Feasibility Study of the Implementation of Complete Street Plan in District 6 of Tehran

Document Type : Independent Research Articles

Authors

1 Master of Urban Planning, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

2 PhD in Urban Planning, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

3 PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Allameh Tabatabai, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The Industrial Revolution, the rapid expansion of urbanization, and the movement from urban centers to suburbs, created a car-oreinted view of the thoroughfares, and as a result, pedestrians were forgotten as the main users of the streets. In response to this view, designers and planners presented the idea of complete streets, which is an example of contemporary measures to combat the car-centric paradigm, as opposed to the inefficiency of previous approaches. The philosophy of the complete street approach is to connect the needs of the people, and to design, implement, operate and maintain transportation networks to meet the safety needs and to make it accessible for all the users in all ages and abilities. In other words, it is a scientific method for creating multi-purpose systems and routes of motor and non-motor transportation to serve tasks such as: mobility, access, recreation, business, social activities and readability of local communities. The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the most suitable street to create a complete street in District 6 of Tehran. This research is purposefully applied and analyzed based on descriptive-analytical method, mixed-method, and AHP-TOPSIS model. Based on theoretical studies in this study, 4 main criteria and 31 sub-criteria were considered as complete street features. According to experts, the results showed that, each of the criteria of walking, cycling, public transportation, and private car, respectively weighed 0.56, 0.26, 0.12 and 0.05. Also, the results of using the TOPSIS model showed that among the statistical population of ten streets in the sixth district of Tehran, Keshavarz Boulevard had the best capacity to design and implement a complete street compared to the considered criteria. This street can achieve the most important goals of the complete street, namely to return people to urban life and human-centered planning, to increase the health of citizens, to reduce the use of private cars, and to reduce environmental pollution

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 10, Issue 34
February 2023
Pages 243-265

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  • Receive Date: 09 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 23 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 25 February 2023

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