Formation of an optimal road network in large cities and agglomerations

Abstract

© 2019, Research Trend. All rights reserved. Poor development of the urban transport network, its low capacity and inaptitude of the topology, formed in Soviet Russia, do not fully meet the needs of the economic development of the urban area in modern realities and significantly constraint the economic development of most cities in the country. The poor condition of the Russian road network and non-optimal organization of traffic in cities are one of the main reasons of a huge (by the standards of developed countries) number of road accidents claiming a significant amount of human lives each year and causing considerable harm to economic activity. Currently, in order to contribute to further development of most cities in Russia, it is necessary to resolve the issue of the urban transport systems and their functioning in conditions of a continuously growing traffic flow. Accordingly, technical, economic and organizational solutions are required to optimize existing opportunities of providing infrastructural assistance to the socio-economic development of the city. This research is devoted to theoretical and methodological analysis of these opportunities.