Not permanent but essential it is.

Effective land use planning is certainly essential to resolve the transportation problems.

Tayfun Salihoğlu

Thanks for the comment. I think it's a good point of view. Why would it be permanent? Problems never end. Maybe it will prevent many more problems before they occur, however it may not be permanent.

Dalya Hazar Thanks for the comment.

I think that this is an essential solution but it is not permanent. Especially in developed and developing cities, the number of vehicles has been increasing day by day. As a parallel with this increment, road networks are growing. Then, old land use policies become insufficient. Maybe, they get tired. I think that polices also must be revised, frequently. Other solution steps (intelligent systems, new public transport policies, cycling and etc.) also should be considered by decision makers.

Ziya Cakici Thank you for the contrubition.

Maybe the question should have been asked with the expression of "more permanent".

It´s essential and it can ve permanent in terms of damage for example soil damage as it is considered a non-renewable resource. Loss of water resources, etc.@Tayfun-Salihoglu Gorkem Gulhan

Ameyalli Magallon Vergara Thanks for the comment. I think you mention that not the plan but the effects of the plan may be permanent. Especially the negative effects may cause irreversible results. It's a good point of view.

It is the essential solution to the transportation problems related to the land use conflict. It would be bizarre to generalize it as a permanent solution to the urban transportation problems since there are several factors other than land use planning.

Huseyin Ceylan Thank you. The term "Permanent" is an insufficient expression. I think maybe it would be more permanent.

Land use cannot be managed radically in old cities. Those living in cities should be accustomed to the idea that using private vehicles is not an element of freedom.

Mustafa Özuysal Thanks for the comment.

I agree, actually, there is a land use planning field called historical environment design, the subject may be adressed in this content.

The term effectiveness itself depends on time and the conditions, especially in human intervened environments. From this point of view solutions recommended would be temporal by definition. On the other hand we have to start from somewhere. I argue that even a poor land use planning would sustained and protected by the local authorities without changing it by the pressure from rent seeking political motives and voters then the transportation modelers/planners may be able to develop fair good solutions.

Thanks for the comment. This might be a more significant and different perspective. Maybe it can be considered as another discussion topic. I agree that land-use planning consistency and its continuousness are the key factors for transportation interferences. This may be an interesting paper issue since there may be many unfortunate examples in Turkey.