Problems and Prospects of the Transport Infrastructure Development in the City of Almaty

Abstract

The purpose is to research the features of the transport infrastructure of Almaty through the use of geoinformation technologies and its impact on the spatial development of the city. Materials and methods. The theoretical and methodological analysis of scientific literature, methods of comparative and statistical analysis, GIS methods, structural analysis were used. To analyze the dynamics, data for 2011-2021 were collected from statistical collections of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, monographs, scientific articles, publications and other sources. Also, to consider the impact of the transport system on the spatial development of the city of Almaty, a social experiment method was chosen, namely a social survey. Results and discussion. During the research, the current state of the transport system in Almaty, the problems and prospects for its development were considered. The article presents the results of a social survey among residents of Almaty. The attitude of consumers of transport services to the existing transport system was determined and the main problems of public transport were identified. The satisfaction of the city’s population with the organization of the public transport and the transport infrastructure is assessed. Conclusion. The conducted social survey revealed the main reasons that prevent the population from actively using public transport. The need to make transfers between routes, a long wait for some routes, uncomfortable rolling stock, these are problems that the city authorities need to pay special attention to. Since the active use of public transport by the population would make its own adjustments in solving the problems of traffic jams and air pollution with exhaust gases in the city of Almaty. The compiled SWOT analysis revealed the strengths and weaknesses, the main opportunities and threats to the transport development of the city of Almaty.