Determining the Location of The Urban Transport Interchanges Based on the Geographic Information System: the Case Study for Istanbul

Interchange location problem is a problem that depends on different criteria such as population density of the region, transportation facilities, infrastructure services, integration of different transportation modes used in the region. One of the important points to be taken into consideration in the choice of location is the idle areas that the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has foreseen. A solution approach that includes the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) method has been proposed in order to determine the most suitable location for the interchanges planned to be carried out in this study. First of all, military lands that could be a interchange places were examined in line with the zoning plan. In line with this review, it was seen that these lands were not enough to integrate with different transportation modes. Locations found by calculating line scores according to constraints were determined by using ArcGIS program. Accordingly, the aim of the study is the arrangement of the interchanges planned to be established in Istanbul by means of GIS and finding the locations of the primary 3 interchanges of top priority in Anatolian part and 3 interchange of top priority in European part.