Building on this success, the City has the ambition for wide-ranging improvements to achieve a step-change in provision of PT across the city. This will the see the opening of the new north-south tram link in 2018 and the delivery of 10 new trams and 45 trolleybuses (with assistance from EIB/EBRD). The City Administration is currently engaged in a project to improve the tram and trolleybus networks. However strategic planning and investment has suffered under the transition from a centrally planned economy towards a market lead approach. The benefits of this legacy include a high public transport mode share (46 percent of all trips), a large municipal operator, Odessagorelektrotrans (OGET), and dense residential areas that are well suited to public transport (PT). While Odessa retains its rich heritage of an outward looking, commercial city, much of the form and function of the city was defined through soviet-era expansion in the latter half of the 20th century this includes high-rise residential developments on the city periphery and an infrastructure heavy public transport system comprising tram and trolleybus. It is a port city and major tourist destination.
With a population of 1 million, Odessa is the fourth most populous city in Ukraine. Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI).Integrated Electrification Strategies and Planning.
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