Assessing the impacts of Transportation Policies on Improving the Quality of Public Spaces in Central of Tehran, Area study: Bazar Neighborhood

Increasing of car usage induces to increasing concerns over traffic jam, pollution, and the death of public spaces. A the present time in Tehran, a large number of public spaces of city center is out of people's reach due to the increasing dominance of car. Public spaces in Tehran become more faded and poor, if it continues. Urban management is performing several traffic policies in Tehran city center to reduce dependence on private car. This study wants to introduce how transportation policies influence on improving quality of public spaces in Tehran city center using exploring mixed method. Using Delphi Technic four aspects are considered for Public space including social- cultural, infrastructure, environmental, economic, and transportation. Then, the impact of two push policies (including car restriction and parking), and two pull policies ( improvement of public transport facilities and pedestrianizing) were identified on these aspects. The analysis suggests that environmental, social-cultural, economic and infrastructure aspects have been most influenced by traffic policies respectively. Furthermore results indicate that pull policies have more influence on improving quality and revitalizing public spaces.