Transport system as a factor of the urban development in the XXI century: the Russian capital example

Abstract

In this research project the co-authors bring up a most serious problem, that is, biosphere compatibility of urban space planning; this problem is to be solved though development of an urban environment which is barrier free for any urban transport; the solution also contemplates the availability of urban transport routes free from any traffic jams. The coauthors consider different techniques that serve to develop comfortable transport links. A comfortable transportation network boosts the sustainability of any urban economy. The co-authors analyze the following trends in sustainable road building: top priority development of public transport networks, construction of public transport hubs, broadened road paving and bus lanes, and replacement of diesel-fuelled vehicles by electric buses. In this work, the co-authors analyze the findings of an opinion poll on transportation priorities expressed by Moscow residents. Different means of public transport are analyzed in the work, namely, electric buses are compared to trolley-buses and diesel-fuelled vehicles.