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Especially in the 1980s, the increase in environmental awareness and the decrease of existing resources have created the consciousness that unlimited development cannot be possible in a limited environment. The concept of sustainable development emerged in this context has been reflected in transportation policies, as in many other areas. In general, sustainable transportation is defined as meeting the mobility needs for both present and future with the condition of protecting and developing human and ecosystem health, economic development, and social justice. The concept of sustainable urban transportation refers basically to a comprehensive transportation system that provides equal access to all individuals of the society and fosters integration of public transportation and non-motorized transportation alternatives with other types (modes) of transportation. Today, both in developed countries and developing countries such as Turkey, efforts are spent to establish sustainable transport systems and various policies are implemented to this end. The present study examines the parking meter and exclusion of a part of Cumhuriyet Street, which is one of the two main streets of Van central business district (CBD) from public transportation route by the Transportation and the Coordination Center department of the local government in order to reduce the current traffic density. From this perspective, the implementation and policy of the local government's change of route are discussed both in terms of sustainable transport policies and legislation. |
