The publication contains numerous valuable guidelines one will find particularly useful while
making decisions concerning development and improvement of transport systems. It provides a
multitude of case studies connected with diverse problems of both technical and organisational
nature. The knowledge displayed while discussing practical examples as well as the decision
making support systems described in the publication will certainly attract interest of those
who face the challenge of seeking solutions to problems of contemporary transport systems on a
daily basis. Consequently this publication is dedicated to local authorities involved in
planning and preparation of development strategies for specific transport related areas (in
both urban and regional dimension) as well as to representatives of business and industry
being those who participate directly in the implementation of traffic engineering solutions.
The guidelines provided in individual chapters of the publication will make it possible to
address the given problem in a technologically advanced manner and simplify the choice of
appropriate strategies (including those related to increasing competitiveness of public
transport integration of supply chains or route planning support by means of technologically
advanced systems and applications). On the other hand since the publication also concerns the
new approach to theoretical models (including travel models capacity models road condition
modelling and speed-volume relationship) it will raise interest among researches and
scientists studying this body of problems. The publication entitled Contemporary Challenges of
Transport Systems and Traffic Engineering contains selected papers submitted to and presented
at the 13th Transport Systems. Theory and Practice Scientific and Technical Conference
organised by the Department of Transport Systems and Traffic Engineering at the Faculty of
Transport of the Silesian University of Technology. The conference was held on 19-21 September
2016 in Katowice (Poland). More details at www.TSTP.polsl.pl
