Participating towns and cities

TurkeyYenişehir, Mersin, Turkey

Population:
1.891.145 inhabitants
Department:
Gençlik ve Spor Hizmetleri Müdürlüğü
Contact:
EDİP KUNT
Limonluk 36. cadde no/3 Yenişehir/MERSİN
33120 Yenişehir, Mersin
(++90) 5529450297
Yenişehir, Mersin already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020

Participation 2020

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Yenişehir, Mersin organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Saat 19:30'da Forum AVM önünde Hareketlilik Haftasının duyurulması için Zumba etkinliği düzenlenecek.
At 19:30, a Zumba event will be held in front of the Forum Shopping Center to announce Mobility Week.
17 September
Saat 11:00'de Mersin Kültür Parkında sağlıklı yaşama dikkat çekmek için yoga seansı düzenlenecek.
At 11:00, a yoga session will be held in Mersin Cultural Park to draw attention to a healthy life.
18 September
Saat 18:00'da Piri Reis Parkında sağlıklı yaşam ve hareketliliğe dikkat çekmek için toplu pilates seansı düzenlenecek.
At 18:00, a group pilates session will be held in Piri Reis Park to draw attention to healthy life and mobility.
19 September
Saat 17:00'da World Clean Up Day / Dünya Temizlik Günü kapsamında Yenişehir Belediye personeli ile toplu temizlik etkinliği düzenlenecek.
At 17:00, a collective cleaning event will be organized with Yenişehir Municipality staff as part of the World Clean Up Day.
20 September
Saat 09:00'da Belediye personeli ile Hareketlilik Haftası Kapsamında Yenişehir sahil boyunca Özgecan Barış Meydanından Marina'ya kadar sosyal mesafeli sağlık yürüyüşü düzenlenecek.
At 09:00, a social distance health walk will be organized along the Yenişehir coast from Özgecan Barış Square to the Marina within the scope of Mobility Week with the Municipality staff.
21 September
Saat 15:00'da Atatürk Kültür Merkezinde çocuklar için doğa ve ekoloji konulu “Masal Gezginleri” interaktif gösteri düzenlenecek.
At 15:00, an interactive show called “Fairy Tale Travelers” on nature and ecology will be held for children at the Atatürk Kültür Merkezi.
22 September
World Car Free Day/Dünya Otomobilsiz Yaşam Gününde karbon emisyon seviyesinin düşürülmesini vurgulamak için Yenişehir Belediyesi çalışanları işe yürüyerek, bisikletle veya toplu taşıma/servis kullanarak gelecek.
Yenişehir Municipality employees will come to work on foot, by bicycle or by using public transportation / service to emphasize the reduction of carbon emission levels on World Car Free Day.

Saat 19:00 – 20:30 arasında Mersin Bisiklet Derneği ile Yenişehir Belediye binasından hareket ederek, Kushimoto Sokağına ulaşacak bisiklet korteji düzenlenecek. Trafiğe kapatılacak Kushimoto Sokağında, Hareketlilik Haftasına dikkat çekilecek Bisiklet Etkinliği ve Dans Gösterileri düzenlenecek.
Between 19:00 and 20:30, a bicycle cortege will be held, which will depart from Mersin Bicycle Association and Yenişehir Municipality building and reach Kushimoto Street. In Kushimoto Street, which will be closed to traffic, Bicycle Event and Dance Shows, which will highlight Mobility Week, will be held.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Yenişehir, Mersin 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) planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) 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 planned
Public transport services
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Create park and ride stations planned
Elaboration of new residential areas planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements planned
Enlargement of pavements planned
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Use of clean vehicles planned
Create new platforms for freight transfer planned
Introducing cargo bikes
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
Adoption of school travel plans
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
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
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 planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas

Car-free day Car-free day

Yenişehir, Mersin 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.