A meeting on “Best Practice Examples” was held on 12 June 2025 at the Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Congress and Culture Center within the scope of the “Public Transportation Gets Smarter in Denizli” Project, which is co-financed with the EU under the Sectoral Operational Programme for Transport (USOP) managed by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and for which Denizli Metropolitan Municipality is the End Beneficiary.
The meeting aimed to present and validate 16
strategic themes developed under the “Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Strategy and Action Plan,” one of the core activities of the project. These
themes were enhanced with reference to leading examples from European cities
and assessed in the context of Denizli's local priorities.
The session opened with a keynote speech by Team
Leader Veysel Sarıcı, followed by technical presentations delivered by 3
different experts. Each presentation was followed by interactive Q&A sessions,
allowing stakeholders to share feedback, practical insights, and suggestions.
The 16 ITS-related strategy areas included:
- Smart Public Transport,
- Active Mobility (Walking and Cycling),
- Integrated and Multimodal Transport,
- Traffic Management and Intelligent Intersections,
- Green and Low-Carbon Mobility,
- Mobility Hubs,
- Data and Smart Technology Use,
- Sustainable Mobility Financing,
- Urban Logistics,
- Accessibility and Inclusiveness, among others.
Good practice
examples from European cities related to each strategy topic were discussed in
comparison with the current situation in Denizli. The strategies were revised
according to local needs based on participants’ feedback. Examples such as the
Netherlands’ bicycle integration, Oslo’s zero-emission public transport plan,
Barcelona’s superblock application, and London’s open data policy were reviewed
with great interest.
Among the key
takeaways at the end of the meeting were the digital and physical integration
of all transportation modes, AI-supported intersection optimization,
accessibility-based transportation planning, redesign of parking systems,
sustainable financing, and a participatory governance model.
This meeting was
regarded not only as a step toward strategic planning but also as a concrete
learning and decision-making platform that will contribute to making Denizli’s
future transportation system more livable, sustainable, and inclusive.