Smart decisions and technologies in public transport system: a case of Klaipeda

ENKlaipeda City is a major transport hub in Lithuania, where international land and sea transport corridors intersect. Therefore, Klaipeda is attractive for local and foreign investment, especially to the development of multimodal logistics and freight distribution centres. However, constantly growing capacities of the port intensify freight transport in the City. Currently, there are only few specially delineated street sections in the City, where the biggest flow of freight transport, private cars and public transport is. These issues are raising awareness about the increasing environmental pollution and deteriorating travel conditions (e.g., traffic congestion, time delays) in the City. Thus, identification and analysis of ways to reduce time costs of daily commuting (home–work–home), techniques to redistribute transport flows during morning and afternoon rush hours, and techniques to better manage freight traffic, and servicing the port, are needed to establish an optimal traffic management system. Key words: public transport, smart city, Klaipeda.