Mobility Compass

Abstract

Fulfilling the nowadays population’s mobility requirements is an acute duty that the policy makers, and mostly those from the public transportation field or local authorities, should solve into a sustainable manner. We travel more and for different purposes, with a lot of travel means, proving a selfish travel behavior. The travel pattern, mainly in the cities, has changed dramatically during the last century, and we assist to an exacerbate use of the personal cars instead of the public transportation or walk. The paper investigates the public transportation system in Bucharest area, outlining the way the public authorities decided to shape its development. Different transport modes (subway, bus, tram, trolleybus) are analyzed, considering their network features and technological procedures. Using dedicated software (VISUM), the public transport levels of service for the city’s districts are evaluated. A concordance between the territory system characteristics and the public transport is seek out. Conclusions, to improve the public transport attractiveness and to alleviate the mobility, are proposed.

Topics

• automobile
• public transit
• city
• travel
• travel pattern
• streetcar
• urban mobility
• walkway
• subway
• trolleybus
• need for mobility

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