Olena Dronova

Abstract

This paper focuses on distinctive features of accessibility, passenger flow and sustainability asregards public transport in Kyiv, Ukraine. In investigating the impacts of a transport system on city-dwellersa key concept is accessibility. The analysis included here identifies clear patterns to the individual factorsthat influence commuting time. Since the city’s system of public transport is underdeveloped, the mainunderlying factor is the presence of metro lines. An analysis of the metro passenger-traffic system confirmsthe persistent presence of territorial disparities in the city’s transport network. Furthermore, levelsof safety, environmental friendliness and comfort experienced gain reflection in a low level of consumerconfidence in the city’s transport system, as well as its limited sustainability. Priority measures by which the current situation might be improved are therefore discussed.

Keywords: public transport, accessibility, traffic flows, sustainability, Kyiv, Ukraine

Olena Dronova [olena.dronova@gmail.com], Department of Economic and Social Geography, Faculty of Geography, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Citation

APA: Dronova, O. (2020). Social dimensions to the public transport system in Kyiv. Europa XXI, 39, 83-98. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.39.1
MLA: Dronova, Olena. "Social dimensions to the public transport system in Kyiv". Europa XXI, vol. 39, 2020, pp. 83-98. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.39.1
Chicago: Dronova, Olena. "Social dimensions to the public transport system in Kyiv". Europa XXI 39 (2020): 83-98. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.39.1
Harvard: Dronova, O. 2020. "Social dimensions to the public transport system in Kyiv". Europa XXI, vol. 39, pp. 83-98. https://doi.org/10.7163/Eu21.2020.39.1

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