Participating towns and cities

Turkey Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality) , Turkey

Population:
2.118.343 inhabitants
Department:
Transportation Department
Contact:
Nur Melike CANSEVER
Serdar mahallesi istanbul karayolu caddesi no:57 İzmit/Kocaeli
41190 Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi
(++90) 02623226809
Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality) already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2010 2009 2002

Participation 2009

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2009, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Izmit Municipality 's main target is to contribute to reduce urban mass and traffic noise in the city center by increasing bicycle use and also physical activity for more healthy people regarding to provide much better living conditions , to provide regular and Certified training about cycling for road safety of bicycle drivers. Thus, with the conservation of fossil fuels and more cleaner air will provide to be avoid and contribute to the sustainable climate change . We plan to get start practical trainings for the citizens in order to get education about cycling in safety in teh city center. We also want to encourage bicycle use mostly in their daily life.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality) implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Pedestrianisation
Extension or creation of new greenways
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Accessibilities
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)

Car-free day Car-free day

Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality) carries out a Car-Free Day 2009 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
İzmit city is a county city and there are many car in use in the city center. We plan to get parking areas out of the city center in our urbal city planning.