Contemporary Transport System of Kazan and Perm: Comparative Analysis

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Transport infrastructure is an important element of urban infrastructure, which affects the expansion of employment opportunities, accessibility and comfort of the urbiculture, and "failures" in the organization of the transport system, the choice of urban mode of transport may negatively affect the territorial-functional structure city, its sustainable development and lead to "alienation" of suburban areas, which is especially important in the agglomeration development of cities with a million population. In recent decades subway system, urban railways, street and high-speed tram, light rail, not only quickly develop basing on new technology, but more closely interact with each other and other species. One of the most important factors in the effectiveness of the combined system is cooperation between many city actors. Perm and Kazan have prerequisites for strengthening the integration of existing rail transport systems. However, there is a high probability that as a result of ill- considered management decisions, these chances, as well as the opportunities for a cardinal improvement in the transport situation, may be missed, which already leads to an aggravation of urban transport problems in the medium term. The completion of the large tram ring in Kazan is justified in terms of reducing the loss of the consumer due to the increase in travel time, the untapped potential of the tram network will decrease slightly. In Perm, the introduction of a combined rail transport system is advisable, both from the point of view of increasing the reliability of the tram network operation, and from the point of view of overcoming consumer losses due to an increase in their stay en route. The argument given in favor of the development of modern types of rail transport in two millionaires is undoubtedly regarded as one of the components of the rationale for the development of the mentioned types of transport in these cities, which should be the result of further interdisciplinary scientific research