Analysis of Istanbul's current transportation plan and development with new approaches: Metrobus model

When the urban transportation and accessibility problems of Istanbul are identified together and taken into consideration within the framework of urban planning - transportation planning principles, it is observed that the solutions offered in the context of approaches that prioritize public transportation and public transportation provide practical benefits in fast and comprehensive results. In this study, the problem of urban transportation and accessibility which is interpreted as the cause of various social problems of Istanbul, which has become the target of disproportionate migration movements by staying away from the principles and requirements of urbanism and planned urbanization due to social, economic and political reasons and consequently increase of disproportionate population and number of vehicles. In this context, transportation and accessibility problems from neighborhood scale to metropolitan scale have been discussed in this context. For this purpose, the need for a comprehensive, accessible, comfortable and economical public transportation system that can meet the expectations and needs of the society equally and which can provide a realistic alternative to the use of private vehicles has been revealed. In this context, the main transportation system of Istanbul, which can be accepted as a city of each district, has been realized with positive and negative aspects and evaluated together with the major projects planned to be realized. Based on the public transportation system and the metrobus system that is needed to improve the conditions, service capacity and alternative applications in the shortest time, Istanbul is faced with the current and future problems faced by Istanbul in a and holistic solutions are presented. Keywords: Transportation Planning, Public Transportation, Metrobus System, Public Transportation Systems, Accessibility, Istanbul, Urban Transportation