It is suggested to
develop a system of public transport based on
ring systems linking agricultural areas with
rural tourism areas. The development of public
transport infrastructure should be in harmony
with seasonal use flows by residents and
tourists.
• Developing innovative information
technologies on public transport and ways of
exchanging them in multimodal networks.
secondary roads, and then connect to the
primary axes in order to avoid the exit of
agricultural vehicles in the national axes and
to avoid accidents.
• Road axes connecting the tourist areas
should be supported by appropriate public
transport, interconnecting the stop points with
the stations of rural centres and aiming to link
tourist itineraries to increase the possibility
of interaction between tourists and local
communities.
• The interconnection of rural road axes
with the primary regional axes should follow
the hierarchy of entries and exits from the
Poles of rural centres,
to be covered with
transport services
Shkozet, Shijak, Pjeze, Ndroq, Peze, Vaqarr
Shijak, Sukth, Katund i ri, Jube, Rrushkull, Hamallaj
Shkalle, Manez, Maminas
Bubq, Berxulle, Vore, Domje, Laknas
Thumane, Nikel, Kamez
Table 4.22 The poles of rural centres in the tourist axes to be covered by transport services
RP9- Environment and renweable
energy
RP9.1- The environment
Biological diversity and the quality of
ecosystems, such as forests, lakes and
rivers, are the primary factors for a
sustainable rural and natural development.
Research work and construction of rural
farms should be in coordination and in
interaction with all measures and laws for
sustainable development of agriculture.
Municipalities should manage development
in these areas with a focus on environmental
protection, based on: permanent monitoring
of agricultural production procedures and
licensing of producers: ways of using land,
water, forests and pastures, flora and fauna
, rural areas and protected environmental
areas.
RP9.2- Renewable energy
In rural areas, the use of agricultural and
livestock production waste can serve as
a source of energy especially for farms.
Concurrently, utilization of wind to generate
power can be seen as a source for farms not
connected to the grid. Moreover, the use or
installation of solar panels can bring more
efficiency to the productivity of these farms.
The use of technology in these sectors will
further stimulate the regional interaction of
young entrepreneurs from urban centres to
rural ones.
It is important that the local community be
encouraged to participate in such schemes
to understand the goods and benefits from
innovative rural development activities. The
municipalities of the region are encouraged
to use differentiated taxation schemes for
entities that join these projects.
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