ТЕОРЕТИКО-МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ ПОДХОД К РАЗРАБОТКЕ СТРАТЕГИИ И ИНСТРУМЕНТАРИЯ ОПТИМИЗАЦИИ ТРАНСПОРТНЫХ СИСТЕМ КРУПНЫХ ГОРОДОВ И АГЛОМЕРАЦИЙ

Abstract

PURPOSE. The paper deals with the analysis of the development possibilities of transport systems in large cities and urban agglomerations. The work focuses on the problem of formation and effective use of the modern city transport space in the context of lack of free land for extensive expansion of road network based on the interaction of high-speed urban highways, rail and traditional public transport. The purpose of this work is to develop the theoretical foundations of increasing efficiency of using the city and urban agglomeration areas and forming an optimal development strategy for the urban transportation system and traffic management operating on the basis of rail and wheeled vehicles interaction. METHODS. The work uses the following methods of scientific analysis: dialectical, comparative-economic and statistical, system, system-functional and historical-genetic, economic-mathematical modeling, theories of organizational and economic system management and the method of scientific abstraction. Their complex use allow to ensure the reliability of the conducted research. RESULTS AND THEIR DISCUSSION. Based on the tendency of growing motorization of the large city population the work substantiates the need for the cardinal change of the approach to urban transport system formation and operation. The proposals are developed to improve the efficiency of using the transport space of cities and urban agglomerations. Criteria for determining the efficiency of city transport space use are given. The author has formulated, justified and described the measures aimed at increasing the efficiency of the use of the transport space of the city. CONCLUSIONS. The need to develop an optimal strategy is objective since on one hand, there is a significant increase in the motorization of large city population and on the other hand, the possibilities for transport network extensive development have come to the end of their resources. The main advantages of the strategy, the number of which will increase in the process of restructuring, development and modernization of the urban transport system, primarily are reduction in the total amount of transport costs in the cost of production manufactured by enterprises located in the area of implementation or influence of the project of city transport system restructuring. Another advantage is growth of the level of the industrial and production potential of the area where the project on transport infrastructure development or restructuring is implemented. The final result of the taken measures should be an increase in the level of transport accessibility of the areas, agglomeration settlements and facilities engaged in economic, socially significant or other activity, which are located on the territory of a large city or agglomeration as well as improving the safety of freight and first of all passenger transportation.