Transport infrastructure and public transport: an early result of survey

Abstract

It is clear that public transport plays an important role in urban transport systems. To such an extent that the importance of public transport is often reflected in the parameters of transport infrastructure and public space. These parameters usually stem from the need to accommodate different types of vehicles and corresponding facilities. Public transport operators and regional public transport coordinators may have different infrastructure requirements depending on the types of vehicles they operate. These requirements are central to this research. The authors have developed a questionnaire that focuses on the infrastructure needs of public transport from the point of view of the aforementioned organizations. The research focuses on buses and trolleybuses and is geographically limited to the Czech Republic. This paper presents some results of the survey and partial conclusions. In a future paper we would like to delve deeper into this issue and describe selected links between transport infrastructure and public transport in a more precise and holistic way.