current trends and problems in tbilisi public transport system

Current trends and problems in

Tbilisi public transport system

Research methodology•800 people were interviewed within the framework of field research;

•Questionnaire was standardized (respondents had to choose between predetermined several possible answers)

•Selection of respondents were made randomly according to predetermined quotas for sex, age and employment;

•Interviews were held face to face at the house of respondents.

I. Demographic data

About 50% of respondents (398 out of 800) is employed

Only about 45% of respondents assess changes in transport system as positive

II. Issues regarding public Transport

About 66% is satisfied with new bus routs in Tbilisi

Eliminating “rout taxis” is regarded negative by majority (53%) of inquired.

About 43% regards eliminating trolleybuses in the city center positive, while 41% is against the change

About 62% of respondents in dissatisfied with the triangle type traffic movement in the city center

Recent changes in transport system affected about 52% of inquired

What are the most influential factors affecting your

choice between different modes of transport

  Frequency %

Price 329 22.29

Crowdedness 173 11.72

Comfort 178 12.06

Safety 182 12.33

Environmentally friendly 64 4.34

Trustworthy (must be sure it comes) 89 6.03

Flexibility 89 6.03

Waiting time 122 8.27

Speed (must drive fast) 89 6.03

Straightness of rout (must drive between points as little as possible) 66 4.47

Transfer (no or little need of transfer) 93 6.30

Other 2 0.14

Assessment of different modes of transport according to price

  I II III I. Low/little

  Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %II. Normal/Acceptable

Metro 176 11.88 519 27.17 80 4.39 III. High/big

Bus 159 10.74 563 29.48 53 2.91

"Rout taxi" 11 0.74 342 17.91 426 23.38

Trolleybus 487 32.88 176 9.21 4 0.22

Tram 448 30.25 154 8.06 4 0.22

Taxi 2 0.14 73 3.82 640 35.13

Private car 4 0.27 52 2.72 590 32.38

Walking 194 13.10 31 1.62 25 1.37

Out of all kinds of public transport, metro, bus and “rout taxi” are mostly used today. Prices for metro and bus are perceived normal by 57% of population, while 23% think that prices for “rout taxi” are high.

Assessment of different modes of transport according to the level of crowdedness

  I II III I. Low/little

  Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %II. Normal/Acceptable

Metro 25 1.30 333 23.62 403 22.68 III. High/big

Bus 7 0.36 204 14.47 552 31.06

"Rout taxi" 31 1.61 214 15.18 523 29.43

Trolleybus 289 15.02 285 20.21 40 2.25

Tram 353 18.35 173 12.27 26 1.46

Taxi 531 27.60 95 6.74 66 3.71

Private car 479 24.90 50 3.55 108 6.08

Walking 209 10.86 56 3.97 59 3.32

Assessment of different modes of transport according to the level of comfort

  I II III I. Low/little

  Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %II. Normal/Acceptable

Metro 236 13.67 368 21.88 159 8.95 III. High/big

Bus 228 13.20 354 21.05 181 10.19

"Rout taxi" 262 15.17 374 22.24 131 7.38

Trolleybus 421 24.38 198 11.77 23 1.30

Tram 421 24.38 145 8.62 16 0.90

Taxi 27 1.56 113 6.72 553 31.14

Private car 9 0.52 38 2.26 595 33.50

Walking 123 7.12 92 5.47 118 6.64

Assessment of different modes of transport according to the level of safety

  I II III I. Low/little

  Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %II. Normal/Acceptable

Metro 72 8.42 269 10.35 420 24.03 III. High/big

Bus 85 9.94 456 17.54 221 12.64

"Rout taxi" 237 27.72 473 18.19 57 3.26

Trolleybus 148 17.31 302 11.62 200 11.44

Tram 143 16.73 252 9.69 198 11.33

Taxi 64 7.49 425 16.35 208 11.90

Private car 42 4.91 286 11.00 317 18.14

Walking 64 7.49 137 5.27 127 7.27

Assessment of different modes of transport according to the waiting time

I II III I. Low/little

Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %II. Normal/Acceptable

Metro 512 22.07 213 17.16 35 2.44 III. High/big

Bus 59 2.54 309 24.90 391 27.29

"Rout taxi" 276 11.90 403 32.47 87 6.07

Trolleybus 58 2.50 111 8.94 436 30.43

Tram 43 1.85 107 8.62 396 27.63

Taxi 582 25.09 74 5.96 41 2.86

Private car 587 25.30 14 1.13 36 2.51

Walking 203 8.75 10 0.81 11 0.77

Everyday usage of metro in 2006 decreased 1.3 by times compared to 2004

Everyday bus usage in 2006 increased by 2.5 times compared to 2004

Everyday “rout taxi” usage in 2006 decreased by 1.3 times compared to 2004

Frequency of everyday usage of different modes of transport in 2006

compared to everyday usage of these modes in 2004

2006 2004 Change

In numbers % In numbers % Increased % Decreased%

Metro 97 13.2 127 17.5   4.3

Bus 112 15.3 43 6 9.3  

"Rout taxi" 254 33.7 340 45.3   11.6

Trolleybus 3 0.4 17 2.5   2.1

Tram 4 0.6 7 1   0.4

Taxi 12 1.7 11 1.6 0.1  

Private car 115 16.3 114 16.1 0.2  

Work car 32 4.6 27 4 0.6  

Walking 129 20.1 122 19.6 0.5  

Reasons of avoiding metro

Frequency %

I do not avoid metro 334 32.81

It is crowded 81 7.96

It is not clean 37 3.63

It is not safe of thieves 48 4.72

I do not like to go under the ground 98 9.63

There are unpleasant people 32 3.14

It needs more time compared to other transportation means 18 1.77

It is not close to my house 136 13.36

It is not close to my point of destination 76 7.47

I need to transfer between two lines of metro 25 2.46

I need to transfer to other transport modes, which is not comfortable 26 2.55

I drive a car, no need of metro 97 9.53

Other 10 0.98

Reasons of avoiding bus

Number %

I do not avoid bus 318 29.20

It is crowded 182 16.71

It is not clean 23 2.11

It is not safe of thieves 32 2.94

Usually, need to wait much time 122 11.20

There are unpleasant people 14 1.29

It needs more time compared to other transportation means 143 13.13

It is not close to my house 50 4.59

It is not close to my point of destination 55 5.05

I am not sure if it comes to the bus stop 32 2.94

I need to transfer to other transport modes, which is not comfortable 22 2.02

I drive a car, no need of bus 89 8.17

Other 7 0.64

Peak Hours

• Morning peak hour starts at 9:00 and lasts till 10:00;

• Evening peak hour starts at 6:00 and lasts till 7:00.