Participating towns and cities

Türkiye Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) , Türkiye

Website:
http://bcekmece.bel.tr/
Population:
310.000 inhabitants
Department:
Directorate of Foreign Relations
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2014 2013 2002

Participation 2018

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.

16 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities,
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
17 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
18 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
Elevators to be switched off in public buildings to support mobility
19 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
Elevators to be switched off in public buildings to support mobility
Providing mobility to office workers with Office Yoga
20 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
Active Life via Morning Sports with the Municipal Personnel
Providing mobility to office workers with Office Yoga
21 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
Municipal Service vehicles not to work for a day (Except the Emergency Service Vehicles)
Providing mobility to office workers with Office Yoga
Movement Cortege
22 September
Drawing attention through awareness activities
Municipal Personnel to use bicycles for short distance work
Municipal Police and Security Personnel to use bicycle during the work hours
Municipal Service vehicles not to work for a day (Except the Emergency Service Vehicles)
City Bicycle Tour

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) 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 implemented
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) implemented
Extension or creation of new greenways implemented
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools implemented
Elaboration of new residential areas implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Create wheelchair ramps implemented
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) implemented
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans implemented
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns implemented
Permanent access restriction to city centres implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) carries out a Car-free day 2018 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.