In accordance with the agreement signed between the General Directorate of Istanbul Electric Tramway and Tunnel Enterprises (IETT) and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE, TÜSSİDE will seek solutions to Istanbul's public transportation-oriented traffic problem. The 26-month project is a continuation of a previous project to improve Metrobus lines.

The first workshop of the project, in which Istanbul traffic planning will be evaluated in terms of public transportation, was held at TÜSSİDE on December 11, 2015. Project team and consultants of both institutions, public and private sector representatives, academicians and relevant non-governmental organizations participated in the workshop titled "Transportation Types and Strategic Recommendations" conducted by TÜSSİDE.

In the first session of the workshop, the priorities of public transportation were determined and the importance levels of these priorities were voted by 62 participants attending the workshop. In the following sessions, sectoral evaluations were made with the "TÜSSİDE Common Sense Platform®". The current situation of the priorities in transportation services was tried to be revealed in terms of administration and passengers and solution proposals were discussed. In the closing session of the workshop, all participants were given the right to speak one by one and their opinions and suggestions about the project were received.