Transport drogowy jako element logistyki miejskiej

In the article presented role of road transport in growth of city and city logistics. The article has theoretical-empirical character. It was divided into three parts. First of them describes issues of road transport, its function, influence on natural environment and safety in road transport. In the second part of the article characterized city logistics, in the context of its goals and infrastructure, as well as role of road transport in city logistics. The third part of the article contains chosen results of research, done in the second quarter of 2013, concerning quality of road transport and its infrastructure in Bielsko-Biała and checking road transport users’ knowledge about road transport, pointing out potential ways of its improvement in analyzed city. As proposals of improvements in road transport in Bielsko-Biała, as the results of done research, the questioned suggested: separation pedestrians motion from traffic motion, rebuilding big crossroads as roundabout, rebuilding normal crossroads as crossroads with traffic lights, system of synchronized traffic lights, new parking places and separate runs for busses, taxi, etc.