Transit Smart Solution for Bratislava – Example of Tramway Network Development

Abstract

The research presented was on the table more years and covers the cooperation of the University staff with City of Bratislava binding with the activity of private company. The base task was how to change the tremendous destruction of modal split in Bratislava, which growing on the side of private car usage. Results of couple of traffic studies show, that how could be this change re-define the current traffic behaviour and create for the new area new functional interest and certainly the new quality of relationships of land use. The system solution is in the amplification by a capacitive new tramway network. In the conditions of Bratislava, we need to change the behaviour of the people in the mobility over the area of the Capital city of Slovakia. The task was to solve the problem in Bratislava agglomeration as well. The solution is shown as a part of the integrated public transport services possibility to operate regular all days’ mobility problems in the city and not only to cover the rush hours. This article is an overview of 5 years work of traffic engineers and planners to keep clear systematic approach and solutions with developers and municipality administration.