URBAN DISTANCES. DIMENSIONS OF URBAN UNITS AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONS IN THE CITY IN CONTEXT OF WALKING, CYCLING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT DISTANCES

Abstract

The share of various means of transport in travels within the city is not only a technological issue, but first and foremost a spatial issue. Walking and bicycle trips tend to be shorter both in terms of distance and time, compared to trips made by public transport or by car. Therefore, a question arises: how functions should be distributed of in the city to enable its inhabitants to use individual car transport as little as possible? The aim of the article is to discuss several concepts regarding walking, cycling and public transport distances and to confront these theories with data obtained in several European cities -Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Paris, Warsaw and Vienna.