Strategic Documents
Sustainable urban mobility plan / Transport master plan
Analysis of the current state of the transport system
Traffic surveys and measurements
SWOT analysis
Traffic model
Noise and dispersion models
Formulation of Vision and Strategy
Preparation of measures and action plan
Discussions with city management and the public
Recommended processing time
1-2 years
Recommended use
Cities with a population of approx. 10 thousand inhabitants
Necessary for cities with more than 40 thousand inhabitants
Cycling transport master plan
Analysis of existing cycling infrastructure
Inspection of existing routes and traffic measurements
SWOT analysis
Proposal for the addition of cycling routes
Discussions with city management and the public
Cooperation with the national and regional cycle coordinator
Digitization of outputs to the national portal
Recommended processing time
8-12 months
Recommended use
Municipalities, district and regional towns or regions
Barrier-free master plan
Identification of important pedestrian links and corridors
Safety and accessibility inspections for identified routes and critical points
Identification of traffic safety deficiencies and barrier problems, including suggestions for elimination
GIS database of identified problems
Proposal for the addition of bicycle routes
Discussion with city leadership and the public
Recommended processing time
8-12 months
Recommended use
Municipalities of any size (smaller municipalities and larger cities)
Charging infrastructure master plan
Background
Stakeholder definition
Territorial analysis
Predictions for the development of electromobility for the territory
Energy-economic assessment
Design of the location of charging stations
Business model
Action plan, timetable
Budget
Recommended processing time
6-12 months
Recommended use
Municipalities, cities, regions
Parking strategy
May include parking analysis and digitisation (but should be a separate project)
Creation of a parking working group
Identification of key issues for the city in terms of parking
Analysis and description of the current state and weaknesses
Design of a new system in full context (traffic and urban planning, including traffic signs and possible zoning, economic, legislative, technological and communication context)
Creation of a document that fully defines all the necessary steps for the development of the system
Discussions with the city management and the public
Recommended processing time
12 months
Recommended use
Cities from approx. 10 thousand inhabitants
Transport service plan
According to Act 194/2010 Coll., the Act on Public Services in Passenger Transport, §5
The plan is prepared for 5 years
The scope and content is in accordance with the above mentioned Act, including additional issues addressed by the city
Recommended processing time
4-12 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions - generally for cities providing transport services (i.e. having their own public transport)
Expert Studies
Traffic engineering study
Depends significantly on the specific project
Normally includes traffic surveys, potentially also a microscopic traffic model
Assessment of the impact of new construction (linear traffic construction or new department store development, etc.)
Discussion with municipality and public
Recommended processing time
Varies according to the scope, normally several months
Recommended use
The investor of the construction, or for cities as verification of the expected impacts
Feasibility study
The content depends significantly on the specific project
It may focus on the examination of a specific technology or service, system or building modification in a city or part of a city or area
The objectives and structure of the project depend on the agreement with the client
Examples: study of charging points for electromobility, study of electric buses (i.e. electrification of line(s)), introduction of a new check-in system, etc.
Recommended processing time
4-12 months
Recommended use
Investor, or cities or higher administrative units as verification of anticipated impacts
Expert measurements
Intersection surveys
Any number of junctions (impact on price)
Using camera footage and artificial intelligence, all intersection crossings are recorded and categorized
Traffic intensity charts are created
It is also possible to add capacity calculations (capacity reserve, LOS, ...)
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Investors
Landowners
Developers of the parent strategy/study
Directional survey
Any number of measuring points (impact on price)
At least at the entrances and exits of the city/area, possibly adding internal measuring points
License plate record (subsequently anonymized) for matching of passes
Representation (graphical and matrix) of the number of passes through the area for different vehicle categories and different pass times (filtering of transit traffic)
Recommended processing time
3-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Investors
Landowners
Developers of the parent strategy/study
Radar measurements
Any number of measuring points (impact on price)
Profile measurements (always two directions simultaneously)
Measurement of the number of passes, vehicle categories according to their length, pass speed
Possibility of long-term measurement (standard one week or even longer)
Possibility to determine traffic variation (even weekly) even in poor visibility conditions
For example, on a dangerous section or around schools and kindergartens due to speeds, or long-term verification of variation and number
Recommended processing time
1-3 months
Recommended use
Cities
Investors
Landowners
Developers of the parent strategy/study
Parking survey
Specific locations or entire cities (publicly accessible street sections)
In several time profiles over several days (license plate matching)
Separate areas with continuous entry and exit recording
Possible to determine: vehicles parked for long periods, turnover, occupancy over time, ...
Necessary basis for introducing changes in the parking system (extension of charging, etc.)
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Investors
Landowners
Developers of the parent strategy/study
Public transport survey
Line (recording of exits and boardings in vehicles) or stop (recording of exits and boardings at stops) surveys as needed (a combination is also possible)
Suitable for studies, strategies and plans (transport service plans) for public transport. Also for partial surveys and planned changes/modifications of lines or verification of existing status, etc.
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Carriers
Developers of the parent strategy/study
GIS in Transport
Processing of spatial data on population
Analysis of data from the population and housing census or data from the municipal registry
Analysis of population concentration in the area or accessibility of the area by different modes of transport
Weighted area heatmaps
Suitable for partial urban and traffic studies, parking study, studies of area serviceability, etc.
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Carriers
Investors
Infrastructure and building data
Analysis of data from the municipal road passport or publicly available data
Overview maps of the area including buildings, infrastructure or other key elements of the public space
Suitable as a partial basis for further studies
Recommended processing time
1-3 months
Recommended use
Cities
Carriers
Investors
Spatial analysis
Use of detailed data from municipal passports or publicly available data
Territorial accessibility analysis, isochrones, statistical data associated with infrastructure or development or heatmap, matching data from the vehicle register or other data matched to data from registry of territorial identification, addresses and real estate, etc.
Basis for further studies or strategies
Recommended processing time
1-3 months
Recommended use
Cities
Carriers
Investors
Data from mobile operators
Analysis, visualization and interpretation of mobile operator data
It is possible to analyse the commuting and out-commuting of residents for different purposes
Combination and comparison with data from SLDB 2021
Recommended processing time
1-3 months
Recommended use
Cities
Carriers
Investors
Mapping of parking spaces
Complete digitization of public parking spaces (or privately available ones)
Addition of specific information (reserved parking spaces, traffic signs, surface, condition, ownership, ...)
Basic basis for further urban studies and parking concepts or changes in the parking system.
Allows a basic overview of the area's supply. Allows further spatial analysis
Recommended processing time
4-8 months
Recommended use
Cities
Traffic Modelling
Microscopic traffic model
A system of several intersections, a smaller complex area, a complicated intersection, specific terrain or a combination of different traffic modes
Standard for morning or afternoon peak hours
PTV Vissim, AIMSUN, SUMO
Detection of queue formation, travel time differences between different points, delay time, LOS, intersection capacity, ...
Graphical visualizations and animations, difference diagrams, intersection intensity charts and other outputs suitable for communication with stakeholders and the public
Recommended processing time
3-6 months
Recommended use
Cities
Investors
Macroscopic traffic model
Unimodal (e.g. road transport only) or multimodal (road transport, cycling, public transport, walking) models of the whole city or a larger area
PTV Visum, AIMSUN
Assessment of the impact of the implementation of development activities (new residential area, new department store, ...) and infrastructure changes (bypass implementation, infrastructure additions, closures, ...)
Difference diagrams and other outputs suitable for communication with stakeholders and the public
Recommended processing time
6-18 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Investors
Traffic Safety
Safety inspection
Carried out in accordance with Section 7a and Annex 11 of Decree No. 104/1997 Coll., which implements the Act on Roads and in accordance with the applicable Methodology for Road Safety Inspections issued by the Ministry of Transport
Qualified road safety auditors authorised by the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
Assessment of a section of road, the basic system of roads in a city or any extent
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Investors
Developers of project documentation
Road safety audit
Carried out in accordance with Section 7a and Annex 11 of Decree No. 104/1997 Coll., which implements the Act on Roads and in accordance with the applicable Methodology for the Road Safety Audit and the Methodology for the Road Safety Inspection issued by the Ministry of Transport
Qualified road safety auditors authorised by the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic
Assessment of project documentation or other stages of the project plan and preparation of road safety audit at any stage
Recommended processing time
1-3 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Investors
Developers of project documentation
Accident analysis
Accident analysis of the whole area or specific nodes/sections
Calculation of relative accident rates, evaluation of accidents occurring in the area
Spatial analysis of accidents, evaluation of accident rates of sub-locations
Comparison of historical accident trends
Recommended processing time
2-6 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Investors
Developers of project documentation
Safe routes to schools
Evaluation of one or more schools (the entire city is also possible)
A mobility plan for schools may also be included
Safety inspections around the school and routes to school
Traffic engineering measurements (including e.g. speeds of through traffic)
Assessment of the existing situation and proposal for improvements
Recommended processing time
6-12 months
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Schools
Consultancy Services
Consultancy services
Opinions or expert opposition to existing or ongoing documents
Consultancy for the preparation of technical documentation for the tender.
Cooperation through a framework contract (combination of different activities and consultations)
Transport consultancy
Recommended processing time
Individual
Recommended use
Cities, regions
Institutions (universities, larger companies, ...)
Carriers
Investors
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