Participating towns and cities

Türkiye Karşıyaka, İzmir (Karsiyaka, İzmir) , Türkiye

Population:
346.264 inhabitants
Department:
sustainability office
Contact:
Melek Atar Duran
Assoc. Dr. Bahriye Üçok Bulvarı No: 5 Karsiyaka Izmir- Türkiye
35600 Karşıyaka, İzmir
(++90) 5059193526
Karşıyaka, İzmir (Karsiyaka, İzmir) already registered 8x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Participation 2023

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Karşıyaka, İzmir (Karsiyaka, İzmir) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
a preliminary evaluation will be made to find out the citizen's reaction on a street that will be organized as a pedestrian priority arrangement and as a bicycle path

sport activities, several
16 September
Yamanlar Trekking Activity
17 September
Fancy Women Bicycle Tour
18 September
the starting event of the 'distance decked by bicycle between units competition' which will last all week within the municipality
19 September
information training for children about clean energy sources and a field trip to Solar Power Plants of our Municipality
20 September
'Street İs Yours' Activity with designing street workshop
22 September
Car Free Day Activities

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Karşıyaka, İzmir (Karsiyaka, 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
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Public transport services
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools planned
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
Enlargement of pavements implemented
Removal of architectonic barriers implemented
Launch of accessibility plans implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles implemented
Freight distribution
Introducing cargo bikes implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of school travel plans planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Karşıyaka, İzmir (Karsiyaka, 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.