Authors: V.N. Sidorova

Title of the article: The rationale for travel mode choice made by urban population

Year: 2015, Issue: 6, Pages: 243-247

Branch of knowledge: Sociology

Index UDK: 656.072

DOI: -

Abstract: The article considers the necessity of objective assessment of the population-to-vehicle ratio under various scenarios of urban development. Population movement is an essential component of economic development and social culture, in which public transport plays a vital role. Public transport is the most common travel mode in Russian cities. However, it has to compete with travelling by passenger car and travelling on foot. To conduct the research prime advantages and disadvantages of these transportation modes were described. Travelling on foot is environmentally friendly, highly maneuverable and cheap. Travelling by a passenger car is more expensive but it can offer some extra benefits. Public transport is considerably faster than travelling on foot, but it is not as fast as a passenger car. Depending on the situation every person chooses one travel mode or another weighing all possible gains consciously or unconsciously. Many factors, some of which are described in the given article, influence the mode choice and determine passenger’s behaviour. The conducted research illustrates how basic urban development indicators influence the population movement, using Kemerovo as an example. Tendencies to rise in the standards of living, increase in travel distance and decrease in transport speed can be observed in many Russian cities, so the conclusions drawn by the researcher emphasize one of the key urban problems. Steady growth in the population’s incomes brings along further increase in car fleet which inevitably results in traffic congestion. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the promotion and development of urban public transport.

Key words: passenger transport road network bus station route urban population mobility passenger car

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