Investigating the Problems of Urban Traffic and Solutions Based on the Designing Exclusive Bus Lane (Case Study: Kashani-Amini Streets: Urmia City)

With the growth of urban population and the dispersion of urban density and the intensity of land utilization in lands and heights, the lack of needs for accessibility to urban transport, lead urban planners to design sustainable urban transportation systems according to environmental and integrity criteria. Traditional design of Urmia city has made whose arterial roads more crowded in recent years at peak hours. Therefore, this paper attempts to examine this issue in a case study. This research was initially started by surveying and collecting trip characteristics to identify problems in transportation systems of the city, and then providing solutions to resolve or mitigate them. After examining traffic issue and presenting solutions, design of an exclusive lane on Kashani-Amini Street and the necessity of implementing this plan is presented in this paper. By designing this exclusive lane, the length of the bus route reduces by 27% compared to the traditional Bus lane. Similarly, a reduction of 27% in the distance of the bus trips, a reduction in air pollution, reduction the cost of bus maintenance and, mostly as it is considered reduction in travel time of buses are being shown, which increases the use of the bus and public transport system by people on this lane. And it has satisfaction of citizens of designing this lane in this city.