I.Metshin: “Today, the main challenge in the city’s development plan is ensuring transport accessibility”

By 2040, it is planned to establish 17 transport hubs in Kazan for the interconnected development of all modes of passenger transport. In the capital of Tatarstan, the Transport Planning Bureau, which is supervised by the Deputy chief architect of Kazan Timur Kadyrov, is engaged in working out and analyzing relevant issues.

Improving the quality of transport services is one of the main indicators in the dynamics of the city development, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said today at the Business Monday. “Today, the main challenge in the city’s development is ensuring the accessibility of public and personal transport. It has become the impetus for the establishment of the Transport Planning Bureau”, - Ilsur Metshin said.

“This year, 19 transport model-based projects were considered. Together with other divisions of the Executive Committee, the Bureau's experts are working to analyze and prepare proposals for the implementation of priority transport projects”, - Timur Kadyrov told.

The Bureau also work on territorial planning documents. Among these projects is transport and pedestrian services in the project development of the site on Rodina street.

In the recent work on the concept of development of the territory of a cargo river port, transport modeling was carried out. Based on its results, a proposal for transport and pedestrian services was formed, taking into account proposals for public and bicycle transport. As part of the instructions of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the territory from the Kirovsky dam to the river port is being analyzed, the Deputy chief architect of Kazan added.

A separate activity of the Bureau is the formation of a system of transport interchange hubs (TIHs). “They are being established and planned near metro stations, as well as railway stations to ensure the interconnected development of all modes of passenger transport. In total, the General Plan plans to establish 17 TIHs by 2040. The experts are working on fundamental decisions in the framework of TIH on Abzhalilov street”, – the speaker noted. The transport hub should become one of the entrances to the territory of the future Russian-German Switzerland park.

“The Bureau offers well-developed, carefully considered solutions, but implementation will depend entirely on funding. It is important that we talk about this today. We will be able to consistently achieve the goals set in the interests of the population”, - the Mayor of Kazan concluded.