Strengths of the city resulting from its development trends in 1990 s

reputation as an efficiently managed urban centre of well-to-do and enterprising residents,

prestigious status as the maritime capital of Poland, famous for its nautical tradition,

base and headquarters of the Polish Navy,

international contacts and position providing the Gdynia's residents with the feeling of the European and Baltic affiliation,

close vicinity to Gdańsk, the capital of the region, and Sopot - both cities acclaimed cultural, tourist and recreational centres,

commercial port opportunities for core municipal development activation, due to its adjustment to handling the cargo in multimodal technologies and to serving passenger ferries,

high share of employment in the service sector, caused by a rapid growth in retail and wholesale trade, and financial, insurance, consulting, developer, and information services,

significant potential of higher marine education and sea research institutes,

location as a substantial road and rail transport node,

close proximity to the 'Gdańsk-Trójmiasto' international airport,

developed network of environmentally friendly trolley transportation,

improved quality and number of phone connections,

low unemployment ratio, compared with national and regional averages,

high standard of secondary education (international top-class achievements of students at the 3rd High School),

network of non-state primary, secondary and higher education centres,

dominant share of students in high schools, compared with technical and vocational schools,

considerable number of cultural events organised for the residents of Gdynia, and their relation with the marine traditions of the city,

strong neighbourhood ties between residents,

seaside location -determining development of port and shipyard functions, coastal navigation, and sea-related tourism and recreation,

diversified natural landscape with considerable height differences (40-60 meter-high escarpments of moraine plateaux), large share of forested areas within the city limits (the Tri-City Landscape Park), and proximity of the lakeland -providing splendid recreation conditions,

low indices of air pollution,

full supply of electric and heat energy demand,

large groundwater resources, providing high-quality potable water carrying no biological or organic load,

well-settled local spatial management plans,

high share of private ownership in Gdynia's real estate.