<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the article is to analyse the land transport accessibility of two trans-European corridors within the boundaries of Poland. The adjustment of the course of transport routes to the distribution of the population and the country’s land development (including economic potential and logistic infrastructure) was outlined using measurements of cumulative accessibility. The results were presented in both cartographic form (isochrone approach) and tabular form (cumulative approach). Research was conducted adopting different forms of transport used for relocation (including foot traffic, car, rail and multimodal transport) and both the current and target layout of the transport network. This made it possible to determine the changes that will effectively run the process of investment in transport infrastructure on Polish territory. This allowed the identification of the areas of Poland which are particularly conveniently located in relation to domestic connections (in terms of the international network) and those for which the European transport network remains difficult to access.</p></abstract>

The aim of the article is to analyse the land transport accessibility of two trans-European corridors within the boundaries of Poland. The adjustment of the course of transport routes to the distribution of the population and the country’s land development (including economic potential and logistic infrastructure) was outlined using measurements of cumulative accessibility. The results were presented in both cartographic form (isochrone approach) and tabular form (cumulative approach). Research was conducted adopting different forms of transport used for relocation (including foot traffic, car, rail and multimodal transport) and both the current and target layout of the transport network. This made it possible to determine the changes that will effectively run the process of investment in transport infrastructure on Polish territory. This allowed the identification of the areas of Poland which are particularly conveniently located in relation to domestic connections (in terms of the international network) and those for which the European transport network remains difficult to access.

<bold>The accessibility</bold> of Poland’s Space to the Trans-European Transport Network

Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, Faculty of Geographical Sciences

Miscellanea Geographica

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 of Poland’s Space to the Trans-European Transport Network

The aim of the article is to analyse the land transport accessibility of two trans-European corridors within the boundaries of Poland. The adjustment of the...

The accessibility of Poland’s Space to the Trans-European Transport Network

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 96 - 106

Received: Dec 05, 2016

Accepted: Apr 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0030

Keywords
Trans-European Transport Network, transport corridor, accessibility, land development, Poland

© 2017 Szymon Wiśniewski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The accessibility of Poland’s Space to the Trans-European Transport Network

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 96 - 106

Received: Dec 05, 2016

Accepted: Apr 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2016-0030

KeywordsTrans-European Transport Network, transport corridor, accessibility, land development, Poland

© 2017 Szymon Wiśniewski, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Trans-European Transport Network, transport corridor, accessibility, land development, Poland