Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2025, vol. 27, pp. 767-779
Stanisław Ejdys 
, Robert Rogaczewski
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Ignacy Moscicki’s University of Applied Sciences in Ciechanów, Poland |
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The article presents a multifaceted analysis of the mechanisms shaping demand for public transport in Olsztyn between 2012 and 2024, interpreting them in the context of sustainable mobility goals and environmental protection. The authors employ data triangulation – strategic documents, operational data, and media discourse analysis – demonstrating a significant gap between the declared objectives of transport policy and managerial practice. Reductions in service frequency, limitations in the route network, and investment delays lead to a phenomenon described as "demand suppression." The authors emphasize that a stable and developing public transport offer is one of the key tools for reducing emissions and limiting the negative environmental impacts of transportation. They also indicate that, to reverse the trend of unintentional demand reduction for public transport services and simultaneously support environmental protection, the city should restore service supply stability, improve transport integration, and ensure long-term consistency in implementing its sustainable mobility strategy.
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demand shaping, public transport, environmental protection, sustainable mobility Olsztyn
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AMA Style
Ejdys S, Rogaczewski R. Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 2025; 27. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
ACM Style
Ejdys, S., Rogaczewski, R. 2025. Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska. 27. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
ACS Style
Ejdys, S.; Rogaczewski, R. Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 2025, 27, 767-779. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
APA Style
Ejdys, S., Rogaczewski, R. (2025). Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 27, 767-779. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
ABNT Style
EJDYS, S.; ROGACZEWSKI, R. Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception. Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, v. 27, p. 767-779, 2025. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
Chicago Style
Ejdys, Stanisław, Rogaczewski, Robert. 2025. "Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception". Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska 27, 767-779. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
Harvard Style
Ejdys, S., Rogaczewski, R. (2025) "Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception", Rocznik Ochrona Środowiska, 27, pp. 767-779. doi:https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
IEEE Style
S. Ejdys, R. Rogaczewski, "Shaping Demand in Olsztyn's Public Transport: Policy, Operational Practices and Public Perception", RoczOchrSrod, vol 27, pp. 767-779. https://doi.org/10.54740/ros.2025.061
