Proposal of Backbone Public Transport Lines in the Upper Šariš Region.

This paper deals with the competitive and economically sustainable model of public transportation service in the Upper Šariš region. The paper is focused on both the intraregional transport needs as well as the connection of the region with the outside area – especially with the city of Prešov as crucial transport node in terms of connection of the region with the rest of Slovakia. The proposal takes into consideration current state of transport infrastructure, transportation needs of inhabitants, present state of the transport service as well as operational aspects of proposed backbone transport system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]