Abstract
The paper discusses problems related to the functioning of passenger transport in Rzeszow. The dynamic development of the city and the increase in the income of its inhabitants have led to significantly increased traffic within the city, which is detrimental both to the environment and the city’s inhabitants. It limits the quality of life in the city and in the end generates additional costs for businesses and people in urban areas due to the congestion. In compliance with the policies of the European Union, this harmful tendency needs to be limited. Developing sustainable transportation should largely contribute to this objective. With the city of Rzeszow as example, this article discusses selected actions and measures taken as part of the development of sustainable transportation and demonstrates changes in the functioning of public transport based on the author’s own research as well as data provided by the city’s authorities. The analyses show that the actions taken so far have had a positive impact.
Highlights
The transportation need is understood as a need to move from a starting point to a target point, within a strictly specified period of time
The European Union (EU) provisions concerning air quality and the increasingly stricter emission standards for road vehicles aim to ensure that city inhabitants are not exposed to the harmful effects of air pollution and particulate matter
Technical and organizational factors were used for this. These actions are supported by appropriate EU funds [19]
Summary
The transportation need is understood as a need to move from a starting point to a target point, within a strictly specified period of time. Mobility in cities is becoming more difficult and less efficient, as it is still largely based on the use of conventional private vehicles These vehicles are a source of many harmful effects that generate additional costs and losses in several fields [2,3,4,5,6]. According to European Union guidelines, cities must intensify their efforts to reverse unfavourable tendencies in the use of fuel and the emission of toxic elements [10,11,12]. The goal of these efforts should be reaching a 60% reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases. Many European cities are taking steps towards achieving that goal [22,23,24,25,26,27,28]
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