Strategic Directions for the Development of Transport in the Far-Eastern Federal District as Part of the Implementation of Spatial Policy

Abstract

The article examines priority areas for transport development in the Far East in the medium and long term. The objective of the study is to present the author's logic for formulating strategic directions for transport development in the macro-region and to propose additions to the transport section of the draft Strategy for Socio-economic Development of the Far-Eastern Federal District until 2030 with a forecast until 2036. It is shown that the general logic for identifying priorities for the long-term transport development should take into account: 1) characteristics of the economic space (fragmentation, differentiation in the level of economic development and the scale of economic activity), 2) specifics of transport services for the production and social spheres. The author substantiates allocation of the southern and northern transport zones within the Far-Eastern Federal District, differing in the scale of economic activity, concentration of the settlement system elements, provision of transport infrastructure, the established sectoral structure of economy, and the tasks performed by transport (national and local). For the two identified zones, key areas of strategic transport development are presented in servicing the subjects of production and economic processes (freight transportation) and the social sphere (passenger transportation). Obtained results can be used to supplement the draft Strategy for the Socio-economic Development of the Far-Eastern Federal District until 2030 with a forecast until 2036.