Transport Network in Riga (Latvia): State, Problems and Perspectives Irina Yatskiv [email protected] Elena Yurshevich [email protected] Transport and Telecommunication

Transport Network in Riga (Latvia): State,

Problems and Perspectives

Irina [email protected]

Elena [email protected]

Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TTI)Riga, Latvia

COST 355: WG2

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Contents

1. Latvia and Riga: State of the Art

2. Problems of Riga Transport System

3. Perspectives of Riga Transport System Development

4. Participation of TTI in the Riga TS Development Projects

5. Conclusions

1. Basic Facts about Latvia

• Population: 2.3 million• GDP: 11.26 billion LVL • GDP per capita: 4.742 Euro


1. Structure of Economics by Added Value

Transport and communications

15.6%

Other commercial

services22.2%

Public services15.7%

Primary sectors4.4%

Electricity, gas and water

supply3.1%

Trade, hotels and restaurants

19.8%

Construction5.8%

Manufacturing13.4%



1. Riga is the Intersection Place of the Main European Transport

Corridors


1. Agglomeration of Riga City


1. Riga Development IndexesRiga Development

IndicesPercent of the Latvian

Development Index (2005 year)

Inhabitants Number 32%

Number of Economically Active Inhabitants

40%

GDP 54%

Industrial Output 53%

Wholesale Trade Rotation 80%

Retailment Rotation 60%

Foreign Investment 55%

Foreign Tourists Number 57%1. Latvia and Riga: State of the Art

Riga Area Zone Division


1. Riga Population Density Distribution

Density of the Job PlacesPopulation Density

Bedroom community


1. Types of Public Transport in Riga

• Buses

• Trolleybuses

• Trams

• Minibuses

• Railways


Inhabitants' Travels Distribution (working day)

35.00%

35.00%

29.00%1.00%

The Vehicles

The PublicTransportThe Walk

Other

Distribution of Travels by the Transport Mode

21.00%

36.00%10.00%

33.00% Trams

Buses

Minibuses

Trolleybuses


1. Riga TS Development IndexesPassengers Number in Public Transport

Communication Intensity on the Bridges over the

Daugava

The Number of Inhabitants in Riga

The Number of Vehicles

The Level of Motorization


1. Dynamics of Motorization Level in Riga


1. Dynamics of Cargo Flow Increasing




1. Overloading of some Transport System Zones:

– Bridges Branch-lines – Railway Crossing – Crossroads


2. Riga Crossroads Loading Levels



2. A lot of Accidents


2. Distribution of Traffic Accidents



3. Growth of Environment Pollution


Pollution Level of Riga Environment

NO2 CO


2. Reasons of Appearing Riga Transport System Problems

1. Stare-shaped Type of Riga Transport Communication of:

• Public transport• Private transport • Cargo transport


Star-shaped Type of Public Transport System

Trolleybus & Tram Bus


Main Traffic Flows(Private Vehicles and Public Transport)



2. Absence of highways by-pass for cargo and transit traffic


Main Traffic Flows(Cargo Transport)


Distribution of Cargo Traffic in the Riga Boundary


2005

2015


3. Fragmentary character of existing highways and main roads




4. Capacity limitation of branch-lines at the centre



5. Absence of municipal programme of Parking Place Construction


2.Reasons of Appearing Riga Transport System Problems

6. Absence of the unified transport mode for the out-of-town transport delays the economic and logistic development


2. Deterrents of Riga TS Development

1. Deterioration of TS at the Centre

2. Necessity of big capital investments into the railway and Daugava bridges

3. Absence of the programmes of systematic survey


2. Survey Chronology in Riga

• 1996 – transport correspondence (by telephone) and cargo traffic intensity survey

• 1997 – transport correspondence (by telephone) and parking places

• 2000 – transport correspondence and public transport survey

• 2000 – bridges traffic intensity survey• 2002 – survey of tram passenger correspondence

(SYSTRA&TTI)• 2003 – passengers and cargo cars intensity survey• 2004 – Riga Transport System Loading Survey



3. Riga TS Development Main Conception


3. Main Strategy of Riga TS Development

• Riga South Bridge Building


South Bridge

Stages of South Bridge BuildingLength,

km

Time

1-st Stage (Bauska street - Slavu Railway Bridge) 2.5 2004 - 2008

2-d Stage (Slavu Bridge Reconstruction - Slavu multilayer flyover building) 1 2008 - 2010

3-d Stage (Vienibas avenua - Bauska street) 4.5 2010 - 20123. Perspectives of Riga Transport System Development


• Riga South Bridge

• Riga Northern Transport Corridor





• Riga Northern Transport Corridor Building

• Riga Park&Ride System Building





• Riga Northern Transport Corridor Building

• Riga Park&Ride System Building

• New Administrative Centre Building



4. Participation of TTI in the Riga TS Development Projects

4. Participation of TTI in the Project of Riga TS

Reconstruction

• Modelling of New Coach-Terminal Terminal in Pardaugava

• Modelling of Pardaugava TS “Bottle-neck” (The Crossroad Uzvaras street – Ranka Avenue – Slokas Street)

4. Participance of TTI in the Riga TS Development Projects

Model of New Coach-Terminal

Modelling of Pardaugava TS “Bottle-neck” (Crossroad Uzvaras street – Ranka Avenue

– Slokas Street)

4. Participance of TTI in the Riga TS Development Projects

5. Conclusions

• Contemporary state of Riga TS needs the global reconstruction and optimisation

• Negative influence of National Survey absence

• Necessity to apply the contemporary telematics units for data collection

• Necessity to involve modelling at all the stages of TS designing and optimisation

Source of Information

• The Plan of Riga Development 2006 – 2018 year:

• Riga Duma, Department of Riga Development

• Ltd IMink

• Statistical Reports about Latvian Development

• Report of the TTI Project “New Coach-Terminal Dimulation”

• Report of the TTI Project “Pardaugava TS Node Simulation”

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Transport Network in Riga (Latvia): State, Problems and Perspectives Irina Yatskiv [email protected] Elena Yurshevich [email protected] Transport and Telecommunication