Bus Stops - a Component of Urban Improvement on the Example of the City of Vladivostok

Abstract

In this publication, the author examines on the problem of creating a comfortable urban environment on the example of the analysis and modernization of bus stops in Vladivostok. In the course of the research work, seven bus stops of the city were selected and analyzed in terms of their compliance with the General technical requirements adopted and put into effect by the order of the Ministry of transport of the Russian Federation, as well as in terms of convenience of their operation by citizens, for which appropriate surveys and sociological measurements were conducted. Also existing in the city bus stop compared with the best foreign and Russian counterparts. As a result of the research work, system errors were found: gross violations of GOST, defects in the design of structural elements, formal compliance with many requirements, on the basis of which a set of measures was developed and constructive solutions were proposed to significantly improve the network of bus stops of the city. The final project solution will be submit to the city administration.