INNOVATIONS IN TRANSPORT AND WAYS SOLVING TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN MEGALOPOLISES

Abstract

The article presents the results of socio-urban studies Department of the Institute SSUE «TerrNIIgrazhdanproekt » in Samara and Togliatt i in 2016-17. The results of the block of studies devoted to the identifi cation of transport problems in the cities-centers and the analysis of citizens ' opinion on the possible introduction of sky way string transport in Samara and Togliatt i are presented. According to a survey of Samara residents, among the problems faced by residents of the city on a daily basis, after dissatisfaction with the quality of improvement of urban areas, the most prominent are the problems of ecology and transport. The article presents the statistics of Russia's lag in the implementation of innovative technologies in diff erent spheres of life in comparison with foreign countries. The opinion of the residents of the cities-centers of the Samara-Togliatt i agglomeration is also in favor of the development of innovative transport system - three quarters of respondents in Samara and more than 60% of respondents in Togliatt i support the introduction of Sky Way string transport in their cities. The article describes the project proposals for tracing Sky Way routes in Samara and Togliatt i in the fi rst place and in the future.