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Istanbul – Turkey

Key word: active mobility

Main characteristics:

  • Almost 16 M inhabitant
  • Geographically connects The Europe and The Asia continents through the Bosphorus with 3 bridges and one underwater tunnel – 65% of Istanbul’s land area in on Europe and the rest of the 35% is on Asia.
  • Has a hilly topography.
  • One of the densest vertical urbanisation among the cities of the world. 
  • Has rich cultural history since it played an important role throughout the centuries. Attracts lots of domestic and foreign tourists.

Challenges to tackle:

  • Since İstanbul is so densely populated, transportation of the inhabitants environmentally becomes a great challenge. Amongst 11,6 million trips performed each day, only 28% are made by public transportation and 0,5% by bicycle.
  • People are uneducated and confused about how to share lanes with bicycles, and cyclists where to cycle and where not to cycle.    

Main goals of the LL:

  • Improving the existing bicycle paths. 
  • Educating people about cycling is not only for recreational use but a mode of transportation.
  • Creating the mentality of respecting cyclists in traffic among the inhabitants of city of İstanbul, is a must for the safety of cyclists and pedestrians around them.
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