Our Project within Katip Çelebi-Newton Industry-Academy Partnership Program

Katip Çelebi-Newton Industry-Academy Partnership Program

“Evaluation of Public Transportation Performance and Accessibility (PT-P&A) based on Smart Card Data”

Within the scope of the Katip Çelebi-Newton Fund Industry-Academy Partnership Program, “Evaluation of Public Transportation Performance and Accessibility (PT-P&A) based on Smart Card Data”  project was supported by Royal Academy of Engineering. The 2-year project will be carried out by the collaboration of Middle East Technical University- Transportation and Traffic Research Laboratory, METU Biltir Research Center, University of Aberdeen (UK) and Parabol Software (METU Technopolis). In the scope of the project, smart card data of Konya Metropolitan Municipality will be analyzed and the main travel patterns will be investigated. In addition to these data, the spatial data will be visualized in the GIS by means of spatiotemporal maps which will lead to determine the most demanded TT lines and stops and accessibility of the stops. The project is expected to assess the performance of public transport systems and to develop recommendations for a better public transportation serving the needs of the population and thus contributing to economic development and social mobility.

Project budget: £48,833

Project duration: 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2021 (24 Months)