Participating towns and cities

TürkiyeBalçova, İzmir, Türkiye

Website:
www.balcova.bel.tr
Population:
80.000 inhabitants
Department:
Sport Directorate
Contact:
Pınar Arslan
Cengiz Topel Sokak No:1 Balçova-İzmir-Türkiye
23430 Balçova, İzmir
(++90) 5320612062
Balçova, İzmir already registered 4x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2024 2023 2022 2021

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Balçova, İzmir organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
plates, yoga, walking activities
19 September
outdoor plates event 100 people
20 September
outdoor plates event 100 people
21 September
hiking with mothers and their children

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Balçova, İzmir implements, planned or promotes 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) implemented
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems implemented
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes implemented
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
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) planned
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) implemented
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport implemented
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
The development of accessible transport services for all planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools planned
Create park and ride stations implemented
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements planned
Lowering of pavements planned
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights planned
Removal of architectonic barriers planned
Launch of accessibility plans planned
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility planned
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes implemented
Use of clean vehicles planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution implemented
Use of clean vehicles planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers planned
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas planned
Create systems for buses and walking trains implemented
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Balçova, İzmir carries out a Car-free day 2023 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.