On Digital Development of Russian Urban Transport Infrastructure

Abstract

The increasing size of the cities requires important of urban environment. It is urgent to optimize urban transport infrastructure. The aim of the work is to show the role of public transport in the harmonious progress of towns and the prospects of transport infrastructure development on the digital technology. The problems which concern different aspects of public transport working and development, namely its work effectiveness improving, particularity of financing and economics of the public transport sector, new approach to the public transport management and its security, introduction of intellectual systems in transport and many others have been examined in the article. The author came the next conclusion: cities are doomed to degradation and worsening of life quality without public transport development. All-round introduction of digital urban transport control technologies including transfer to the new kinds of public and individual urban transport is of great importance today. At the same time substitution of individual motor transport by the public one permits to improve the efficiency of the roads utilization two-three times more.