The Smart City Concept to Incentivize Public Transport in the v4 Countries in the Post-Covid-19 Period

The attractiveness of public transport is not high and therefore it is obvious that private transport is the preferred mode of transport. The interest in public transport has declined even more since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which passengers feared the rapid spread of the diseas...

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Main Authors: Milan Kubina, Oliver Bubelíny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Žilina 2022-10-01
Series:Communications
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Online Access:https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-202204-0015_the-smart-city-concept-to-incentivize-public-transport-in-the-v4-countries-in-the-post-covid-19-period.php
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Summary:The attractiveness of public transport is not high and therefore it is obvious that private transport is the preferred mode of transport. The interest in public transport has declined even more since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which passengers feared the rapid spread of the disease in public vehicles. As a result, the habit of traveling individually has increased. This paper highlights the massive increase in private transport in the V4 Countries by the use of private vehicles and the related decrease in use of public transport. It also presents some of the relevant tools of the Smart City concept that could improve the use of public transport in cities. This paper is aimed at highlighting the current use of public bus transport (including public transport) in the V4 countries vis-a-vis the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the information and communication technology (ICT) - related means of incentivization.
ISSN:1335-4205
2585-7878