Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic

Proving public transportation and pedestrian priority systems is one of the most important elements of urbanization. In this context, in many developed and developing countries, especially pedestrian and bicycle safety has been prioritized and related applications have been developed and the use of...

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Main Authors: Kadir Berkhan Akalın, Çağdaş Kara, Abdulkadir Özden
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Language:English
Published: Istanbul University Press 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Transportation and Logistics
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Online Access:https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2D29EBD6EE4A440FA1230EFBBED71729
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description Proving public transportation and pedestrian priority systems is one of the most important elements of urbanization. In this context, in many developed and developing countries, especially pedestrian and bicycle safety has been prioritized and related applications have been developed and the use of environment and humanfriendly transportation systems has been expanded. In this study, some traffic calming applications that can be applied in the vicinity of university campuses, schools, hospitals and health centers, where pedestrian priority and safety should be at the highest level, were evaluated. The current situation of the intersection in the analysis region determined within the scope of the study and the scenarios with different intersection types are examined and analyzed in terms of traffic indicators such as delay, service capacity, emission values and using micro scale traffic simulation program -Synchro 10. As a result of the analysis, it is revealed that the design of the roundabout with raised pedestrain crosswalks (RPC) which is one of the human-friendly traffic calming methods, both increases traffic safety in the areas where pedestrian traffic is heavy and provides flow improvement.
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spelling doaj-art-a0865856fda14535b9bfa231705a2ff82025-08-20T03:19:50ZengIstanbul University PressJournal of Transportation and Logistics2459-17182019-12-014210711810.26650/JTL.2019.04.02.05123456Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on TrafficKadir Berkhan Akalın0Çağdaş Kara1Abdulkadir Özden2Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskisehir, TurkiyeEskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskisehir, TurkiyeEskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi, Eskisehir, TurkiyeProving public transportation and pedestrian priority systems is one of the most important elements of urbanization. In this context, in many developed and developing countries, especially pedestrian and bicycle safety has been prioritized and related applications have been developed and the use of environment and humanfriendly transportation systems has been expanded. In this study, some traffic calming applications that can be applied in the vicinity of university campuses, schools, hospitals and health centers, where pedestrian priority and safety should be at the highest level, were evaluated. The current situation of the intersection in the analysis region determined within the scope of the study and the scenarios with different intersection types are examined and analyzed in terms of traffic indicators such as delay, service capacity, emission values and using micro scale traffic simulation program -Synchro 10. As a result of the analysis, it is revealed that the design of the roundabout with raised pedestrain crosswalks (RPC) which is one of the human-friendly traffic calming methods, both increases traffic safety in the areas where pedestrian traffic is heavy and provides flow improvement.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2D29EBD6EE4A440FA1230EFBBED71729pedestrian priority transportationenvironment and human-friendly transportationtraffic calmingtraffic managementsustainable transportation
spellingShingle Kadir Berkhan Akalın
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Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
Journal of Transportation and Logistics
pedestrian priority transportation
environment and human-friendly transportation
traffic calming
traffic management
sustainable transportation
title Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
title_full Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
title_fullStr Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
title_short Investigation of the Effects of Accessible Traffic Calming and Flow Improvement Applications on Traffic
title_sort investigation of the effects of accessible traffic calming and flow improvement applications on traffic
topic pedestrian priority transportation
environment and human-friendly transportation
traffic calming
traffic management
sustainable transportation
url https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/2D29EBD6EE4A440FA1230EFBBED71729
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