Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Civil Engineering Beyond Limits (CEBEL), cilt.2, sa.1, ss.16-20, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
The increasing number of urban centers and the increasing number of vehicles caused by
industrialization caused problems such as lack of infrastructure in traffic, environmental
pollution and an increase in energy requirements. This situation led the city administrators
to search for solutions in order to improve the efficiency of public transportation systems
and increase their efficiency. In this study, it is aimed to determine the functional efficiency
of the bus lines used in urban public transportation. For this purpose, the lines are classified
according to their functional activities by using the functional data of the lines. Both
classical cluster analysis and self-organizing mapping (SOM) method were used for
classification. Data from Erzurum main public transport lines were used to implement the
methods. According to the findings of this study, it was determined that the two methods
achieved similar results. As a result, it has been determined that classification of public
transportation lines used in cities according to their functional efficiency will be beneficial
for decision makers to make correct planning. With the right planning in public transport
lines, significant economic and environmental benefits will be obtained.