CHANGES IN TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE KARTUZY POVIAT IN POLAND
IN THE YEARS 1990–2023
CHANGES IN TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE KARTUZY POVIAT IN POLAND
IN THE YEARS 1990–2023
Author(s): Szymon Jaskulski, Marcin Połom, Sandra ŻukowskaSubject(s): Welfare systems, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: transport exclusion; railway; regional bus transport; private bus company; Kartuzy poviat;
Summary/Abstract: In many areas of Poland, areas of transport exclusion related to the lack of public transport service or insufficient offer are identified. After 1989, when Poland underwent political transformation and consequent economic transformation, funding forbus and rail transport collapsed. While rail transport experienced a significant regression in connections, regional bus transportcan be said to have been completely eliminated. On the map of the whole of Poland, Kartuzy poviat is an exception, where therole of the carrier has been taken over by a private company which offers transport services at a level corresponding to demand,thus positively influencing the transport habits of the inhabitants. The article examines the change in the offer in bus and rail transport in Kartuzy poviat in the years 1990-2023 and shows that the private bus carrier performs tasks that should de facto rest with the state authorities.
Journal: Journal of Geography, Politics and Society
- Issue Year: 13/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 67-77
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English