Izmir Metropolitan Municipality eased the traffic flow with the application it implemented on Mithatpaşa Street. It was decided that the loads arriving at the sales points providing retail trade services on the street should be unloaded and unloaded outside the morning and evening peak hours. The application eased the traffic flow and shortened the travel time, especially on the street where parking problems were experienced. The application started to be implemented in 10 main arteries in other districts.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerOne by one, the projects, which were expressed as 'golden touches that will ease the urban traffic' in the election campaign, are coming to life one by one. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which made arrangements at critical points in the main arteries of the city in order to alleviate the increasing traffic during the pandemic process, and relieved the traffic flow with its free towing service and lane applications, also produced a solution for Mithatpaşa Street, which was crowded due to parking lots. The Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which implemented the Transportation Coordination Center's UKOME decision numbered 2021/562, provides service services for business lines such as cargo companies, tube and water purchase and sale places, chain markets on the route, and peak hours between 07.00 and 10.00 in the morning, 16.00 and 19.00 in the evening. prevented him from performing it between hours. The decision was implemented through a participatory process by holding meetings with business owners, tradesmen, citizens and headmen in the region on Fahrettin Altay Square and Sabancı Cultural Center (334/3 street) on Mithatpaşa Street.
Our Goal is to create a "Sustainable and Resilient City"
Noting that the urban population and the number of vehicles are increasing gradually, therefore, they are working to reduce the density on the roads, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department Head Mert Yaygel said, “First of all, we support public transportation in line with our President's 'Sustainable and Resilient City' target vision. On the other hand, we have a duty to solve the problems of automobile users. We are working on the active use of the existing infrastructure during the morning and evening peak hours. We are opening an additional lane in Altınyol. We provide free towing service. We made intersections and road arrangements at critical points to relieve traffic," he said.
Mithatpaşa traffic relieved
Yaygel, who also gave information about the work they did on Mithatpaşa Street, said: “Our experts on Mithatpaşa Street noticed that the road capacity was not used properly. There is double-row parking on the street. Our two-lane road was falling into one lane, causing huge traffic jams. Since this parking is also caused by unloading and loading, we have prevented the loading and unloading of goods outside the specified hours with the decision of UKOME we have taken. There was positive feedback after the measures we took. While this application relieves the traffic on the street; Due to the decrease in 'stop-go' due to congestion, emission values due to traffic also decreased. We have also achieved an environmental impact. As a result of the positive developments in the city center Bayraklı, Balçova, Buca, Bornova, Gaziemir, Karabağlar, Karşıyaka We expanded the application by making similar decisions in 7 main arteries in total, which were determined in 10 districts, including Konak and Konak.”
“Our region has breathed”
Güzelyalı Mahallesi Muhtar Nedim Altan said, “With this application, the traffic flow on the street has been relieved. Our people are very happy. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality held a meeting before the implementation started. We also expressed our opinions with the participation of 8 of our headmen, the owners of the big stores and the shopkeepers here. We have a narrow road. Vehicles were parked in the second and third rows. This is gone. Our region took a breather. Everyone is happy,” he said.
“Our job would have been difficult if this application had not been made”
Cihangir Yıldız, who works as a manager in a market on the street, said, “It's a good practice not to disrupt traffic. We arrange our warehouses and the purchase of goods according to those hours. We take it comfortably. Nice app. Because this is a very busy street. When the traffic is heavy, it becomes difficult for us to buy goods. It would have been very difficult if this practice had not been done. It is good for both the citizens and us. This style is essential in busy streets. Big trucks were disrupting the traffic during rush hour,” he said.
It started to be applied in 10 main arteries
According to the UKOME decision taken, the traffic flow is heavy after Mithatpaşa Street. Bayraklı Sakarya Street, Balçova Ata Street, Buca Menderes Street, Bornova Mustafa Kemal, Kamil Tunca and Abdi İpekçi streets, Gaziemir Önder Street, Karşıyaka The services provided to the business lines on Girne Boulevard, Karabağlar İnönü Street and Konak İnönü Street were also started to be made outside the peak hours, which are 07.00 and 10.00 in the morning and 16.00 and 19.00 in the evening.
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