Spatial patterns of transport accessibility and traffic load in Czechia

Towards a typology of the new road infrastructure impacts

Bibliographic Data

ID16840425
AuthorsMarek Petráš (0000-0003-2913-1736, Charles University, corresponding author), Viktor Květoň (0000-0002-8339-0811, Charles University)
Year2022
Volume18
Issue1
Pages33-42
Publication date2022-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Maps (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1744-5647 • E-ISSN: 1744-5647
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17445647.2022.2035265
OpenAlexW4213169261
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited18

We analyse the impacts caused by the construction of new road infrastructure between 2005 and 2015 in Czechia, EU. The results provide an answer to which municipalities were affected by the construction of new road infrastructure or how the accessibility of individual regional centres changed. The study works with two key variables: a change in the accessibility of regional centres and a change in traffic load inside municipalities. The key output of the analysis is a map, thanks to which it is possible to assess the impact of the new roads in a broad context. The effects on accessibility to regional centres are much more concentrated in only a few areas where significant transport infrastructure has been lacking so far (e.g. east, southeast, southwest, or northwest part of Czechia). Impacts on traffic load are, on the other hand, distributed more evenly in space, not only on the main transport routes

Business · Economic geography · Geography · Regional science · Transport engineering · Transport infrastructure · Transportation infrastructure · Typology · Computer Science · Engineering · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban and Freight Transport Logistics · Urban Transport and Accessibility

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