University of Isfahan Geography and Environmental Planning 2008-5362 28 3 2017 11 22 Strategic Planning to Decrease Intra-city Accidents and Improve the Performance of Road Network (Case study: Marvdasht City) Strategic Planning to Decrease Intra-city Accidents and Improve the Performance of Road Network (Case study: Marvdasht City) 97 116 22338 10.22108/gep.2017.98156.0 FA Jamal Mohammadi Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Sharare Saidpour MSc of Geography and urban Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Elham Taghizadeh MSc of Geography and urban planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Journal Article 2015 11 25 Nowadays, the issue of urban accident is considered as a social problem in the world that has many human and financial costs for any society every year. In the current situation, our country experiences the highest rate of deaths from traffic accidents in the world. Unfortunately, in the field of urban car accidents in Iran, enough studies haven’t been done yet. In this regard, this study tries to plan a strategy within the city in order to reduce accidents and improve sidewalks. This research has a descriptive-analytical methodology and is considered as an applied–developmental research. To analyze the data, the software SPSS, Excel and Expert Choice have been used. Part of required data based on 1391-1393 statistics provided by the city's traffic center. The SWOT model has been used to adopt the necessary strategies to reduce accidents. Using the AHP and SWOT techniques, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Marvdasht urban road network were obtained. The results indicate that among the defense, revise or adapt, contingency and competitive / aggressive strategies, defense or adapt strategies were used in order to improve the road network. These solutions are to meet required parking lots, to remove different bumpers for reducing high speed and inputs in some streets and improve the traffic knowledge of citizens.                                                                                    Nowadays, the issue of urban accident is considered as a social problem in the world that has many human and financial costs for any society every year. In the current situation, our country experiences the highest rate of deaths from traffic accidents in the world. Unfortunately, in the field of urban car accidents in Iran, enough studies haven’t been done yet. In this regard, this study tries to plan a strategy within the city in order to reduce accidents and improve sidewalks. This research has a descriptive-analytical methodology and is considered as an applied–developmental research. To analyze the data, the software SPSS, Excel and Expert Choice have been used. Part of required data based on 1391-1393 statistics provided by the city's traffic center. The SWOT model has been used to adopt the necessary strategies to reduce accidents. Using the AHP and SWOT techniques, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Marvdasht urban road network were obtained. The results indicate that among the defense, revise or adapt, contingency and competitive / aggressive strategies, defense or adapt strategies were used in order to improve the road network. These solutions are to meet required parking lots, to remove different bumpers for reducing high speed and inputs in some streets and improve the traffic knowledge of citizens.                                                                                    https://gep.ui.ac.ir/article_22338_737a18dba01ce77dc5ead0098ba5a8cb.pdf