Transport Policies in Istanbul l Çiğdem Çörek Öztaş l SciencePo

Çiğdem Çörek Öztaş

7 May 2015

SciencePo

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WHO WE ARE?

Focused on

Public transport and non-

motorized transportation

projects for sustainable urban

development

EMBARQ Turkey

Istanbul is situated in the north-western part ofTurkey, where the Black Sea is connected to theMarmara, Aegean, and Mediterranean Sea by the

31 km long Bosporus strait.

Today, Istanbul is Turkey’s and Europeslargest city and one of the largest cities ofthe world with around 14 million inhabitants(18% of Turkey).

the number of new vehicles in the

traffic for one day in Istanbul is

600

additional 84.000 cars every

year

The increase in motor vehicles is

faster than population growth.

Bus transport

Sea Transport (Ferries)

Light Rail Transit, metro and rail

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Non-motorised transport

Transportation Modes of Istanbul

Bus and Sea Transport

Light rail transit, metro and rail

The Marmaray Project (Ray’ is Turkish for ‘Rail) includes a

Bosphorus crossing through an immersed tunnel and the

upgrade of the existing suburban train lines to create a 76

km high capacity line along the Marmara sea shore.

Marmaray Project

“Metrobüs” (the BRTsystem of Istanbul), thefirst phase of which wascommissioned in 2007 byIETT with an aim toreduce the traffic volumeon the main arterial roadsand offer passengers arapid and comfortablejourney, has evolved to a52-km corridor with 44stations. It handlesapproximately 800,000trips per day.

BRT System (Metrobüs)

4 technical workshops with attendance from key managerial

and technical staff

Accessibility Analysis for the 10 km of extension of the BRT

corridor

Road Safety Inspection for the BRT Corridor of 52 km

As EMBARQ Turkey..

Results:

23 millionTL (12.8milion USD)allocation ofinvestment for theimprovements of theentire 52 km and 45stations (March2013)

Cycling

Pedestrianization

Non-motorised transportation

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Cycling projects in İstanbul

Current: 80 km

in 2023: 1050 km

Most common Problems are:

• Lack of police control

• Lack of infrastructure

• Safety problems on roads

• High speed transit traffic

• Problems in highway crossings

Thoughts and ideas:

Necessity of continuity the road

Necessity of safe cycling infrastructure

• %67 man

• Most of the

participants are

between 28-34

years

• Bicycle ownership:

%75

Participants

generally start to use

bicycle between 0-

10 years

48% transportation,

82% sports and

recreation

PEDESTRIANIZATION

THE HISTORIC PENINSULA

Structure of the Historic Peninsula

HISTORIC PENINSULA – BEFORE

PEDESTRIANIZATION

HOW DID PEDESTRIANIZATION PROJECT

BEGIN?

Historic Peninsula Current State Assessment

Report

AvoidAvoid or reduce trips through

the integration of land use and

transportation planning

ShiftShift to more environment friendly modes,

such as public transport, walking and

bicycling

ImproveImprove vehicle and fuel technology of

all transport modes for environmental

efficiency from each kilometer travelled

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