Analysis of pedestrian zones in accessibility under the scope of sustainable urban design criteria; the sample of the Siirt Gures street

Becouse of growth of cities and population growth, the use of vehicles in cities is increasing and it couses traffic problem especially in town center. As a result of rapid urbanization and increasing vehicle traffic; People cannot walk around the city center comfortably. To create safe and comfortable areas in the urban area for the people who are under the pressures brought about by the urbanization movements. it is aesthetically and economically important to create safe and comfortable spaces in the urban area for the people under the pressures brought about by the urbanization movement, Providing open spaces on a pedestrian scale that are partially or completely free from vehicle traffic, offering gathering places, providing shopping areas is very important in terms of determining the needs and suggestions. In this context, emphasizing the necessity and importance of pedestrianization in the city for the city; the general principles for urban design have been determined and the problems encountered during the implementation phase are discussed. In this context, Güres Street, which is the first and only closed to vehicle traffic in Siirt province, has been selected. Starting from the old bazaar to the hospital street; Güres Street was closed to traffic and it was pedestrianized. There are adjacent buildings with high commercial potential on the main and side streets. There are shops, clothing stores, shoe stores, coffee shops, nuts, patisseries, restaurants, banks and pharmacies and etc. in the lower floors of these buildings. There are offices on the first and second floors of these buildings.It is the busiest attraction center of Siirt and the only street with the highest trade potential. In this context, current situation analysis, observations and photo shoots were made in Güres Street. Within the framework of the observations made in Güres Street; survey studies were prepared. As a result of these observations and the survey study, the positive and negative aspects of the Güres Street and the deficiencies of the street were determined, the opinions and requests of the users were determined, and solution proposals were developed in line with the design criteria of the current situation. Keywords: Güres street, urban design principles, pedestrian zone, pedestrianization