Bicycle Master Plan for Adana, Turkey
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 138, Issue 1
Abstract
The study is based on developing a bikeway master plan by determining the utility of bicycle routes, assessing their contributions to urban transportation, their effect on individual and social leisure time activities, and the behavior and demands of the people in the City of Adana, Turkey. Sixteen routes were evaluated according to 14 criteria that include physical and environmental conditions, land use types, and user characteristics to determine level of service. The results ranged from 2.15 to 58.32 on a 90-point scale. The total length of bicycle routes included in the study (110.9 km) reached 120 km by adding 9.1 km of additional routes to provide continuity of the routes and demands of the user. Three different bikeway types were predicted for the study area, taking into account the width of the roads, the possibilities for expansion (land use type and expropriation requirements at road boundaries), and vehicle/pedestrian circulation density. Bicycle paths that were grade-separated from pedestrian and vehicular roads formed 29.8 km. Bicycle lanes designated as pedestrian roads formed 10.2 km. Bicycle lanes designated as vehicular roads formed 80 km.
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Acknowledgments
This research was part of the Project Adana Kentsel Alanında Bisikletli Bağlantı Olanaklarının Araştırılması Ve Bir Ana Düzentasar Önerisi Geliştirilmesi (Investigating the Bicycle Network Potential of Adana City and Proposing a Master Plan), funded by TÜBİTAK, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey.
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 138 • Issue 1 • March 2012
Pages: 62 - 69
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 22, 2010
Accepted: Oct 25, 2010
Published online: Oct 29, 2010
Published in print: Mar 1, 2012
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