The aim of the study was to improve sustainable access and mobility in the cross-border area. We proposed the steps, based on the analyses of the current situation, to improve the system of transport connections in public passenger transport with regard to the needs of the passengers in the cross-border area. The study was made for the areas of the towns of Gorizia/Gorica and Muggia/Milje by the Slovenian-Italian border. With the state border drawn after the Second World War these two towns were cut from their hinterlands. Proceeding from the analyses of the revitalized traffic flows, we proposed a new common organization of public passenger transport in which municipalities on both sides of the state border would participate.
COBISS.SI-ID: 36739373
Air quality, especially pollution by particulate matter (PM) is a serious problem in cities. Road traffic is its significant source. There are several approaches to cope with this issue. The most effective are access restriction schemes, but they cause a lot of resistance by residents and local economy. Low emission zones (LEZ) are well known measure, yet they have never been realized in Slovenia. In the year 2012 LEZ was implemented in the city of Maribor, causing some resistance, but also gaining support on the other hand. There are three major weaknesses of this approach: i) access restrictions affect only certain group of travellers and might be therefore recognized as discriminatory ii) relatively small impact on the general air quality, iii) impact on the city economy in the initial phases. The article shows some model calculations of needed measures to reach set goals.
COBISS.SI-ID: 16949014
This article presents the establishment of a model of understanding the access mode and railway station choice of Slovenian passengers. Therefore, a model has been designed to predict the determination of existing decision making preferences of railway users about the access mode and railway station choice with a stated preference survey and face to face method. The target group in the survey was railway passengers in the suburban environment that use the rail for work and school purposes. The total number of respondents was 412. The survey showed that most passengers access the railway station with car (60,2 %), by foot (26,2 %), with public transport (bus – 8,3 %) and with bike (5,3 %). Average distance to the station is 4,9 km, average time of access is 10,5 min. Upon exit most passengers walk to the final destination (84,5 %), use the public transport (bus – 14,1 %), car (1,2 %) or bike (0,2 %). Average time from exit of the train to final destination is 13,1 min, average distance is 1,58 km.
COBISS.SI-ID: 512282166