In an era of ever-increasing individual motorization, decisive actions must be taken to limit the use of passenger cars and encourage the use of public transport. Using alternative forms of travel allows for the reduction of congestion in cities, which is currently the biggest problem, and will also contribute to increased safety, reduced noise, and environmental pollution. However, to encourage city residents to use public transport, the quality of services of this form of transport must first be improved, access to them must be enabled, and frequency must be increased. Any additional actions that serve to improve the functioning and image of public transport entail additional costs that must be incurred to implement these improvements. Among the forms of financing public transport, one can distinguish those that serve to cover the costs of current operations and the implementation of public utility transport tasks, as well as those where, through the use of own and external funds, it is possible to improve and raise the quality of public transport infrastructure and superstructure. The limited nature of own funds necessitates the need to seek access to external funds. These funds can come from public or commercial sources.(…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 2/2012