Mayor of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Böcekcontinues its activities with the aim of making Antalya a planned, regulated city with an identity. In this context, work has begun on remaking the current Transportation Master Plan to cover all 19 districts.

Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality Muhittin Böcekhad heralded that they would remake the Transportation Master Plan, which currently covers 7 districts, to cover all 19 districts. The first meeting regarding the New Transportation Master Plan was held in the Metropolitan Municipality. Metropolitan Municipality Chief Advisor Dr. Cem Oguz, Prof. Dr. Halim Ceylan, Prof. Dr. Soner Haldenbilen and Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Planning and Rail System Department, Transportation Inc. and the officials of the Department of Science Affairs.

ROAD MAP DRAWED

During the meeting, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Planning Processes, current situation assessment, work proposals between 2019-2024 years were discussed. A roadmap was drawn up for the mandatory revision and reconstruction of the current Transportation Master Plan, which now covers the 7 district, to cover the 19 district.

DEFICIENCIES DETERMINED

In the meeting, the lack of transportation in Antalya; public transportation infrastructure, bicycle transportation and infrastructure, pedestrian transportation, disabled transportation, private car transportation, parking areas, highway transportation network infrastructure, public transportation connections to surrounding settlements, intercity transportation connections, urban freight transportation and institutional structure. .

WHAT CAN BE DONE

Among the 2019-2024 transportation in Antalya are listed as follows: “2015 Transportation Master Plan update, smart transportation systems, public transportation rehabilitation, rail system investment programs, regular data collection studies, other work proposals.”

NEW PLAN MUST

Metropolitan Municipality Chief Advisor Dr. Cem Oğuz, Chairman of the Transportation Master Plan update studies Muhittin BöcekHe pointed out that it is a necessity for a planned and regular city, which is given great importance by . Oğuz stated that the new transportation master plan studies will form the basis for the solution of many problems in transportation. Emphasizing the importance of regular data collection studies in this context, Cem Oğuz said that this cost-reducing study is indispensable for investment decisions.

ACTION PLANS

Dr. Cem Oguz, the other work proposals in the title of the Bicycle Action Plan, Parking Action Plan, Pedestrian Action Plan, Road Safety Action Plan preparation, improvement and integration of near-environment transportation issues were discussed.