Research Article

ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey

Volume: 4 Number: 2 February 19, 2020
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ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey

Abstract

Advancement in information and communication technologies has considerably affected the economy, socio-cultural structure and administrative dynamics of the cities we live in. In this context, the existence of an innovative, technology- and data-based transportation system should be considered within the scope of sustainability in order to increase the mobility of cities. In this context, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) provides a systematic approach to regulating, managing and directing transportation and related factors (vehicles, infrastructure, users and decision makers) with the help of information and communication systems. ITS, which generally consists of many sub- systems, affects our lives in many areas from passenger information systems to travel planning, dynamic junction control to fleet management. The main objective of the ITS is to alleviate the burden of both users (drivers, passengers, pedestrians) and decision-makers to improve the economic, environmental and social impacts of transportation. In this study, ITS applications in public transportation in Turkey are assessed based on the National Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategy Document prepared by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (UAB) in 2014. A total of 81 municipalities, 30 of which are metropolitan, have been evaluated in terms of traffic management, passenger information, accessibility and mobile applications. When the results are examined, it is seen that the majority of municipalities have sufficient infrastructure and provide services in terms of passenger information and electronic payment systems. On the other hand, although some municipalities have effective applications in terms of accessibility and mobile applications, they are generally open to development.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 19, 2020

Submission Date

November 30, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 31, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 4 Number: 2

APA
Özden, A., Akalın, K. B., & Kara, Ç. (2020). ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey. Journal of Transportation and Logistics, 4(2), 51-64. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01
AMA
1.Özden A, Akalın KB, Kara Ç. ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey. JTL. 2020;4(2):51-64. doi:10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01
Chicago
Özden, Abdulkadir, Kadir Berkhan Akalın, and Çağdaş Kara. 2020. “ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey”. Journal of Transportation and Logistics 4 (2): 51-64. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01.
EndNote
Özden A, Akalın KB, Kara Ç (February 1, 2020) ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey. Journal of Transportation and Logistics 4 2 51–64.
IEEE
[1]A. Özden, K. B. Akalın, and Ç. Kara, “ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey”, JTL, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 51–64, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01.
ISNAD
Özden, Abdulkadir - Akalın, Kadir Berkhan - Kara, Çağdaş. “ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey”. Journal of Transportation and Logistics 4/2 (February 1, 2020): 51-64. https://doi.org/10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01.
JAMA
1.Özden A, Akalın KB, Kara Ç. ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey. JTL. 2020;4:51–64.
MLA
Özden, Abdulkadir, et al. “ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey”. Journal of Transportation and Logistics, vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 51-64, doi:10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01.
Vancouver
1.Abdulkadir Özden, Kadir Berkhan Akalın, Çağdaş Kara. ITS Applications in Public Transportation: What Municipalities Offer to Travelers in Turkey. JTL. 2020 Feb. 1;4(2):51-64. doi:10.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.01



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