Activities within the week
Yunusemre, Manisa (Yunusemre / Manisa)
organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, taking into account the annual theme.
22 September
The European Mobility Week coincides with the Traditional Yuntdağı Oil Wrestling Fest which is helding every year by Yunusemre Municipality. There are at least 300 wrestlers participating in this event and approximately 20.000 people from different cities near Manisa province come for watching the wrestling fest. As helding a sports festival in our province in the same week, The European Mobility Week will attract a lot of attention and awareness.
Planned activities for 2018 European Mobility Week by Yunusemre Municipality:
Cycling Tour: All district people who are cycling will be invited to the event which will be held on September 23th. A city tour will be organized with the safety and health measures. The tour will start from Municipal Campus area and end in wrestling arena. The participation of relevant NGOs will also be encouraged.
It is aimed to raise awareness on urban mobility and increase the contribution to the economy through the spread of bicycle usage, promotion sportive events, fight against obesity, clean / environmental transportation, reduction of gasoline / diesel consumption.
Various visibility materials will be used related with European Mobility Week as t-shirts, hats, banners etc.
Permanent measures
Yunusemre, Manisa (Yunusemre / Manisa)
implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
Extension or creation of new greenways
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Car-free day
Yunusemre, Manisa (Yunusemre / Manisa)
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.
Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
In order to carry out a Car-Free Day event one Street will be closed to traffic, and opened it to pedestrians on 22 September to mark our city as part of World Car-Free Day. Under the leadership of Mayor Dr. Mehmet Çerçi, a "Walking" event will be organized with provincial and district protocol, sister city representatives, sportsmen and citizens. The participation of relevant NGOs will also be encouraged.
Various visibility materials will be used related with European Mobility Week as t-shirts, hats, banners etc.
Yunusemre, Manisa (Yunusemre / Manisa)
, Turkey