Increasing the usage of urban public transportation by intelligent transportation systems and Erzurum case

Population increase at developing cities leads a lot of problems in Turkey and across the world. Among those problems, urban transportation takes a substantial share. Neither alternative road construction nor road enlargement can solve the problem. Those conventional solutions like constructing new roads cause to create new traffic and increase transportation problems. The fundemental, fastest, comfortable method to solve existing transportation problems is creating a secure and economic public transportation system. Erzurum city which is located at Eastern Anatolia of Turkey has urban transportation problems as well. Technology is developing and has inreasing effects. New technology also effects the field of transportation. Development of transportation field and unsatifying conventional methos conduce to developing Intelligent Transportation Systems. Intelligent Transportation Systems have a growing usage in developed cities. In this study, application levels of Intelligent Transportation Systems at public transportation of Erzurum city is investigated. In addition, applications that could rise the usage of public transportation in Erzurum is studied. Also suggestions on developing at existing applications are presented.