The practical importance of transport demand management policy

This article presents the results of the analysis and assessment of the effect on transport of programs supporting housing investments in the context of transport demand management. The evaluation of the presented programs confirms the dependence of inconsistent spatial planning policy and the growth of transport needs. The effects of the programs have been analyzed in detail. The article shows in a case study form that investment decisions directly affect communication behavior and changes in the demand for transport in Bielsko-Biała. It also presents the analysis and evaluation of the results of the author's studies (own research). These studies included knowledge and behaviors that generate demand for city transport. Analysis of these data allows to conclude that there is no simple relationship between the level of knowledge of travelers about their impact of congestion and shaping the demand for transport, and their balanced behavior in the context of urban mobility - statistical dependence is irrelevant. Numerous experiments show that both factors, transport policy and awareness of social causes in transport problems, have a very strong effect on the demand for transport. The analysis of this research is another argument that justifies the strong need to build and develop a consistent policy in this area.