Smart technologies in development of urban agglomerations (case study of St. Petersburg transport infrastructure)

Abstract

Modern urban agglomerations need to solve issues of transport infrastructure deterioration due to a drastic increase in the number of cars while the state of street and road networks stays the same. If there are no consistent solutions in the implementation of the urban-planning policy of the entities that are part of the urban agglomeration, it leads to the degradation of the existing street and road network, traffic jams, and, as a result, economic losses.The article describes transport infrastructure issues that hinder St. Petersburg agglomeration development. It also specifies organizational, managerial and technical tools that characterize the current state of the transport infrastructure and provides an overview of solutions for the transport infrastructure of the St. Petersburg agglomeration using smart city technologies.Tools for design, construction and operation of infrastructure facilities (BIM, CIM), technical means of transport management (smart parking lots, smart stops, smart traffic lights, etc.), smart transport are described as the main tools. They also include executive and administrative documents that regulate activities of the entities comprising the urban agglomeration as well as activities for the implementation of smart technologies (the St. Petersburg Urban Agglomeration Development Strategy and the Strategy for Transport System Development in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region).