The factors which effect pedestrianisation projects from the perspective of the owners of the business: The case of Erzincan

Increasing the number of motor vehicles with the improving technology of today effect the urban life negatively. In order to find a solution to this problem, local authorities have been doing a lot of regulations in their urban plans, traffic rules, and transportation system for many years. The pedestrianisation, which is one of the most important of these, has gaining more importance gradually.But because it is not so easy to change existing stractural system for many years in urbans, it is not also easy the application of pedestrianisation. In this study, it was searched which factors must be considered when pedestrianize and it was tried to find out which of these factors effect the support of the owners of the business in the area where is pedestrianized. First of all, the literature, which is related to pedestrianisation and different types of it, was searched. Starting from here, a theoretical framework and researching model was formed. To test the model a survey, which is prepared in 5 point likert scale, was used. Focal sampling method ,which the data collector determine a specific area to choose the participants, was applied to 161 participants. From the tested hypotheses, 3 of them are accepted, 3 of them are refused. Keywords: Pedestrianisation, Traffic, Urban, Motor Vehicles, Pedestrian, Pedestrian Zone.