Study of conditions and schedules on bus route No. 9 in Lviv city
Students Name: Kozak Oleh-Solomon Romanovych
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: Cargo and Transport Management
Institute: Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2023-2024 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: Urban passenger transport is an integral element of the urban transport infrastructure, which has an important economic and social significance in the lives of residents [1–3]. In most cities of Ukraine, complex transport schemes have been formed and are functioning, the main task of which is the formation of an effective transport network, including public transport. Mainly urban public transport here is represented by buses of various capacities, trolleybuses, less often trams and the metro. The choice of one or another type of urban public transport is determined by the historical aspects of the formation of the city, geographical features and relief of the area, the specifics of transport zoning and functional zoning of cities [1,4–6]. Some cities have a clearly defined industrial purpose of development, others are tourist centers, and still others have a mixed purpose. Urban public transport is especially versatile in old historical cities, where each period of their development laid specific features of the planning and design of the transport network of urban public transport.Taking into account the trends of sustainable development and the development of plans for sustainable urban mobility, every city strives to develop alternative ways of moving city residents from road transport [2,5]. This is due to the development trends of the urban traffic environment, the development of urban residential quarters and entire districts. Based on this, important attention is paid to urban public transport, which is capable of moving a large number of residents around the city. The study of the needs of the residents themselves requires special attention. If they are not taken into account, then forcing these residents to leave their own cars and become passengers of the city’s public transport is an extremely difficult task. In addition, residents’ demands for the level of transport service by city public transport are constantly growing. Such requirements include: compliance with traffic schedules and schedules; travel speed from points of departure to points of destination; the comfort of the trip, which includes the space per passenger in the rolling stock, the cleanliness of the cabin, the temperature in the cabin, etc.; sufficient level of arrangement of stopping points; the cost of paying for travel and the number of transfers on routes, etc. [1–4]. Since urban public transport and the level of its transportation have a significant social function, and the level of satisfaction of the population changes dramatically in conditions of deterioration or improvement of the comfort of trips, local self-government bodies try to constantly work on improving transportation processes. The city of Lviv is no exception, which has a fairly developed network of urban public transport, the main emphasis of which is given to large-capacity buses, as well as on some routes - small-capacity ones, as well as trolleybuses and trams. Recently, the electric transport network has been particularly actively developing, as the city authorities are trying to achieve the goals of sustainable development, in particular, reducing environmental pollution. In this master’s thesis, an analysis of the study of traffic modes and schedules on bus route No. 9 in the city of Lviv, which is served by large-capacity buses, was carried out. Such an analysis consists in studying the sections of the route on the basis of comparing the speeds of their buses, determining the places where the loss of time is the greatest and partially solving the problems of delays. In the study, these delays are not mainly related to time spent at stop points, but to a greater extent to traffic flow indicators and traffic light control modes. Also, special attention in the work is devoted to justifying the feasibility of arranging dedicated lanes for urban public transport, as well as studying the level of satisfaction of residents with the services of this bus route. The object of the study is the city public transport route No. 9 in the city of Lviv. The subject of the study is traffic modes and schedules on city bus route No. 9 in the city of Lviv. Research methods: documentary study – analysis of the duration of traffic between bus route stops based on geo-informational data; traffic modeling –diagrams of the state of the traffic flow on the route sections; on-site measurements – determining the intensity of bus traffic and general traffic flow on individual sections of the route network.The purpose of the work is to identify problem areas for the movement of buses that serve bus route No. 9 in the city of Lviv at different times of operation of the route and the influence of transport, road planning and climatic factors on the efficiency of transport service. To achieve the set goal, the following tasks should be solved: 1. Conduct a detailed analysis of existing transport, road planning and climate factors that have a direct impact on the efficiency of transport services. 2. To analyze traffic safety conditions on bus route No. 9, in particular indicators of accidents, conflicts and traffic accidents. 3. To analyze the duration and speed of bus traffic on bus route No. 9 using geo-information technologies for fixing rolling stock on the route. 4. To identify problem areas of the street and road network, where the biggest delays in the movement of buses occur. 5. Propose ways to solve problems with bus traffic delays on route #9 in the city of Lviv. Keywords: urban public transport, bus stop, traffic delay, bus schedule, traffic flow, street and road network