CONCLUSIONS OF THE SURVEY CONCERNING THE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

CONCLUSIONS OF THE SURVEY CONCERNING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION

Details on the interviewed persons:

age: 25  to 48 

occupation: 100% office jobs, frequent travel inside the city needed, 50% of the interviewed people are architects, engineers

preferred mean of transportation:

38% are pedestrians and use the public transport

25% sometimes use a bicycle in the urban area

88% are also drivers in the urban area

Reasons for using a specific mean of transportation:

car – 50% - reasons: lack of time, distance from public transport, living outside the city

bicycle – 12.50% - reasons: allows fast and efficient travel within the urban area (especially the centre of the city)

public transport (especially subway)– 37.50% - reasons: fast, accessible, low cost

Main disadvantages of the current urban infrastructure:

Urban road network: insufficient, unbalanced in distribution over the city surface, not properly maintained 

Parking: insufficient, rules not respected

Public transport: inefficient, not enough developed, crowded

Traffic: drivers & pedestrians do not respect traffic rules

Facilities for bicycles: very little, rules not respected

Pollution: high

Future developments: very few projects, not coordinated

Solutions for the above mentioned problems of the current urban infrastructure:

 development of urban road network

better budgeting & controlled spending

better projects  - suspended highways, new boulevards, underground passages, bridges

increased resources  - differentiated taxation for acces in various city areas

better regulations – restrictions in central area, streets with reversable traffic flow, video monitoring for traffic optimisation, solving priorities

development of public transport

more means of transportation

diversified means of transportation

advertising public transport campaigns

public – private projects

development of infrastructure & regulations for alternative means of transport (bicycles)

Main issues concerning current behaviour in urban traffic :

lack of education

lack of discipline

lack of politeness

aggressiveness

Solutions for the issues concerning behaviour in urban traffic:

Better general & specific education, from early ages, at school & in the family

Tougher sanctions, higher fines

Toucher & more complexe driving school & exam

Better public campaigns for traffic issues

Higher & more effciente presence of the traffic police in the urban area.

Average grade (from 1 to 10 – 10 is the highest) for the activity of traffic police:

5.5.

Main suggested improvements to the activity of urban traffic police:

Higher presence in traffic

Increased authority

Decrease corruption and ‘influences’ in justice & police

Higher & more specific education

More traffic policemen

Average grade (from 1 to 10 – 10 is the highest) for the activity of local authorities concerning infrastructure & traffic in urban area:

3.875

Main suggested improvements to the activity of local authorities concerning infrastructure & traffic in the urban area:

Better organisation & coordination

Better projects – exchanges with other local authorities that have faced & solved similar issues, updating existing studies on traffic & infrastructure, public debate on infrastructure & transportation issues

Better control over public works

Developing public transportation network

Average grade (from 1 to 10 – 10 is the highest) on current legislation regarding urban infrastructure & transportation:

6.6

Main suggested improvements to the current legislation regarding urban infrastructure & transportation:

Most participants in the survey do not have specialised knowledge reagarding the legislation on infrastructure & public transportation.  Nevertheless, there have been suggestions on:

taking & adapting foreign legislation to local specifics

more transparency & education for the public on such legislation

once such legislation is implemented, it should be inforced correctly by all parties involved 

Average grade (from 1 to 10 – 10 is the highest) on existing education campaigns by local & national authorities for the improvement of traffic in urban areas.

4.5

14.  Main suggested campaings for public education on issues concerning better traffic & transportation in urban areas:

National campaign in schools on traffic rules & regulations

National campaign on drinking & driving

National campaign on respect in traffic

National campaign on dangers of breaking of rules in traffic (safety belts, traffic lights, speeding)