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<\/p>\nInitiated in line with the zero carbon objective by 2030, SUMP Izmir stepped out on the streets for the future of the city. Citizen forums identified Izmir’s sustainable transportation route, and awareness was raised on carbon emissions and environmentally friendly transportation vehicles in K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark.<\/p>\n
As part of the Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (EU Support to Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan-SUMP Izmir), implemented by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the European Union (EU), citizens discussed Izmir’s sustainable transportation goals for three days. Within the scope of “SUMP Izmir on the Street” activities organized by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Department of Transportation, forums were held in Buca and Kar\u015f\u0131yaka, and a series of awareness raising activities were organized in K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark.<\/p>\n
On the last day of the program, awareness raising and morale activities were held in K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark. The event was attended by Kadir Efe Oru\u00e7, Head of Transportation Department of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality; Nept\u00fcn Soyer, President of S.S. Izmir Village Coop Union; Selda Susal Saat\u00e7i, Anadolu Efes Group Corporate Communications and Relations Director; Turkey’s leading social media influencers, content producers, travel writers, university students, NGO representatives and many citizens.<\/p>\n
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Awareness event with 24 cars “Being a partner to the problem is as valuable as solving the problem”<\/strong> “We are working to achieve our zero carbon objective\u201d<\/strong> “We need to be part of President Soyer’s signature for zero carbon”\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cIzmir has a transportation vision that improves itself\u201d<\/strong> “Izmir is far ahead in sustainable transportation”\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cI applaud Izmir’s sustainable projects wholeheartedly\u201d<\/strong> “Implementation of the SUMP concept is crucial for livable cities”\u00a0<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Initiated in line with the zero carbon objective by 2030, SUMP Izmir stepped out on the streets for the future of the city. Citizen forums identified Izmir’s sustainable transportation route, and awareness was raised on carbon emissions and environmentally friendly transportation vehicles in K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark. As part of the Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (EU Support to Izmir Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan-SUMP Izmir), implemented by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with the European[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sump-izmir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1527,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions\/1527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Awareness was raised for carbon footprint with 24 cars, 24 bicycles and 1 bus brought to K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark. In the event, the space occupied in traffic by 24 passengers traveling in separate cars, a single bus and 24 separate bicycles was demonstrated while drawing attention to the carbon emissions of vehicles. A painting activity describing the carbon footprint was organized on the floor of K\u00fclt\u00fcrpark by the participants of the event. Afterwards, the bicycles brought to the area were painted to the delight of the participants. Citizens accompanied the bicycle painting activity with their own bicycles.<\/p>\n
\nKadir Efe Oru\u00e7, Head of Transportation Department of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, said: “In Izmir, these studies are carried out within the scope of the preparation of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. We refer to this as SUMP for short. We are carrying out this work with a very large team. We have tried to make analyses from many places on how we can ensure transportation and mobility in the long term for Izmir. We try to support our data with additional citizen forums. We had a participation of approximately 500 people in the citizen forums.”<\/p>\n
\nKadir Efe Oru\u00e7 said, “Izmir is a pioneering city in Turkey with its sustainable and clean energy resources and transportation infrastructure. It is a promising city in Turkey with its bicycle paths, sea and rail transportation. The vision of our Mayor Tun\u00e7 Soyer is in a position to lead us to a much better future. We are working to achieve our zero carbon targets in 2030 and 2050 with projects such as Buca Metro, Narl\u0131dere Metro, \u00c7i\u011fli Tram, new rail system projects, bicycle paths, electric passenger ferries.”<\/p>\n
\nThe President of Izmir Village Coop Union, Nept\u00fcn Soyer, who participated in the events and supported awareness raising activities for a sustainable future together with young people, said: \u201cIt is very important to have signed international agreements to reduce carbon emissions to zero in 2030 and 2050 under the leadership of Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tun\u00e7 Soyer. This signature of Tun\u00e7 Soyer, the Mayor of Izmir, is a signature that we should actually be in with the citizens. That is what we are trying to explain. We have university students. That’s the best thing. It is very valuable for people of that age group, with that awareness, to contribute. Today, we have seen together the space occupied by cars and bicycles in relation to the number of passengers carried by a bus. As we look at it, we see how much we have narrowed our living spaces in life and how little space we have left to breathe. That is what we are trying to explain.\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\nNept\u00fcn Soyer said, “Today I learned that Izmir is a city that can walk over 40 percent when we see the modal split. Izmir is a really walkable city. It is up to us to increase this percentage. So I am very happy to be here today. In Izmir, you can easily use the metro within the city. It is possible to get to Alsancak by taking the IZBAN, which operates from Alia\u011fa to Sel\u00e7uk and the airport. From Alsancak, you can either walk or take the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s transportation vehicles to anywhere in Izmir. In this sense, Izmir has a transportation vision that really improves itself and catches up with the international agenda.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.sumpizmir.org\/tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/23062023_125437_1.jpg\")
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\n\u201cBicycle transportation is very easy in Izmir\u201d<\/strong>
\nStating that bicycle transportation is a part of life in Izmir, Nept\u00fcn Soyer said, “Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is expanding and developing its system together with the public. Sometimes \u0130zmir Metropolitan Mayor Tun\u00e7 Soyer’s cycling is perceived as a fantasy. I find it very surprising. I will never forget the happiness of the bicycle I received as a report card gift when I started secondary school. So cycling is an important thing. It’s not just a hobby. You can use it on your way to work, school and in all areas of daily life. Bicycle transportation is very easy in Izmir and we have a local government that supports this.”<\/p>\n
\nChef Serpilay Salk\u0131m, who participated in the events for awareness-raising activities, said: “I have visited many cities; I can easily say that Izmir is far ahead of other cities in sustainable transportation especially with its trams and bicycle paths.\u00a0 There is also a positive thing about Alsancak. I can leave the car and get around by metro, tram, bus and my own scooter. If we have a concern for our future, we should all reduce our carbon footprint and switch to electric vehicles and public transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nExpert Dietitian Bet\u00fcl Karaku\u015f said, \u201cIt is very promising to highlight sustainable transportation and to increase environmentally friendly transportation. It is also our role to publicize these activities. I use the tram between my home and workplace and I share this every day. In addition to this, I am now thinking of including bicycles in my life for sustainable transportation. I wholeheartedly applaud Izmir’s sustainable projects. I thank our president for this. We encounter sustainability everywhere. Especially the public transportation network has a very important part in sustainable transportation. I think Izmir will be a pioneer in this regard.”<\/p>\n
\nAnadolu Efes Group’s Corporate Communications and Relations Director Selda Susal Saat\u00e7i, who contributed to SUMP by granting 24 bicycles, said: \u201cWhen we talk about transportation, we see that it has an important share in the carbon emissions of countries. Therefore, I think the implementation of the SUMP concept is important to create cleaner societies for cities and more livable cities for people. Creating social benefit and creating people-oriented value are also very important in Anadolu Efes’ 2030 sustainability goals. We are very happy to take part in this project. Izmir has a very special position for us. This is where we established our first factory, so our roots go back to this city. It is very precious for us.\u201d<\/p>\n