Car dependency which corresponds to excessive and inappropriate usage of
the car itself is becoming a major problem all around the world. It shapes
urban areas in such a way that the overall urban form as well as individual
activities all develop to accommodate cars. However, introducing nonmotorized
modes is seen as a remedy to overcome the car
dependency. It offers a chance for retrieving healthy urban
environments and healthy social lives and also for
revitalizing/enhancing public spaces in cities. This means increasing
the quality and quantity of pedestrian areas which have been
receiving increasing emphasis all around the world. In this thesis, it is
intended to show that pedestrianization can be, and should be, a valid
transport policy in growing metropolitan areas that are becoming more and
more car-oriented, such as Ankara. As a case study, this study assesses
potentials and possibilities for creating a pedestrian environment in Ankara,
Tunali Hilmi Street. To do so, detailed pedestrian surveys/analyses including
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pedestrian counts, pedestrian movement analysis, pedestrian static analysis
and pedestrian space analysis throughout the street and questionnaires with
potential stakeholders including pedestrians, shop-owners and taxi-drivers
are carried out. Through these analyses, it is assessed whether Tunali Hilmi
Street is suitable for such an arrangement in terms of pedestrianization or
not. As a result, this thesis makes an emphasis on non-motorization and
pedestrianization as a method of preventing increasing car-oriented
arrangements and revitalizing city centre for the case of Tunali Hilmi Street.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609057/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2007 |
| Creators | Okulu, Senem Gokce |
| Contributors | Babalik Sutcliffe, Ela |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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