IMM continues the maintenance, repair and renovation works on the destroyed bicycle and pedestrian roads on the Bakırköy coast. In about two weeks, the renewal of the 4 thousand 600 meters road was completed. The rest of the route is the shortest zamAt the moment, efforts were accelerated to put it into service for Istanbulites.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) continues the maintenance and repair of bicycle and pedestrian roads on the Bakırköy coast. In the works that started two weeks ago, a renovation process has been carried out on a 4 thousand 600 meters route from Yesilyurt to Basınköy. Bicycle roads, which were destroyed due to sea cranes, garbage trucks, loading vehicles, sea water and climate conditions, were once again put into the service of 16 million people of Istanbul. IMM Road Maintenance and Department continues its maintenance and repair works on the entire coastline in order to increase the living standards of citizens. The shortest of other destroyed bicycle paths zamIt aims to make it available to citizens again at the moment.
BICYCLE WILL BE A PART OF TRANSPORTATION
In the new period, IMM carried out many new works with the understanding of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, "We will make the bicycle a part of transportation in Istanbul". First of all, the Istanbul Cycling Workshop was launched in order to map the projects. Within the scope of the workshop, the opinions and suggestions of experts, institutions, non-governmental organizations, trade associations, companies and bicycle users were received. A road map was created in order to expand the use of bicycles in Istanbul and to develop bicycle paths, by working together with a participatory approach.
INCLUDED IN THE EUROPEAN BICYCLE NETWORK
In addition, studies have been initiated to be included in the European bicycle routes network "EuroVelo" supported by the European Union (EU) and defined as a "Sustainable Tourism" project. Efforts are underway for admission to this route that will improve cycling culture and contribute to sustainable tourism and transportation.
BICYCLE DIRECTORATE ESTABLISHED
Again, in order to use and popularize the bicycle as a form of transportation in Istanbul; 'Cycling Chief' was established under the roof of IMM Transportation Department. The unit, which carries out planning and project studies in line with the development of Istanbul's bicycle transportation infrastructure, also carries out communication / awareness studies in order for the bicycle culture to become widespread in our city and for the bicycle to be accepted as a means of transportation by the wider segments of the society.
ISBIKE NETWORK IS GROWING
The "Smart Bicycle" pocket application was made more ergonomic and offered to citizens. Work has been initiated to increase the ISBIKE system, which has 150 stops and 1500 bicycles, to 300 stops and 3 thousand bicycle capacity.
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