Title Nemokamo viešojo transporto įdiegimo Kauno mieste galimybių analizė /
Translation of Title Zero-fare public transport installation in Kaunas city options analysis.
Authors Kičas, Kęstutis
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Pages 67
Keywords [eng] transport ; public transport ; air pollution
Abstract [eng] Sustainable and efficient transport system is one of the city's priority objectives. However, increasing traffic flow in cities raises long-term problems that have negative economic, social and environmental impact and reduce the attractiveness of the urban environment. Public transport can be one of the measures to reduce transport-related problems. Which system is designed to residents of the city to provide more convenient travel options and better availability of daily activities than passenger cars. Research aim - assessment of the possibilities to introduce zero-fare public transport in the city of Kaunas. The study was based on the scientific literature, the department of statistics, and various specialized databases learning method of analysis. It also carried out a questionnaire survey. Obtain following key results: in the city of Kaunas from 2001 m. to 2012m. the number of cars increased by 30 percent and the population decreased by 25 percent. In Lithuania 85 percent car park age of 10 years or more. Passengers daily exercise public transport three times less than cars in Kaunas. Tallinn experience abolition ticket prices surge of people in the first year increased by 3 percent. The project cost a further 12 million Euro to the municipality and plus the cost of the improvement. In the Hasselt number of passengers during the ten years has increased from 1.4 per cent. up to 18 per cent., the cost has increased by 3.6 times. Employee of UAB ‘‘Kauno autobusai‘‘ survey showed that free transport use by 31 percent more passengers who travel each day compared to passengers who travel paid by public transportation. Fare-zero public transport of Kaunas analysis showed that increase financing needs may amount to between 50 percent. - 61 percent with probability of rising. Air pollution is expected to average reduction of 18 percent.
Dissertation Institution Kauno technologijos universitetas.
Type Master thesis
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2015