Vilniaus miesto struktūros įtaka gyventojų judrumui

Abstract

The investigation in Vilnius city functional structure and its influence on inhabitants' mobility is presented in the article. Elementary characterization of the city structure is as follows: polyfunctional central part of the city with the surplus of working places, middle part of the city with it's mixed districts and periphery with the lack of working places. The territorial development of the city was carried out by the principles of functional polarization, which has increased annually. Specific development of the city has artificially increased inhabitants' mobility, has formed unfavourable tendencies of mobility structures: the probability of pedestrian trips and communication by public means of transportation is reducing while the need for private cars is increasing at the same time. In order to endure favourable ratio of the significance of passenger transportation among public means of transportation and private cars (in 1993-1995 according to the mobility 76:24, according to passenger kilometres 50:50), it is necessary to try to transform the existing city structure. In the case if the development of the city will be carried out by the same principles - communication by private cars will acquire greater significance. The significance of private cars will increase more rapidly than the growth of automobilization level.