Participating towns and cities

TurkeyBalçova, İzmir, Turkey

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 3x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 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 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)
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc)
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc)
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)
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets
Development of new technologies to improve public transport
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes
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
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking
Elaboration of new residential areas
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme
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
Use of clean vehicles planned
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles planned
Introducing cargo bikes planned
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans
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
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places

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.