Transportation System In The Central Parts Of Urban Areas

Abstract

The central parts of urban areas (the city cores) are susceptible to intensive traffic flows, public transportation vehicles and private cars. The traffic flows are intensive due to the attractive contents in the cores and historical monuments. The current use of certain areas and their uneven distribution result from the great number of trips in the city core and on the adjacent streets and squares. The city of Split boasts many attractive historical monuments as well as Diocletian's Palace, recognized by the united Nations as a part of the World's cultural heritage. This city center is also the destination of a great number of trips from other parts of the town and suburbs. The total number of trips to the city core was determined by applying a traditional model: trip generation analysis, trip distribution analysis, modal split analysis and traffic assignment analysis; the interaction between the number of trips and types of land use as obtained by applying multiple regression analysis. The optimal land use in all parts of the city core will ensure comfortable pedestrian flows in the area under consideration and on the adjacent streets and squares within walking distances and to the planned parking places for private vehicles and public transportation means. The investigations and the obtained results will be used for the development of the urban planning and physicalplanning documentation.