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MANAGING PUBLIC TRANSPORT DURING COVID-19: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT AND PREVENTIVE RESPONSE IN ISTANBUL

Year 2021, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 77 - 102, 19.04.2021

Abstract

The number of passengers in public transport has decreased significantly in major cities around the world due to COVID-19. As residents of many countries work from home, they have avoided public transport to minimize their exposure to the outbreak and have changed their way of traveling within their cities due to major changes in local public transport services. Istanbul is one of the cities most affected by the pandemic in terms of the daily number of passengers using public transportation. For the first time since the pandemic started in Istanbul, the use of urban public transportation has decreased by more than 90 percent. The aim of this study is to examine the measures taken in Istanbul public transport in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, the trends in public transport and inter-modes demands during COVID-19 are analyzed. The results showed that COVID-19 measures to protect the health of passengers in Istanbul public transport are in line with global practices during the initial stage of the pandemic.

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The authors would like to thank Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for the valuable data and information provided in this article.

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COVID-19 SÜRECİNDE TOPLU TAŞIMAYI YÖNETMEK: İSTANBUL'DAKİ ETKİSİNİN VE ÖNLEYİCİ MÜDAHALENİN ANALİZİ

Year 2021, Volume: 17 Issue: 1, 77 - 102, 19.04.2021

Abstract

Toplu taşıma araçlarındaki yolcu sayısı, COVID-19 nedeniyle dünyanın büyük şehirlerinde önemli ölçüde azalmıştır. Birçok ülkenin vatandaşları evden çalıştıkları için, salgının etkisini en aza indirmek için toplu taşımadan kaçınmış ve toplu taşıma hizmetlerindeki aksamalar ve riskler nedeniyle seyahat tercihlerini değiştirmişlerdir. İstanbul, günlük toplu taşıma kullanan yolcu sayısı açısından pandemiden en çok etkilenen şehirlerden biridir. İstanbul'da pandeminin başlamasından bu yana ilk kez şehir içi toplu taşıma kullanımı yüzde 90'ın üzerinde azalmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Koronavirüs ile ilişkili salgının yayılmasını önlemek için İstanbul toplu taşıma araçlarında alınan önlemleri incelemektir. Makale ayrıca COVID-19 sırasında toplu taşıma ulaşım modları arasındaki talebin nasıl değiştiğini ve mevcut eğilimleri analiz etmektedir. Sonuçlar, yolcuların sağlığını korumak için İstanbul’da toplu taşıma araçlarında alınan COVID- 19 önlemlerinin salgının ilk aşamasında global uygulamalarla uyumlu olduğunu göstermiştir.

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  • Chung, M., Bernheim, A., Mei, X., Zhang, N., Huang, M., Zeng, X., ... & Shan, H. (2020). CT imaging features of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Radiology, 295(1), 202-207.
  • CNN Turk (2020). “İstanbul metrolarında koronavirüs önlemi”. Retrieved from https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/istanbul-metrolarinda-koronavirus-onlemi Diken Newspaper (2020). “Metrobüste şoförler koruyucu tulumla çalışacak”. Retrieved from http://www.diken.com.tr/metrobuste-soforler-koruyucu-tulumla-calisacak/
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  • Google LLC. (2020). "Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports". Retrieved from https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/
  • Haber Turk Newspaper (2020). “Metrobüste dip köşe kış temizliği”. Retrieved from https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/1160045-metrobuste-dip-kose-kis-temizligi
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  • IETT (2020). “İstanbul’da Toplu Ulaşım”. Retrieved from https://www.iett.istanbul/tr/main/pages/istanbulda-toplu-ulasim/95
  • IETT Istanbul (2020). “Gün içinde dezenfekte işlemi başladı”. Retrieved from https://iett.istanbul/tr/main/news/gun-icinde-dezenfekte-islemi-basladi/2346
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  • Kilic, A. U., Kara, F., Alp, E., & Doganay, M. (2020). “New threat: 2019 novel Coronavirus infection and infection control perspective in Turkey”. Northern Clinics of İstanbul, 7(2), 95. doi:10.14744/nci.2020.38159.
  • Killerby, M. E., Biggs, H. M., Haynes, A., Dahl, R. M., Mustaquim, D., Gerber, S. I., & Watson, J. T. (2018). “Human coronavirus circulation in the United States 2014–2017”. Journal of Clinical Virology, 101, 52-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.01.019.
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  • Maleki, M., Mahmoudi, M. R., Wraith, D., & Pho, K. H. (2020). “Time series modelling to forecast the confirmed and recovered cases of COVID-19”. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol. 37, 101742. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101742.
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  • Qi, H., Xiao, S., Shi, R., Ward, M. P., Chen, Y., Tu, W., ... & Zhang, Z. (2020). “COVID-19 transmission in Mainland China is associated with temperature and humidity: A time-series analysis”. Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 728, 138778. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138778.
  • Sabah Newspaper (2020). “Umreden dönenlerin taşındığı otobüsler, coronavirüs önlemi kapsamında dezenfekte edildi”. Retrieved from https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/yasam/umreden-donenlerin-tasindigi-otobusler-coronavirus-onlemi-kapsaminda-dezenfekte-edildi
  • Salgotra, R., Gandomi, M., & Gandomi, A. H. (2020). “Time Series Analysis and Forecast of the COVID-19 Pandemic in India using Genetic Programming”. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Vol. 138, doi:109945. 10.1016/j.chaos.2020.109945.
  • TRT News (2020). “Metrobüs şoförlerine "koruyucu tulum" önlemi”. Retrieved from https://www.trthaber.com/haber/turkiye/metrobus-soforlerine-koruyucu-tulum-onlemi-475274.html
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  • Tuli, S., Tuli, S., Tuli, R., & Gill, S. S. (2020). “Predicting the Growth and Trend of COVID-19 Pandemic using Machine Learning and Cloud Computing”. Internet of Things, Vol. 11. doi:100222. 10.1016/j.iot.2020.100222.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Muhammet Deveci 0000-0002-3712-976X

Nezir Aydin 0000-0003-3621-0619

Ali Osman Kusakci 0000-0003-1411-0369

Publication Date April 19, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 17 Issue: 1

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APA Deveci, M., Aydin, N., & Kusakci, A. O. (2021). MANAGING PUBLIC TRANSPORT DURING COVID-19: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT AND PREVENTIVE RESPONSE IN ISTANBUL. Journal of Naval Sciences and Engineering, 17(1), 77-102.