DOSTĘPNOŚĆ KOMUNIKACYJNA MAŁYCH MIAST – ANALIZA PORÓWNAWCZA WYBRANYCH GMIN GÓRNOŚLĄSKO-ZAGŁĘBIOWSKIEJ METROPOLII I HOLANDII PÓŁNOCNEJ
TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY OF SMALL TOWNS – A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED COMMUNES OF THE UPPER-SILESIAN BASIN METROPOLIS AND NORTH HOLLAND

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents research that allowed creating a ranking of the transportation accessibility of small towns located in the Upper Silesian Basin Metropolis and in North Holland, executed on the basis of selected communes and using taxonomic methods. Hypotheses stating that the share of cars is higher in communes with a lower level of transportation accessibility and this level is higher in communes with higher population density and compactness of development were verified. On the basis of the results of the comparative analysis of selected small towns in Poland and the Netherlands, a clear difference can be seen, especially with regard to the number of cars in the towns, travel time and frequency of public transport running. The results of the study may serve as a benchmark for the regional transportation policy.

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