Activities within the week
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)
organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
- Measure and Compare the Air Quality and Noise Level
- Electric Vehicle Test Drive with Public
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Travelling Istanbul Using Public Transport in Cooperation with İstanbul Bicycle Association
17 September
- Measure and Compare Air Quality and Noise Level
- Getting to Work by Electric Vehicle Sharing+Walking
- Getting to Work with Public Transport+IMM's Shuttle Bus
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- European Mobility Week Information Desk in Metro/Tram Stations
- Sports Activities with Public
- Bike Cargo
18 September
- Getting to Work by Electric Vehicle+Public Transport
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Coming to Work by Bicycle (IMM's Managers and staff) + Breakfast
- Interview with Managers, Doctors and Bikers on IMM's Traffic Radio
- Detection of Defects on the Roads by Walking
- Getting to Work by Public Transport+by Bicycle
19 September
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week+Project EDWARD Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Promoting "Project EDWARD"
- Free Bicycle and Parking Lots on Park and Ride Points
- Training Children and Disabled People at Topkapı Traffic Education Park
- Painting Activity with Children at Topkapı Traffic Education Park
- Interview with Managers, Doctors and Bikers on IMM's Traffic Radio
- Launching of Bicycle Sharing System
20 September
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Interview with Managers, Doctors and Bikers on IMM's Traffic Radio
- Interview about IETT's Autonomous Vehicle
- Bike Cargo with "Yurtiçi Cargo Company"
21 September
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Interview with Managers, Doctors and Bikers on IMM's Traffic Radio
- Thematic Academic Session at IMM's Bakırköy Building
- Getting to Work with Disabled Staff of IMM + Crossing Street Using Audible Pedestrian Button for the Disabled
- Putting Sign Board at IMM's Bakırköy Building to Share Travel & Multimodality Experience in İstanbul
- Visiting Metro Control Centre with Students
22 September
- Car Free Day
- Bicycle Tour with İstanbul Bicycle Association
- Award Ceremony
- Discount on Public Transport
- Free Bicycle Rental
- Social Media Shares (Promotion / Getting Awareness About Using Different Transport Modes in İstanbul's Traffic)
- Make Social Media Questionnaire
- Display European Mobility Week Visuals on Variable Message Signs/ Web Site Banners / Overpasses
- Interview with Managers, Doctors and Bikers on IMM's Traffic Radio
Permanent measures
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul 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
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Fitting-rooms for cyclists at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Bakırköy Building and at Istanbul Bicycle Association Building
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc)
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
A training program was started to train all public transport drivers in Istanbul so that they become aware of environmental conditions caused by their driving behaviours.
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Create park and ride stations
Accessibilities
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New Traffic Education Park in Bağcılar was put into service which gives educartion to children including disabled people.
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Testing automated vehicles
Mobility management
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
Climate Change Trainings for municipality's staff was performed by IMM. Climate Change Action Plan for Istanbul was completed. A shuttle bus service was put into service by IMM between Bakırköy Buildi
Car-free day
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)
carries out a Car-Free Day 2018 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)
, Turkey
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