Activities within the week
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul)
organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020, taking into account the annual theme.
16 September
1. Bicycle Municipal Police Units: Our Municipal Polices will use a bicycle to travel within the city limits and also on the beach, during the Mobility Week. After that, bicycle usage will be constant for the Municipal Police.2. Bicycle Municipal Police Units: Our Municipal Polices will use a bicycle to travel within the city limits and also on the beach, during the Mobility Week. After that, bicycle usage will be constant for the Municipal Police.
2. Municipal Building Without Elevators: The elevators in the Municipal buildings will be closed during the Mobility Week. Therefore, our personnel and the citizens will be encouraged to use stairs for a healthier life.
17 September
1. Online Sports Training: As the Covid-19 pandemic affects our lives, the activities where citizens come together are restricted. Thus, we have started online sports training such as aerobics, yoga, pilates, and zumba to keep our citizens fit and healthy in their environments.
2. Municipal Building Without Elevators: The elevators in the Municipal buildings will be closed during the Mobility Week. Therefore, our personnel and the
18 September
1. Online Sports Training: As the Covid-19 pandemic affects our lives, the activities where citizens come together are restricted. Thus, we have started online sports training such as aerobics, yoga, pilates, and zumba to keep our citizens fit and healthy in their environments.
2. Municipal Building Without Elevators: The elevators in the Municipal buildings will be closed during the Mobility Week. Therefore, our personnel and the
19 September
1. Safe Bicycle Riding and Basic Bicycle Maintenance Education: Online training will be held to increase bicycle usage on the traffic. This training will also include how to safely ride a bicycle on the traffic and basic maintenance of the bicycles.
2. Pedaling to the History: We have organized a cycle-tour for both visiting and photographing the historical places around Büyükçekmece.
20 September
Bicycle Festival: We will hold day-long activities on the Uğur Mumcu Avenue, which will be closed to the vehicles as a part of the Car-Free Day.
21 September
1.Bicycle Re-Homing: We will collect the broken or idle bicycles from our citizens to repair and give it to the people who are willing to use it as a mean of transportation.
2. Municipal Building Without Elevators: The elevators in the Municipal buildings will be closed during the Mobility Week. Therefore, our personnel and the
22 September
1.Bicycle Is My Transportation Vehicle: The personnel, who regularly uses bicycle or zero-emission vehicles to come to work will be rewarded. Thereby, we will be able to change the transportation habits of the personnel who comes with their vehicles to work.
2. Municipal Building Without Elevators: The elevators in the Municipal buildings will be closed during the Mobility Week. Therefore, our personnel and the
Permanent measures
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul)
implements 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)
planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes
planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
planned
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)
planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
planned
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools
Reduction of outside parking zones
planned
Elaboration of new residential areas
planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements
Create wheelchair ramps
Lowering of pavements
planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
planned
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner)
planned
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns
Elaboration of educational materials
planned
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders
planned
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers
Permanent access restriction to city centres
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places
planned
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas
planned
Car-free day
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul)
carries out a Car-Free Day 2020 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul)
, Turkey
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