Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will introduce the Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, which it started working with the European Union, to the press on 22 September. The plan, which will be completed in 2 years, will enable the city to be safer, cleaner and more accessible, while allowing the institution to find international loans more easily and to improve its institutional capacity. Car Free City Day will also be celebrated on the same day.
Continuing its efforts to make the city sustainable, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will introduce the Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP Izmir), which it carries out with the European Union (EU), on the last day of the September 16-22 European Mobility Week. . Head of EU Delegation to Turkey, Ambassador Meyer-Landrut, hosted the meeting, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor. Tunç Soyer will undertake.
The SUMP Izmir support project, financed by the Republic of Turkey and the EU, aims to contribute to the livability and sustainability of the city through safer, cleaner, accessible and cheaper mobility.
will be created with a common mind
SUMP İzmir, which has stages such as scoping and collecting human-oriented mobility data, developing strategy, creating action plans and capacity building, will be completed in 2 years. The plan will be a strategic document and will enable the institution to find international loans more easily and to improve its institutional capacity. The plan, which focuses on common sense, will be created with 200 stakeholders, from non-governmental organizations in the city to professional chambers.
The contract for the EU Support for the Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan Project was signed on June 21, 2022, between an international consortium of companies from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Turkey, and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the General Directorate of EU and Foreign Relations, the EU Investments Department.
BISIMs are free on Car Free City Day
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will celebrate the Car Free Day after the SUMP launch, on the last day of the European Mobility Week, which will be promoted with activities throughout the week. Gaziosmanpaşa Boulevard, which will be closed to traffic on the ninth Car-Free City Day held in İzmir, will be the address of activities that will last all day long, from children's yoga to zumba, from the slowest bike tournament to the thai-tay bike tournament. On the Car Free City Day, BISIM bicycles will serve free of charge.
European Mobility Week starts tomorrow
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will organize awareness events during the European Mobility Week. The calendar of events for the week starting tomorrow is as follows:
Friday, September 16 Selçuk – Pedal to School
Selçuk Cumhuriyet Primary School students will pedal to school at 12:00 under the supervision of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality personnel.
Saturday, September 17 Izmir city center bike tour
Cycling lovers will meet in front of Konak Clock Tower at 18:00 and ride 7,5 kilometers to İnciraltı Urban Forest.
19-20-21 September “Pedal to Work”
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality staff will cycle to work for three days to spread awareness throughout the city.
Thursday, September 22, Car Free Day
Activities will be held on Gaziosmanpaşa Boulevard starting from 10.00:XNUMX in the morning.
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