Increasing the Attractiveness of Public Transport

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of increasing the attractiveness of public transport as a key tool for ensuring sustainable urban mobility. The relevance of the topic is due to the growth of motorization, congestion of the street and road network, deterioration of environmental indicators and a decrease in the quality of transport services in cities. The aim of the work is to systematize the factors that shape the perceived quality of the trip and justify a set of measures that can increase the competitiveness of public transport compared to a private car. Within the framework of the literature review, approaches to network planning, transportation organization, BRT implementation, service quality standards, economic assessment of benefits and transport modeling are summarized, which allowed us to identify the dominant blocks of influence: reliability and regularity of traffic, connection speed and priority at intersections, comfort and barrier-free travel, real-time information services, tariff integration and quality of transfers. A method of “reliability corridor” based on interval traffic control (headway-based control) with priority support at traffic lights and digital passenger information is proposed, which is aimed at reducing the unevenness of intervals and the risk of being late. To formalize the effects, examples of indicators and calculated dependencies (generalized travel time, regularity index, arrival forecast accuracy) are provided, as well as an example of a “before/after” comparison in the form of a table and graph. The practical value of the results lies in the possibility of using the proposed structure of factors and indicators for preparing urban transport development programs, justifying investments in priority corridors and monitoring the quality of services.