Жукова И.В.

Purpose. Identification of policy implementation in the field of public transport large cities of foreign countries and the Russian Federation general and the particular, to identify the lessons for possible use in Russia. Methods. System method (public transport is considered as a system), the comparative analysis. Results. Particular attention is paid to the fact that public transport impact on the socio-economic development of major cities. The paper considers the policy of informatization of public transport, the impact of information to improve policy in this area. Describes the experience of implementation of this policy in the city of Yekaterinburg, the conclusions about the possibility of using foreign experience in Russia are made.