Jakub Jackiewicz

The entities which provide services for KZK GOP are in a different position in terms of ownership. Most of those entities, which provide those services, are the enterprises which are municipal and owned by a given town or city. Among the rest of the bus lines, most of them perform their tasks individually, with a few exceptions. Only in a small group of bus lines can one observe the competition among potential task executors and only in those cases the positive aspects of such competition can be observed. The competition mechanism should exist in case of well-constructed procedures in reference to public order and it then influences more rational spending of public funds, that is to lowering (or to a stop of the increase) of prices for services. The article presents all the detailed requirements which are presented to the bidders in various types of proceedings. This article is the second out of three parts

The organizer of transport in regular public transport is obliged to meet certain demands. Apart from the requirements connected with the necessity to obtain the needed permissions, one needs to organise transport in such a way so that the passengers travel in safety and hygiene, in comfortable conditions and with qualified staff. Additionally, the carrier needs to provide a timetable of a given means of transport on a given tram line and present it in public place (where it is customarily presented). The timetable formation should take into account not only the profit of the line, but also the good of the customer. The article presents the currently applied practices of the formation of tram transport offer in Upper Silesia agglomeration

The requirements of transport are the main assessment criteria of service quality standards in municipal transport. Certain quality standards can be defined on the basis of quality criteria and with the use of passenger preferences tests. Among the examples of actions connected with the improvement of quality of offered services there are solutions in the form of so-called agreements of partnership for quality. Second solution, which popular around the world, is the establishment of standards guarantee of passenger services which are inscribed in charter of passenger rights. Control is one of the main elements of management process in municipal transport. It is connected with supervision and correction of state of implemented processes in order to provide their future proper functioning. This article is the first out of two parts

The correct functioning of municipal communication in case of function division of the organiser and the carrier requires the application of particular settlement methods between the service customer (local government or its organisational unit) and the operator - the carrier. It is essential to choose such units of account, which would be the proper medium cost such as vehicle-hour (the work of one vehicle within one hour), the vehicle, and finally, the route (lump sum settlements)

Transport policy should be passed as a legal document of local law by the proper local government body and should be coherent with the city development strategy. Such strategy, due to the fact that it is a general assumption, should be the basis in formulation of trade policies and operational programs. Passing a separate strategy for the transport trade is necessary, because transport system determines the efficient functioning of the rest of the elements in the city. Besides the legal act, there should also be a program of transport policy introduction which would take into account various tools and actions, which are necessary in implementation of the legal act in terms of arrangement plan, investments, mechanisms and educational and training programs

The development of settlement systems (towns and suburbs) caused by the social and economic changes results in travelling of the inhabitants to farther destinations exceeding the administrative borders of one district. The formation of new types of movement sources such as housing estates, enterprises, shopping and service centres as well as the function change of particular areas imposes the need of movement within the whole mutually-related urbanised system. Due to legal regulations, however, a single district (municipal corporation) is the entity responsible for municipal transport. Such decentralisation influences a tendency to create separate disintegrated municipal transport systems. That is why, in the urbanised regions, there is a need to act in order to integrate the municipal transport system in a given area. As a result of integration actions in an area of a given region a common system of transport should be formed, which will take into account, first and foremost, the n...

The changes which have taken place in recent years in the organisational structure of KZK GOP were connected with both changes in legal regulations or initiation of some activities is a particular segment such as administration of the building and with European projects. Present, developed organisational structure causes a significant lengthening of the official channel and the decision-making process and low flexibility in initiation of certain actions. Additionally, the political character of the administrative body called the Board influences the effectiveness of the Office negatively. Some other approach to organisational structure in the Office of KZK GOP could be suggested, taking into consideration the experience in management of other boards of transport sector and the structures of their tasks

The entities which provide services for KZK GOP are in a different position in terms of ownership. Most of those entities, which provide those services, are the enterprises which are municipal and owned by a given town or city. Among the rest of the bus lines, most of them perform their tasks individually, with a few exceptions. Only in a small group of bus lines can one observe the competition among potential task executors and only in those cases the positive aspects of such competition can be observed. The competition mechanism should exist in case of well-constructed procedures in reference to public order and it then influences more rational spending of public funds, that is to lowering (or to a stop of the increase) of prices for services. The article presents all the detailed requirements which are presented to the bidders in various types of proceedings. This article is the third out of three parts

Limitation of the market mechanism in prices formation is connected with the introduction of social policy elements to price policy. The elements are taken into account both in the fee amount and in the assignment of free fares and discounts to various social groups. The article presents the tariff-ticket system applied in municipal transport of municipal corporations of Upper Silesia Voivodeship

Transport policy is strictly connected with the way and level of financing city transport. Together with the transport policy one should expect proper financing on a high level which would enable the realisation of the investments and maintenance of the transport system. Financing should be consistent and long-term. The article presents the historical outline connected with the problem of public transport financing in Upper Silesia region after political system changes which took place after 1989

The entities which provide services for KZK GOP are in a different position in terms of ownership. Most of those entities, which provide those services, are the enterprises which are municipal and owned by a given town or city. Among the rest of the bus lines, most of them perform their tasks individually, with a few exceptions. Only in a small group of bus lines can one observe the competition among potential task executors and only in those cases the positive aspects of such competition can be observed. The competition mechanism should exist in case of well-constructed procedures in reference to public order and it then influences more rational spending of public funds, that is to lowering (or to a stop of the increase) of prices for services. The article presents all the detailed requirements which are presented to the bidders in various types of proceedings. This article is the first out of three parts