Participating towns and cities

TurkeyBaşakşehir, İstanbul, Turkey

Website:
www.basaksehir.bel.tr
Population:
469.924 inhabitants
Department:
Foreign Relations and Project Management
Contact:
Muhlis Özkan
Başakşehir Belediyesi Bahçeşehir Hizmet Binası Bahçeşehir 2. Kısım Mh. Şehit Polis Gaffar Okkan Cd. No:5 Başakşehir
34488 Başakşehir, İstanbul
(++90) 05424852147
Başakşehir, İstanbul already registered 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2022 2021 2020

Participation 2020

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Başakşehir, İstanbul 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 planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) planned
Installation of charging points for e-bikes 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 services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
The development of accessible transport services for all
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
Enlargement of pavements
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights
Removal of architectonic barriers
Launch of accessibility plans
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
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 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

Başakşehir, İstanbul 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.