Study on Public Transport Modal Split as a Smart Growth Tool for New City Centre of Bratislava | Chapter 6 | Novel Perspectives of Engineering Research Vol. 4

 The major goal of this chapter is to discuss the development strategy for public transportation terminals in Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic. Bratislava is undergoing a massive development boom along the Danube riverbank and on the outskirts of the Old City, where a new downtown has formed. Around 20 high-rises with various functions will be built in the designated area, together with more than 22 000 new parking places and almost 2 million m2 of new activities. In order to achieve a contemporary modern notion of building so-called "smart cities"– sustainable living and sustainable mobility– the city's position on this problem must consist of systematic regulation of build-out. The reality is that the street network around the contact region is currently saturated. A new bus station is being developed in this location, which will have an impact on the existing public transportation network, which is made up of municipal buses and trolleybuses. There is a complex of technical studies underway to build new tramway lines surrounding the centre, connecting the operated tramway network in Bratislava, in order to shift the modal split toward better utilising public transportation (PT).

The article discusses the city of Bratislava's suburb terminus, which is a central BUS station right in the new city centre (which was just completed and will be operational by the end of 2021) and a clever solution for tramway links surrounding the centre. The other major concern is the traffic survey methodologies and model results, which will be used not only for prediction scenarios of dynamic traffic flows, but also for adjusting the modal split for public transportation to match the new tram routes. The findings of technical research, as well as probable discussions on installing a modern nonconventional elevated automatic public transportation system in this area, are up for debate. The assessment of congested traffic flows, new traffic form investment, and the bus station, in combination with a large city PT line, result in a traffic modelling methodology for enhancing the operation of the territory and constructing new tramway lines as a form of sustainable mobility. Some decision-making tools and implementation procedures will be demonstrated. The fundamental issue is that the modal split for PT needs to be changed. In the city of Bratislava (Fig. 1) and its agglomeration in the Bratislava region, chances to improve the attractiveness of public transportation, as well as suburban bus service (SBS), are being identified, allowing it to take precedence over individual car traffic. The approach demonstrates how it is possible to be a part of an integrated public transportation system that can address mobility issues in the city on a daily basis rather than only during peak hours. Following is a summary of traffic engineers' and planners' efforts over the last five years to maintain a clear, systematic approach and solutions with developers and municipal administration.

Author(S) Details

Tibor Schlosser
Faculty of Civil Engineering, STU Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Peter Schlosser
DOTIS Consult, Budatínska 1, 851 01 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Silvia Cápayová
Faculty of Civil Engineering, STU Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Dominika Hodáková
Faculty of Civil Engineering, STU Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Andrea Zuzulová
Faculty of Civil Engineering, STU Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.

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