Exploring the Relationship Between the Creation of an Intermodal Passenger Terminal
BALÁZS BODNÁR, GYÖRGY CSOMÓS EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CREATION OF AN INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL... QUAESTIONES GEOGRAPHICAE 38(2) • 2019 EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CREATION OF AN INTERMODAL PASSENGER TERMINAL AND THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT OF DEBRECEN: A CASE STUDY BALÁZS BODNÁR1, GYÖRGY CSOMÓS2 1University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary 2Department of Civil Engineering University of Debrecen, Hungary Manuscript received: December 7, 2018 Revised version: March 15, 2019 BODNÁR B., CSOMÓS G., 2019. Exploring the relationship between the creation of an intermodal passenger terminal and the urban development of Debrecen: A case study. Quaestiones Geographicae 38(2), Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań, pp. 101–119. 2 tables, 4 figs. ABSTRACT: In the EU programming period of 2014–2020, Hungary’s largest-ever transport development project, an in- termodal passenger terminal (IPT), is planned to be built in Debrecen. The IPT will integrate all public transport modes operating in Debrecen in a single building, with the modes being as follows: railways, long-distance and local buses, trolley-buses and trams. In addition, by creating a large number of parking spaces for cars, and by building lanes for bicycles and pedestrians heading into the facility, the public transport and individual transport modes will be directly connected under the roof of the IPT. The IPT development will be accompanied by large-scale urban renewal projects to revitalise Petőfi square, one of Debrecen’s major public spaces, lying in front of the building. Relating to the IPT de- velopment, several feasibility studies and sustainability analyses have been performed; however, the impact of the IPT on the development of Debrecen has not previously been examined.
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