Research Article

Garage Location Selection for Public Transportation System in Istanbul: An Integrated Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy Axiomatic Design Based Approach

Table 3

The description of the criteria.

Main criteriaSubcriteriaDescription

Cost—C1C11—Investment costThe total cost that is necessary for setting up the garage
C12—Spare parts transportation costThe cost to transfer the spare parts from their suppliers to the garages
C13—Vehicle transport costThe cost that occurs when a bus travels without passengers to go to the garage or to the start of the lines
C14—Operation costThe total maintenance, cleaning, and other operations’ cost

Infrastructure—C2C21—Municipality servicesElectric, water, and gas requirements supply from municipality
C22—Technological infrastructureThe infrastructure for telecommunication and internet supply

Social and economic
structure—C3
C31—Population structureThe density of the population in the regions
C32—Urbanization of the regionThe immigration to the region and the population increase rate
C33—Neighborhood responseThe response of the neighborhood when a new garage is set up
C34—Behavior of the passengersThe satisfaction degree of the passengers who live around the new garage

Macro factors—C4C41—Government policyThe taxes and incentives
C42—Reconstruction and building plansThe features of the garage building

Environmental factors—C5C51—Effects on the open landThe effect of the new garage on the social/urban life
C52—Convenience of the landThe grade of the land, stream bed situation, and earthquake risk
C53—Effect on people's healthThe effect of the new garage on human health because of the exhaust, dust, smell, and so forth

Accessibility—C6 C61—Proximity to common service areasThe proximity of the new garage to the common service areas is important to decrease the dead kilometers
C62—Proximity to the other garagesThe proximity of the new garage to the other garages is important to take service when a problem occurred in the new garage
C63—Proximity to the main roadsThe proximity to the main roads is important to decrease the spare parts transportation cost and vehicle transport cost