THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI. THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT STEMS FROM THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY URBAN TRANSPORT AND THE INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF COLLECTIVE TRANSPORT. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE IN TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI AN EFFICIENT AND SAFE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH HIGH QUALITY SERVICES, MEETING EU ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS (VEHICLES COMPLYING WITH THE LOWEST EURO STANDARDS WILL BE REPLACED WITH HYBRID DRIVES, MEETING THE MOST STRINGENT STANDARD), COMPETITIVE WITH INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORT. THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTES TO ACHIEVING LOW CARBON AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI. IT FOLLOWS FROM THE PLAN OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY PREPARED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE CITY OF TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI – THE ASSUMPTION FOR 2015-2020 AND THE LOW-CARBON ECONOMY PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI FOR THE YEARS 2016-2020 WITH REFERENCES TO THE TRANSITION TO GREENER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. THE PURCHASED ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE USED BY RESIDENTS OF TOMASZÓW MAZOWIECKI, RESIDENTS OF NEIGHBOURING COMMUNES, TO WHICH BUS LINES OPERATED BY MZK, AS WELL AS ALL VISITORS USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO TOMASZÓW. THE PROJECT ENVISAGES THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT TASKS: 1. PURCHASE OF BUSES TOGETHER WITH A DISCOUNT INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SOFTWARE 2. PURCHASE, INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF 15 PASSENGER INFORMATION BOARDS 3. IN ADDITION, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES: 4. PREPARATION OF THE PROJECT FOR IMPLEMENTATION 5. THE PROMOTION OF THE PROJECT IN THE COSTS OF INELIGIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDED THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING AN INDIVIDUAL INTERPRETATION. VAT COSTS ARE ALSO INELIGIBLE IN THEIR ENTIRETY.