Tbilisi Vice Mayor Giorgi Tkemaladze says the city is prioritizing a balanced approach to urban mobility, ensuring equal access to public space for public transport, pedestrians, and private vehicles. Speaking about the capital’s ongoing transport reforms, he highlighted the city’s commitment to a multimodal street design strategy.
“Multimodal street design is the principle by which we have been rehabilitating streets and avenues for many years,” Tkemaladze said. “It ensures that the transport space serves all users -public transport, pedestrians, and private cars - with equal consideration. We have achieved significant results with this principle.”
According to Tkemaladze, 18 major streets and squares, including Tsereteli, Melikishvili, and Ketevan Dedopali Avenues, Heroes Square, and University Street, have been developed using this inclusive design approach. The city has also introduced 81 kilometers of dedicated bus lanes and nearly 40 kilometers of bicycle lanes to improve transport accessibility and reduce congestion.
The Vice Mayor also discussed the rollout of the Smart Traffic Lights (Intelligent Transport System, ITS) project, which aims to enhance traffic flow through AI-based signal management.
“As a result of the new smart traffic lights, we are seeing smoother traffic flow at several key junctions,” he said, noting that an AI-powered traffic light is already in operation at the intersection connecting Heroes Square with Tamarashvili and Chabua Amirejibi streets.
The city’s transport strategy reflects a growing focus on sustainable urban development and improved mobility infrastructure, aligning with international standards for inclusive city planning.
