Transportation Systems in Skopje

abstract from the Master Thesis: "Transportation Systems in Skopje. Present situation, tendencies and possibilities for future development"

by Biljana Spirkoska


This study examines the development of the transportation systems in Skopje based on the analisys of the existing situaton and the tendencies presented through the development plans and the current projects undertaken, and gives an overview of the possibilities for future sustainable development of the transportation in Skopje. The analysis is focused on the development period from 1963th onwards given that the city’s growth peaked over this period.

The first chapter explains the existing transportation systems in Skopje and gives an overview on the conditions they are in. The second chapter analysis the development tendencies of the transport systems generated through the legitimate urban plans and specialist studies, outlining the real transformations as well, to illustrate the dynamics of realization and the actual condition of the systems in those periods. Finally, it gives an overview of the recently undertaken transportation projects to locate the at-ground situation in the development strategy. The third chapter outlines the ultimate development direction of the transportation system in the European Union - towards sustainability, and the evaluation of the possibilities of the city of Skopje for future development towards the same direction given the Macedonia’s aspiration to join EU.

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