Participating towns and cities

TurkeySancaktepe, İstanbul, Turkey

Website:
www.sancaktepe.istanbul
Population:
436.733 inhabitants
Department:
Foreign Relations Department
Contact:
Yunus KUL
Abdurrahman Gazi Mah.Enderun Cad.No:2 Sancaktepe-İstanbul
34887 Sancaktepe, İstanbul
(++90) 5435033150
Sancaktepe, İstanbul already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Participation 2021

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Sancaktepe, İstanbul organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2021, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Promotion of European Mobility Week in schools and public spaces in our district. Reducing carbon emissions and taking attention to global warming. Raising awareness by focusing on a topic for each day of the week.
17 September
Giving information on the importance of our district within the scope of the European Mobility Week 2021 Theme Sustainable Transportation, Healthy and Safe Mobility
18 September
Walking to schools for a car-free day and encouraging cycling with gifts and rewards.
19 September
Since it is Sunday, sports and walking activities are carried out throughout the day in our district with the slogan of "Move Together".
20 September
On the first working day of the week, with the title of "Walk to the Future with Health", we encourage walking for short distances in our district, especially the employees.
21 September
Taking attention to safe mobility with students, especially around schools and pedestrian crossings, with the title of “Notice Me”.
22 September
On the last day of the European Mobility Week, we invited everyone in our district, students, young people, the elderly, children, employees, housewives, and closed the streets and bicycle tours and walking activities were organized.Events were held in a festive mood with titles such as “Pedal to the Future”, “Walk to the Future with Health”, “Move Safely”.For the purpose of EMW, attention was drawn to Sustainable transportation and the contribution of movement to health.At the same time, emphasis was placed on "Safe Mobility".Awareness was created with a wider participation by combining the activities focusing on a single topic throughout the week in this last event.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Sancaktepe, 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
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 planned
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
Reduction of outside parking zones planned
Create park and ride stations planned
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
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
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes planned
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) planned
Use of clean vehicles
Charging points for electric vehicles planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution planned
Use of clean vehicles
Create new platforms for freight transfer planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans planned
Adoption of school travel plans
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Elaboration of educational materials
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
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 planned

Car-free day Car-free day

Sancaktepe, İstanbul 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.