Развитие общественного транспорта мегаполиса как элемента комфортной городской среды

Abstract

Public transport in a large city is the most important infrastructure element of a comfortable urban environment. It should become one of the factors contributing to the reduction of road congestion, increase in the speed and comfort of movement, and improvement of the environment. Unfortunately, the attractiveness of urban public transport is declining. This is expressed in a decrease in the volume of public transportation, as well as in a constant motorisation of the population. The analysis showed that, in most cases, the public transport of regional cities with a population of more than 1 million people cannot compete with private vehicles. For example, Ekaterinburg has the most worn-out public transport rolling stock among the million-plus cities. At the same time, the development of the fastest, most comfortable, environmentally friendly and safest transport with a high carrying capacity — subway — has practically stopped in all regional cities. Due to outdated rolling stock, high fares, inefficient route network, non-compliance with the schedule and other problems, public transport can not currently compete with private vehicles and become the backbone of a comfortable urban environment.