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Transportation and Land Use Research Scholar Elif Ensari has written “How Istanbul Builds Subways Cheap and Fast—and What U.S. Cities Can Learn” for Vision Zero Cities Journal. She concludes:
Istanbul’s experience demonstrates how standardized practices, institutional learning, flexible risk-sharing, and technology adoption can yield more efficient outcomes....There is no single solution to cost reduction, but international examples offer clear, recurring lessons. When cities build rail faster and cheaper, they can expand transit networks more rapidly, advancing safe mobility, reducing car dependency, improving access to opportunities, and accelerating progress toward Vision Zero and a sustainable urban future.