Mimarlık Bilimleri ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.1-18, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Bus station areas are
functions that need to be located in places where the intercity transportation
network meets the city, integrated with other public transportation networks,
and with optimum accessibility features for the user. Bus terminals, defined as
passenger collection and transfer facilities, are sub-central areas in Turkish
cities that have many functions such as accommodation, food and beverage,
shopping, as well as transportation functions. The province of Isparta, chosen
as the study area, is a medium-sized Turkish city with intense student and
military service mobility. The bus station area is one of the most important
planning tools for Isparta, which has high passenger traffic at certain times
of the year. For the city of Isparta, the relocation of the bus station from
its current location and the choice of a new location have become a
long-standing problem for the future of the city. For this reason, solution
suggestions based on scientific reasons increase the importance of the issue
for administrators. The spatial development, land use and transportation
structure of Isparta province were examined with the Analytical Hierarchy
Method, together with the existing bus station area, and the new bus station
alternatives were tested in accordance with the determined location selection
criteria.