The prices of public transport services as an element of competitiveness in West Pomeranian cities. Cover Image

Ceny usług komunikacji miejskiej jako element konkurencyjności na przykładzie miast województwa zachodniopomorskiego
The prices of public transport services as an element of competitiveness in West Pomeranian cities.

A case study

Author(s): Joanna Hernik, Weronika Kosek
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Sociology, Rural and urban sociology, Public Finances
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: competitiveness; price; public transport; public services; urban management

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate differences in prices tickets of communication in cities of West Pomeranian Province in terms of competitiveness. Authors provide in the article a working thesis that prices of public transport tickets inversely depend on a size of city. This thesis turned out to be not quite true, because a clear relationship between a population of city, its area and ticket prices can be seen only in the case of monthly tickets. In conclusion of the article authors emphasize that Szczecin has the most diverse ticket pricing structure, and this fact can be an asset that creates competitiveness of the city. The study highlighted that the advantage of Szczecin has been built by other elements also, not only prices of communication tickets, so further research should embrace comparisons between cities with similar conditions and potential

  • Issue Year: 30/2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 95-112
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish