Participating towns and cities

Turkey İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Izmir Metropolitan Municipality) , Turkey

Population:
4.367.251 inhabitants
Department:
Sustainable Transportation Planning Department
Contact:
Demet Burçin GEZGİN
Mimar Sinan Mahallesi 9 Eylül Meydanı No:9/1 Kültürpark içi 1 no'lu Hol
35250 İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi
+90 232 293 9120
İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Izmir Metropolitan Municipality) already registered 13x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2012 2009 2002

Participation 2021

Activities within the week Activities within the week

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Izmir Metropolitan Municipality) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2021, taking into account the annual theme.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Izmir 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
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
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools planned
Create park and ride stations
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking planned
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 planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles planned
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers planned
Permanent access restriction to city centres planned

Car-free day Car-free day

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Izmir Metropolitan Municipality) carries out a Car-Free Day 2021 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.