Wheelchair Users' Accessibility Problems in Public Transportation-Case of Metro Bus

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dc.contributor.authorEvcil, Ayse Nilay
dc.contributor.authorYalcin Usal, S. Selhan
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T10:33:37Z
dc.date.available2024-03-13T10:33:37Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractEvery day, in urban areas, the mobility of people and goods forms inner urban transportation. When urban transportation is carried in the form of public transportation, it becomes a public service. The urban public transport is one of the important services for all citizens since it is a public service provision. This service is provided by local government and it has been offered as a service without any distinctions between young, old, children, men, women, disabled, employee or retired or briefly to the society. Additionally, traffic congestion and the expence of owing and maintaining vehicles increase public transport usage in cities. In populous cities, spread over a wide area like Istanbul, urban public transportation improves the quality of urban life. Therefore, public service should aim to provide qualified, safe and accessible provisions. In this study, we examined the accessibility problems faced by wheelchair users when they travel through metro buses in urban transportation. As a result, the metro bus system used for 6 years in Istanbul urban public transport is not accessible for everyone even it is a new vehicle. This result shows the failure of metro bus to fulfil the requirement of law 5378. It is essential to provide equal services to citizens in order to take social sustainability. Everyone must receive immediately the chance of living of human dignity. At least accessibility must be provided in all public services after the adaptation of law 5378 in 2005. Additionally, all sanctions must be identified and implemented in each inadequately accessibility provision.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage81en_US
dc.identifier.issn2147-9380
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/4050
dc.identifier.volume2en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000453087000005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSelcuk Univen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIconarp International Journal Of Architecture And Planningen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAccessibilityen_US
dc.subjectwheelchair useren_US
dc.subjectpublic transportationen_US
dc.subjectmetro bus (bus rapid transit)en_US
dc.titleWheelchair Users' Accessibility Problems in Public Transportation-Case of Metro Busen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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