Stimulating Mobility through Intermodal Passenger Transport

Christina Nikolova

Ikonomiceski i Sotsialni Alternativi, 2014, issue 2, 70-82

Abstract: The main aim of the intermodal passenger transport is to lower the dependences on automobiles as a main mean for movement as well as to enhance public transport usage. In the sphere of passenger transport there still exist many tasks to perform in order to facilitate travel conditions and interchanges between modes. All this is still problematic. Passengersusing several modes of transport for one trip have different problems and interests and they often stay in the background. This article it intended to describe the specific features of the intermodal passenger transport, its advantages and offsets, the development of intermodal hubs as well as the necessity of Intermodal Journey Planners development and their elements. The trends for current development of the intermodal passenger transport are concluded and the challenges it faces are identified. All this issues are studied in the light of maintaining the mobility in EU.

Keywords: mobility; intermodal transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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