Transport Accessibility of University in a Large City: Students’ Opinions

UDC 314/316-042.4:656

https://doi.org/10.20339/AM.08-21.099      

R.M. Petruneva is Dr. Sci. (Pedagogy), Prof., Head of sub-faculty “History, culture and sociology” e-mail: raisa.petrunyova@yandex.ru; O.A. Avdeyuk is Cand. Sci. (Technique), Ass. Prof., Head of faculty of electronic and digital technique, Head of sub-faculty “Digital technique” e-mail: oxal2@mail.ru; V.D. Vasilyeva is Dr. Sci. (Pedagogy), Ass. Prof., Prof. at sub-faculty “History, culture and sociology” e-mail: vasilyevavd2016@yandex.ru; D.N. Avdeyuk is PhD student e-mail: 236957@inbox.ru; and J.V. Petruneva is Master student e-mail: petruneva.julia@yandex.ru, all at Volgograd State Technical University

Examined is the importance of transport accessibility of universities when choosing their Alma Mater by applicants. The analysis of the use of passenger transport by students in the city of Volgograd — the largest city in the Russian Federation with a population of more than 1 million people; the data of a questionnaire survey of university students of the city, most of whom live in the most remote areas from the center, are presented. It describes the types of public transport that students use to get to their place of study, the content characteristics of the route structure, including transfers, fare, reliability and comfort of transport, stability of the schedule, travel time, waiting for public transport, etc. The shortcomings of the most popular student routes and the city’s transport system, which is a complex and extensive network, are identified; conclusions are drawn about the transport accessibility of universities and recommendations for improving transport transportation along popular student routes.

Key words: transport accessibility of the university, types of public transport, route structure.

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