*4.3. Transport, Tra*ffi*c and Circulation*

The design provides for the coordination of circulation routes with the planned cycling and pedestrian flyover as well as cycling paths along the Vistula (Wisła) riverside (Figure 21). The pedestrians' path (east–west) will facilitate the circulation of pedestrians to and from the existing railway station Kraków Zabłocie. A fragment of the main street ul. Zabłocie (east–west) was lowered, which enabled positioning of a smaller pedestrian flyover over the road. It is most probable that the traffic in Zabłocie street will be significantly increasing, therefore thanks to the flyover pedestrians and cyclists will be able to safely circulate between the designed multifunctional complex and the existing green areas located on the Vistula embankments. The designed underground car park with 70 places and newly-marked parking spaces located along the access road to the planned building development will prevent the creation of wild parking spaces in the riverside area. Ecological aspects of the introduced changes are as follows.


A social aspect is as follows:


**Figure 21.** Diagrams showing the location of the study area–transport and circulation, (elaborated by E. Latusek).

### *4.4. Programme*

The research conducted in this work contributed to the determination of needs and requirements within the scope of the following functions; museum, office, hotel and a local centre (Figure 22).

**Figure 22.** Designed land development, including the multifunctional complex and nearby objects, own elaboration (elaborated by E. Latusek).

Museum: Having conducted historical analysis, a decision was made to create a museum connected with the catastrophe of a Liberator aircraft and the history of the Allied Forces Pilots. This idea was based and preceded by activities that had been carried out since 1999, including the change of the name of the embankment's section into Boulevard of the Allied Forces Pilots (Bulwar Lotników Alianckich). The museum building may become a further unit of the Historical Museum of Cracow (Kraków) cooperating with other museums and cultural objects in the neighbourhood, such as MOCAK, Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Cricoteka and Planeta Lem.

Offices: The conducted surveys of user groups indicated the necessity of the assumption that the newly designed offices are to feature functions of the space satisfying the needs of freelancers, as the space of a coworking type, workplaces used for a certain amount of time and the space enhancing start-ups. Coworking makes it possible to work in a rented room or space. It is the space used most often by freelancers because it gives a bigger comfort of work than at home. Coworking centres can be already found in almost all large cities, also Cracow witnesses the appearance of a bigger and bigger number of such spaces. For instance, in the vicinity of the project-related area there are two such facilities: Studio Zabłocie 2 and Biznes Lab. The designed office part of the multifunctional complex provides for similar spaces, however, not competing with the existing ones.

Hotel: The formation of a local centre and planned development of the area in the scope of culture and promotion of local history will cause the influx of tourists, visitors, customers of the industrial plants and people using the office facilities. Due to this fact, the design provides for the creation of a four-star hotel in this area. Although the project Cracow Marina Marina Kraków provides for the hotel connected with sports and recreational functions, the function of the newly-designed hotel will be connected with office and conference purposes. Economic aspects of the introduced changes are as follows.


Social aspects of the introduced changes are as follows.

