Challenges and prospects of transport development infrastructure of the regions of the European north Russia

The article examines the key trends in the development of the transport infrastructure of the regions of the European North of Russia. It is substantiated that the key problems in this area of the northern territories include a decrease in freight and passenger traffic of rail and road transport in the post-Soviet period, low density of transport routes, a small proportion of paved roads in the total length of public roads. These infrastructural limitations are currently one of the barriers to the sustainable development of the northern and arctic territories of the country. It is substantiated that in such a situation, the Vologda region can play an important role in the quality of the outpost for the development of the North and the Arctic in the European part of Russia. At the same time, the development of Vologda as a transport hub is seen in the form of a multimodal logistics center, which will allow for the close cooperation of the northern and Arctic territories of the country with its southern regions...