High-speed aboveground transport - a new impetus for sustainable economic development

Abstract

Transport is a system-forming branch of the national economy, ensuring the territorial integrity and unity of the economic space. The development of economic processes, increasing competition and the increasing impact of economic ties, include the issues of improving the transport system among the priorities. The article analyzes the problems of modern transport systems, identifies the shortcomings of traditional modes of transport and the main directions of their development. The directions of innovative development of the transport system of Russia are analyzed. The review of innovative developments of high-speed transport, which allows to increase the integration potential of the regions and the mobility of the population, to reduce social tensions in remote regions from the central part of the country, to ensure the economic security of the country. Conclusions are drawn about the current state of implementation of such systems and prospects for application in Russia. The requirements for the new generation transport system are defined.