Dostępność komunikacyjna transportem zbiorowym w Rzeszowie i Olsztynie w 2013 z możliwością poprawy po 2020 roku
Urban transport accessibility in Rzeszów and Olsztyn in 2013 with the possibility of improvement after 2020

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the issue of improving the accessibility of public transport,assuming that infrastructure investments co-financed within the 2007–2013 and 2014–2020 EU financial perspectives have been so far and are expected to remain their primestimulus. Accessibility of public transport has been presented using the GIS tools. Theanalysis compares the accessibility of public transport between the two urban centers ofOlsztyn and Rzeszów, which benefit from the Development Programme of EasternPoland. Number of residents in the two examined cities is similar, in Rzeszów 184, and inOlsztyn 175 thousand (2013). Similar population size corresponds to a comparabledemand for public transport. For the purpose of analysis concerning the improvement inaccessibility the two following dates have been appointed: the year 2013 as a referencepoint (part of investment within the EU 2007–2013 was partly completed) and 2020(as a state after the completion of investment of the 2014–2020 financial perspective).Accessibility of public transport has been presented by the isochrones to the communicationscenter of Olsztyn and Rzeszów (railway station), which are the planned intermodaltrain/bus station. The main objective of this study is to assess to what extent EU fundsaffect the improvement of accessibility for urban residents and to indicate in which of theanalyzed urban center investments supporting public transport are anticipated to bring themost desired results. Improvement of public transport accessibility has been expressed inthe number of inhabitants, area and population density located within the distance of timeintervals (isochrones).

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