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

poorly diversified local economy, dominated by the maritime branches and susceptible to fluctuations in foreign trade, sea shipping, ship construction and fishing industries,

low rate of privatisation and restructuring of state-owned enterprises located in Gdynia,

insufficient capacity of its road network and unsatisfactory road connections to the port areas,

overall ageing of the population due to a negative birth-rate,

housing deficit resulting in high density in existing facilities,

large share of multi-family housing areas of a low standard,

unsatisfactory cultural role,

shortage of tourist accommodations,

incomplete sewage system,

unsatisfactory technical and sanitary condition of water intakes and supply system,

unsettled management problems in OPEC (Heat Power Regional Enterprise Ltd.) and PWiK (Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprise Ltd.), especially a deficiency in coherent municipal property management regulations for these companies,

incomplete management of the swimming areas, including a swimming ban along the Kacza River outlet due to its pollutants,

impossibility of a self-contained solution of the waste management within the city's boundaries,

limitations in possible directions of the city's spatial expansion due to its location and certain special zoning restrictions,

existence of physical barriers (escarpment of moraine plateau) and legal constraints (coastal zone protective and technical belts, and nature protection areas -landscape park and nature reserves) to the spatial expansion of the city,

lack of municipal land equipped with technical infrastructure and intended for housing,

existence of military areas excluded from public use along the swimming area (at the top of the moraine plateau),

insignificant share of urban green areas and recreational areas.