Activities within the week
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)
organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
- Painting of Pedestrian Roads in Beşiktaş and Kadıköy
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs, billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
17 September
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs,billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
18 September
- Cycling Training at Yenikapı Bcycle House
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs, billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
19 September
- Cycling Training at Yenikapı Bcycle House
- Virtual Run in İstanbul
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs, billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
20 September
- İstanbul Half Marathon
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs,billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- Cycling Training at Yenikapı Bcycle House
- Virtual Run in İstanbul
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
21 September
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs, billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
22 September
- Organizing campaigns and preparing visuals to raise awareness about European Mobility Week through multiple channels such as via IMM’s official web sites, social media accounts, Variable Message Signs, mobile applications, Call Center IVR System, billboards
- Measure and compare the air quality and noise level to identify the effects of pedestrianisation project
- Car Free Day (Beşiktaş - Ortabahçe Street- Ihlamurdere Street)
- "Sports in the City" photo contest with Directorate of Parks and Gardens
- 50% discount of bike rental points in the city
- Live exercises on Instagram on weekdays with Spor Istanbul
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)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes
planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes
planned
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)
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
planned
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
planned
The development of accessible transport services for all
planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
planned
Reduction of outside parking zones
planned
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
planned
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme
planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
planned
Create wheelchair ramps
planned
Lowering of pavements
planned
Enlargement of pavements
planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
planned
Removal of architectonic barriers
planned
Launch of accessibility plans
planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes
planned
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc)
planned
Use of clean vehicles
planned
Charging points for electric vehicles
planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
planned
Testing automated vehicles
planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles
planned
Create new platforms for freight transfer
Introducing cargo bikes
planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
planned
Adoption of school travel plans
planned
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres
planned
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas
planned
Create systems for buses and walking trains
planned
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
Car-free day
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)
carries out a Car-Free Day 2020 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