Contemporary urbanization trends today are defined in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, aiming to create a balance between the need for increased mobility, economic progress, and environmental protection in cities. The increase in the world’s population therefore requires a new way of optimizing human movement and the transportation of goods. The concept of smart mobility emerged alongside smart cities. Smart cities represent urban environments where information and communication technologies are applied to increase the efficiency of the urban system, leading to constant exchange of information with the population to improve the level of services available in the city and enhance the quality of people’s lives. The concept of smart mobility represents a system that collects and processes data in real-time using various information and communication technologies to optimize travel, ultimately leading to reduced traffic congestion, emissions of harmful gases, increased traffic safety, and improved efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system. This paper will define the concepts of smart cities and smart mobility, and through examples of good practices, implemented solutions of the smart mobility concept in European cities will be presented. Furthermore, the paper will also address the challenges of implementing smart mobility systems that may arise due to the complexity of transportation systems in cities.
In this work, the characteristics of the traffic flow on the section of the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway, which is part of the European road route E-661, were analyzed in the period from 2019 to 2022. Data on the size of flow requests were taken from the database of the toll station “Jakupovci” on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway. When defining the size of the flow request, the structure of the traffic flow was also taken into account, in accordance with the categories according to which the toll is collected. The period in which the analysis of flow characteristics was performed also includes the period in which the coronavirus pandemic reigned, when certain travel rules and prohibitions were in force. In accordance with that, the work will specifically analyze the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the characteristics of the traffic flow on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway section. Given that the
„Jakupovci“ toll station is the busiest toll station on the Gradiška- Banja Luka highway, the results of the analysis can be applied to other sections of highways in the Republic of Srpska.
Contemporary urbanization trends today are defined in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, aiming to create a balance between the need for increased mobility, economic progress, and environmental protection in cities. The increase in the world’s population therefore requires a new way of optimizing human movement and the transportation of goods. The concept of smart mobility emerged alongside smart cities. Smart cities represent urban environments where information and communication technologies are applied to increase the efficiency of the urban system, leading to constant exchange of information with the population to improve the level of services available in the city and enhance the quality of people’s lives. The concept of smart mobility represents a system that collects and processes data in real-time using various information and communication technologies to optimize travel, ultimately leading to reduced traffic congestion, emissions of harmful gases, increased traffic safety, and improved efficiency and effectiveness of the transportation system. This paper will define the concepts of smart cities and smart mobility, and through examples of good practices, implemented solutions of the smart mobility concept in European cities will be presented. Furthermore, the paper will also address the challenges of implementing smart mobility systems that may arise due to the complexity of transportation systems in cities.
