The potential of closing the missing links of small scale infrastructure in Europe's border regions for growth and employment : recommendations for the way ahead

The overall objective of the study is a systematic analysis of problems faced by European border regions (and eventually other European regions) due to missing links in small scale infrastructures. This means that the study is limited to the physical transport infrastructure such as roads and rails that qualifies as being of almost exclusively local or regional importance. Usually these are secondary or tertiary roads, secondary railway lines, and eventually other infrastructure like e.g. cycling lanes, narrow-gauge railways or ports of local importance. Ten case studies were carried out with the objective of combining the required geographical scope and a comprehensive coverage of the related challenges and solutions. Desk research and interviews were the main sources of this study.