Detailed description (English): A 150 km bicycle road network was implemented by GMM.
Presentations & activities were provided for 50.000 students and NGOs.
A free-floating bike-sharing system was initiated with 108 bicycles and 7 bicycle stations.
A bicycle counter was installed on a bicycle route.
Bicycle parking stations were placed in AVMs.
The Transportation Department was awarded the “Cycle-Friendly Employer Certificate (Gold Level)” by the ECF. To encourage GMM personnel for cycling, folding bicycles are distributed and a monthly bonus is given to those commuting to work by bicycle.
GMM contributed to the project for the Erasmus+ Sports Program, and the Social Active Cycling Team Project. With the Erasmus+ SACT Project, a “Cycling Awareness Tour” was organized on the social and gastronomic route.
To achieve intermodal integration, you can ride on public vehicles with bicycles at any time of the day.
The “E-Bike” application was launched, through which the users are getting awards.
Besides awareness and infrastructure works, it is aimed to distribute 100.000 bicycles by the end of 2022 to increase bicycle use.
Correspondences and negotiations with the Ministry are ongoing to join the EuroVelo network for promoting bicycle tourism.
Each year, cycling activities are held on special occasions such as World Cyclists Day and European Mobility Week.
The “Directorate of Accessibility” was established.
The bidding process for "Preparation of Micro Mobility Vehicles and Pedestrian Transportation Action Master Plan" was initiated.
A total of 70 km of separated bicycle lanes has been taken into service.
Target group(s): The target groups of this project are all citizens, including children, youth, and adults. Furthermore, visuall-impaired people and disadvantaged groups have participated in the project via tandem bicycles. The activities also have been conducted to enable small-scale business owners (such as bakery, grocery store, etc.) to deliver their orders in the safest way.
Objectives: The “Pedal for Your Future” project was carried out to promote the use of bicycles in the city, to increase the variety of transport modes, to ensure sustainable mobility, as well as to reduce emissions. The “Pedal for Your Future” project is a vision project. It is planned that the works initiated in 2021 will continue in the future. In this regard, it is targeted to increase the prevalence of bicycle use while reducing the rate of private vehicle use in Gaziantep through infrastructure and awareness works focused on all citizens in the city. Therefore, “Green City” and “Livable City” commitments are aligned with Gaziantep's vision.
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality (GMM) is the public institution in Türkiye to be deemed worthy of the “Cycle-Friendly Employer Certificate (Gold Level)”. In this respect, efforts have been strived to encourage other governmental institutions in Gaziantep and neighboring provinces to promote the use of bicycles.
Partner: Gaziantep Governorship
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Union of Municipalities of Türkiye
Provincial Directorate of Security
Provincial Directorate of National Education
District and Neighboring Municipalities
European Cycling Federation
Gaziantep University
Hasan Kalyoncu University
Sanko University
Islamic University of Science and Technology
Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection Association (ENVERÇEVKO)
Occupational Groups and Chambers
Non-Governmental Organizations
Cyclists Association
Co-pedal Association
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