Abstract:

In this study, an alternative to urban public transportation systems is presented in order to deal with the transportation issues. Natural thresholds in urban areas have led to the search for different modes of transport. Since geographical and topographical obstacles such as mountains, valleys and massive water bodies are costly to overcome with traditional modes of transportation, it has become compulsory to produce an alternative to public transport systems for the city. Thus, qualitative and quantitative progress has been made through time at a remarkable level in public transport systems. Ski lifts have been used in mountainous areas for many years to transport skiers and tourists. Wired air transport, once considered a possibility in urban transport, has attracted worldwide attention and is now being preferred as a public transport variety in various urban areas of the world's limited land. Within the scope of this study, this alternative has been discussed through examples from world and Turkey. The impact, incomplete aspects, advantages and disadvantages of the Ankara Yenimahalle-Şentepe Cableway Line Project, which had been operational since 2014, were evaluated together with other public transportation systems in the study. Solutions to problems caused by weaknesses in Yenimahalle-Şentepe Cableway Line Project could turn the proposed threats into opportunities. Assessment by a strong direction-weak-direction-opportunity-threat (SWOT) analysis was made while these problems and bottlenecks were being determined. In SWOT analysis, policies should be developed that will strengthen weaknesses and eliminate threats by using the potential of strengths and opportunities effectively.

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