COLLECTIVE TRANSPORT IN A POST-URBAN ENVIRONMENT

This paper examines the manner in which a renewed structure and design of collective transport can be brought into line with post-urban developments. These developments are characterised by a strong trend towards spatial distribution, less emphasis being placed on town/city centres, and a diffusion of transport patterns. Three transport concepts have been developed. In the web system (the first transport concept), a more tangential bus system will be introduced with higher quality transfers to the existing rail network. In more urban areas, the emphasis can be placed on such tangential transport axes. In the taxi system (the second transport concept), the(shared) taxi constitutes the main form of transport for relatively shortdistances. For the opening up of local areas and lighter flows, the flexible deployment of the taxi has the best results, albeit less so in terms of rush-hour capacity. The carpool system (the third transport concept) enables a ride to be obtained in another individual's car using the main roads. The carpool concept is only a potentially successful solution to trips to the peripheral urban areas, where insufficient other means of collective transport are available. (A) For the covering abstract of the conferencesee IRRD 493592.