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Defining Mediterranean cities’ needs on
urban mobility: findings from the
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Mediterranean region
Pınar KÖSE
Istanbul
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Area: 783,562 km² Population: 77,695,904
TURKEY

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Urbanization Ranking 2013-2014
Rank Metropolitan
Area
Country Income
(%)
Employment
(%)
01 Macau Macau +8.0 +4.2
02 İzmir Turkey +2.0 +6.6
03 İstanbul Turkey +2.0 +6.5
04 Bursa Turkey +1.8 +6.4
05 Dubai UAE +4.5 +4.7
06 Kunming China +8.1 +2.9
07 Hangzhou China +7.0 +3.3
08 Xiamen China +8.6 +2.6
09 Ankara Turkey +1.1 +5.7
10 Fuzhou China +8.0 +2.7

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Economic Growth 5%

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Urbanization 77%

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Car Ownership 22%

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Four Thematic
Clusters

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Interviews and Surveys

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Highlights of Interviews and Surveys
• PT and Transport Infrastructure: Local
Authorities some responsibilities are
delegated to Ministry of Transportation
• City Logistics: Central Government
–Ministry of Transportation,
Communication and Maritime;
–Ministry of Development;
–Ministry of Finance and etc.
• SUMP: EU Delegation of Turkey

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Highlights of Interviews and Surveys
• PT: Road dependency is high in all cities. Central
Government driven railway investments are
raising.
• Transport Infrastructure: Integration of road,
railway and waterborne is poor when you
consider safety and accessibility.
• City Logistics: Integrated City Logistic Master
Plans and Capacity Building is neccessary.
• SUMP: Very new for Turkish cities however
metropolitan cities have similiar process while
developing Transportation Master Plans.

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35 Participants from 11 Cities
Kocaeli Workshop

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Kocaeli Workshop

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Kocaeli Workshop

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Kocaeli Workshop

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Prioritizing Between the Clusters
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City
Logistics
SUMP
Transport
Infrastructure

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Strenghts of PT
Integration of fare management and smart cards.
Possible alternatives of PT such as BRTs, metros,
trams, troleybuses, also ferries and boats in
coastal cities.
Transport Master Plans in
Metropolitan Cities.
Private Sector support on new PT
fleet.
Very low amount of vandalism
cases.

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Weaknesses of PT
Lack of one applicable PT regulation and not
enough national strategies.
Insufficient fare subsidsy because of privileged
seniors, postmans, police officers and similiar
sectors.
Lack of trainings for drivers; eco-driving,
integration of bikes, smart card system.

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Opportunities and Threats of PT
Support on integration of non-motorized
transportation
Support of EU Delegation for SUMPs
Change in Organizational Structures
• Multimodel transportation modes may cause
negative impact on one and other
• No future plans for PT regulation

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Strenghts of Transport Infrastructure
Improvements of infrastructure related to
safety and accessibility regulations.
Increase in railway infrastructure.

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Weaknesses of Transport Infrastructure
Unplanned implementation of Urban Renovations
according to regulation.
Lack of mixed use planning and land.
Misqualification and misuse of urban roads
Lack of central government support on urban transport
infrastructure
Municipality budget related issues
Coordination problem between the departments of
municipalities.
Inconsistency of feasibility studies and tendering process.
Unknown situation of constructions of private companies.

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Opportunities and Threats of Transport
Infrastructure
Ministry of Transportation has new strategies
and plans to support cities for infrastructure.
Possible collaborations between the private
sector, European Development Bank, EBRD and
World Bank.
• Regulatory issues regarding to new Metropolitan
municipalities.
• Lack of related regulation.
• Lack of financial support from central
government.

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Strenghts of City Logistics
Local support from Municipalities’
Transportation Coordination Departments
Possible usage of road, railway, waterborne
and air transportation.
City tailored solutions.

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Weaknesses of City Logistics
Regulatory issues related to explosives and
combustable materials.
Insufficient connection between Transportation
Master Plans and city logistics.
Insufficient use of railway and waterborne.
Lack of one united regulatory authority.
Lack of any information of logistic companies in
municipalities.

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Opportunities and Threats of City
Logistics
New plans and strategies of central
government.
• Inconsistency of International freight route
plans and strategies related to Turkey

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Strenghts and Weaknesses of SUMP
Adaptation of different plans and systems in
cities along with EU accession.
New ways of Data Collection
Insufficient staff and budget to evaluate data.

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Opportunities and Threats of SUMP
New SUMP funding of EU Delegation and EC
• Inconsistency of population increase and
projection regarding to migration and
refugees
• Very different vulnerable groups and lack of
sufficient data for these groups

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