Any change in the organization of traffic in Ljubljana reflects in the functioning of the wider urban region and consequently the socio-economic development of Slovenia. Due to the sensitivity of traffic rearrangement, which could in the case of implementation of wrong decisions disrupt Ljubljanaʼs development and decrease the quality of life, it is necessary to submit the planned decisions to the population for detailed examination. In this context, traffic rearrangement planning is presented as a form of consultation or interactive governance, which seeks to assess the degree of legitimacy of the planned changes and regulate the interests of different groups that are present in the city. The text analyzes how different population groups in Ljubljana and the Ljubljana region perceive the proposed changes in the regulation of public transport. In doing so, we rely on a series of opinion polls related to mobility management, which were carried outduring the CIVITAS Elan project. The analysis of research data provides a critical insight into the processes of formal planning of traffic regulations based on a 'top down' approach and tries to emphasize the importance of a 'bottom up' approach, which relies on participation and a higher degree of inclusivity of different population groups.
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