Within the scope
of the Gaziantep Sustainable and Smart Urban Mobility Strategy (GAUS) Project,
which is co-financed by the European Union under the Sectoral Operational
Programme for Transport (USOP) managed by the Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure, a delegation consisting of representatives from Gaziantep
Metropolitan Municipality and the GAUS Project Team carried out a study visit
to Rome, the capital of Italy, between 16 and 20 June 2025.
On the first official day of the visit, 17 June 2025, the team was briefed
by Roma Servizi per la Mobilità on urban transport planning and management.
Later that day, a technical session was held at the Rome Mobility Control
Centre, focusing on the monitoring and management of traffic through
intelligent transport systems (ITS).
On 18 June 2025, the team visited Rome’s public transport operator ATAC to
observe how bus and tram fleets are monitored in real time. This was followed
by a technical site visit to the Portonaccio E-Garage, which hosts the
maintenance and operational infrastructure for electric buses.
The final technical stop of the visit took place in L’Aquila, a city
severely affected by a major earthquake in 2009 and later completely replanned.
On 19 June 2025, meetings were held with the Civil Protection Agency of the
Abruzzo Region to discuss post-disaster urban planning, the resilience of
transport infrastructure, and sustainable urban development strategies.
The study visit aimed to enrich the GAUS Project with good practices from Europe, enhance local capacity, and support the development of smarter, greener, and more integrated transport solutions for Gaziantep. Project goals such as digitalization in mobility, emission reduction, strengthening public transport, and expanding climate-friendly practices were reinforced through concrete examples and technical insights gathered during the visit.