Izmir Metropolitan Municipality addresses the future of Izmir with citizens for sustainable transportation with a participatory democracy approach. On June 20 – 23, citizen forums will be organized in Buca and Karşıyaka with the slogan “SUMP Izmir on the Street”. A series of awareness-raising events will be held in Kültürpark.
The Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (EU Support to Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan-SUMP Izmir) project, which is carried out by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the European Union (EU), is reaching out to the streets for the active participation of citizens in sustainable transportation. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Department of Transportation will organize events with the slogan “SUMP Izmir on the Street” between June 20 – 23. During the activities, ideas will be shared on how the future of Izmir will be shaped by the work to be done to create a sustainable transportation system.
Citizen forums in Buca and Karşıyaka
The first of the forums, in which all citizens can participate, will be held on Tuesday, June 20 in Buca Hasanağa Park. The Karşıyaka Citizen Forum will be held on Wednesday, June 21 between 14.00-20.00 at the square where Karşıyaka Atatürk Monument is located.
Awareness activities for sustainable transportation in Kültürpark
Within the scope of “SUMP Izmir on the Street” events, a series of awareness activities will be organized in Kültürpark from June 19 to June 23. In order to increase the visibility of the project, an awareness and moral work will be held in Kültürpark on Thursday, June 22 with the participation of famous social media influencers, travel writers and content creators. Within the scope of the awareness-raising study, there will be a study on the area occupied by bus-automobile-bicycle-scooter-pedestrian transportation modes in traffic and how much traffic and emissions will decrease if sustainable transportation modes are chosen for urban trips. Within the scope of the events, many activities such as floor painting and bicycle painting will be organized in Kültürpark.
