POSIBILITEIES OF SOLVING URBAN LOGISTICS PROBLEMS  IN THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE  IN CASE OF KONSTANTYNOW LODZKI Cover Image

MOŻLIWOŚCI ROZWIĄZANIA PROBLEMÓW LOGISTYKI MIEJSKIEJ W OBSZARZE INFRASTRUKTURY DROGOWEJ NA PRZYKŁADZIE KONSTANTYNOWA ŁÓDZKIEGO
POSIBILITEIES OF SOLVING URBAN LOGISTICS PROBLEMS IN THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN CASE OF KONSTANTYNOW LODZKI

Author(s): Remigiusz Kozłowski, Szymon Wiśniewski, Anna Palczewska
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: road infrastructure; urban logistics; planning of bypass routes; Konstantynów Łódzki

Summary/Abstract: Konstantynów Łódzki is part of the Łódź Metropolitan Area, with almost 18 thousand residents. Its location causes it to be a popular place of settlement for people working in Łódź. The city is connected by a tram line with Łódź and several roads connecting them with the center of the agglomeration and transferring traffic in the north-south direction. Currently, the road infrastructure is the most important element that gives residents the possibility of moving around. This situation causes a number of transportrelated problems. The aim of the article is to propose a solution to the problems faced by the road transport logistics in Konstantynów Łódzki. Based on data from road traffic studies and analyses of the existing transport infrastructure, a forecast relating to traffic until 2040 was made. This forecast and a number of other factors allowed outlining the necessary changes in the transport infrastructure, which give an opportunity to solve the existing and growing problems in the area of Konstantynów Łódzki’s urban logistics.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 9-24
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Polish