OBJECTIVE
It is aimed to encourage the people of İzmir to sustainable transportation by promoting electric vehicles and bicycles in urban transportation.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Within the scope of free and discounted transportation opportunities in public transportation; Discounted transportation on the ferry has been applied to cyclists.

START DATE
September 2020

COMPLETED
The number of citizens who prefer the environmental friendly means of transportation, which is taking the ferry with the bicycle, has gradually increased with the application. In March, a record number was reached. While the number of citizens who prefer to take the ferry with their bicycles was 7 thousand 14 in March of 2021, this rate increased one hundred percent in March 2022 and reached 14 thousand 456. In the first three months of 2021, the number of boarding was 19 thousand 469, and it has increased by 82 percent in the first three months of 2022 to 35 thousand 380.

OBJECTIVE
Providing economical transportation opportunities to our citizens

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Applying 50% discount on all tariffs between 05.00 – 07.00 19.00-20.00 to make public transportation appealing, and to spread the heavy usage of public transport during rush hours over a longer time period

BUDGET (TL)
The institution waives its tariff revenues. Approximately 30 Million TL per year

OBJECTIVE
Providing economical transportation opportunities to our citizens

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Applying 50% discount on all tariffs between 05.00 – 07.00 19.00-20.00 to make public transportation appealing, and to spread the heavy usage of public transport during rush hours over a longer time period

BUDGET (TL)
The institution waives its tariff revenues. Approximately 30 Million TL per year

OBJECTIVE
With the vision of “a city that breathes 24 hours a day”, it is aimed to make life easier in İzmir with the “Owl Services” in maritime transportation and rail system, as well as buses, in order to provide the citizens with the opportunity to move around the clock. 24/7 public transportation

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
The “Owl Services” , which are valid on buses within the scope of the “Public Transportation Mobilization” of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, are also implemented in the maritime transportation and rail system. In this context, the ferries operating between Karşıyaka-Alsancak, Karşıyaka Tram and İzmir Metro have started night services. Our night services continue on main lines 910 (Gaziemir – Konak), 920 (Çiğli – Konak), 930 (Bornova – Konak), 940 (Buca – Konak) and 950 (Narlıdere Konak).

START DATE
26/04/2019

COMPLETED
On the ferries, the Owl Services makes additional trips between Karşıyaka and Alsancak, three days a week, starting from midnight, the last ferry departure at 03.00.
There are night services on the Karşıyaka Tram, three days a week, and ferry-tram integration has also been provided.
Within the framework of the night services applied in the Metro on Friday and Saturday, two additional trips were organized at night.

OBJECTIVE
Ensuring disadvantaged groups to easily benefit from public transportation

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
All buses in our fleet have wheelchair ramps and areas where wheelchairs can travel safely.

OBJECTIVE
It is aimed to make transportation services more preferable with the possibility of taking the public transportation vehicles with contactless credit, debit and prepaid cards.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality; with the cooperation of Visa and İşbank, the convenience of taking public transportation vehicles with contactless credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards throughout the city is expanding. The system, which has been applied since January on the ESHOT bus lines operating to Adnan Menderes Airport and at the Üçkuyular Ferry Pier ticket offices for a while, will be available on ESHOT and İZULAŞ buses, metro, tram and İZDENİZ ships as of Sunday, June 5th.

START DATE
05/06/2022

OBJECTIVE
Ensuring comfortable bus use for disabled passengers

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
It is an application where visually impaired passengers with the “Disabled İzmirim Card” can send a notification to the bus they want to take, it notifies the bus driver about which stop the passanger is waiting, and through the audible warning, visually impaired person can learn that their bus has arrived at the bus stop without needing help. The system also notifies the visually impaired passenger at the stop they want to get off at. The application has been put into service via ESHOT Mobile.

START DATE
02/11/2021

OBJECTIVE
Ensuring uninterrupted and safe travel of passengers by integrating transportation modes with transfer points and parking areas

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
With the Alsancak Indoor Parking Lot Service System, free ring services are available connecting the 4 indoor parking lots in Alsancak. In addition, other applications and bike rack application are implemented by installing bike racks on the front of the buses for cyclists, providing comfortable and convenient travel to cyclists.

COMPLETED
İzmir Konak Alsancak Park and continue with shuttle buses system,
Bike rack applications in 60 solo buses and in 5 different regions in total in İzmir at the first phase,
Bicycle entry application in certain railway carriages

OBJECTIVE
It is envisaged that the Transportation Integration Center will be designed as a management and operation center building that coordinates İzmir’s public transportation network.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Transportation Integration Center, Units of Department of Transportation, ESHOT General Directorate, İzmir Metro, İZULAŞ, İZBAN, İZDENİZ and İZELMAN office units, a conference hall with a capacity of 246 people, with a worktable, multi-purpose halls, a “Social Courtyard” that hosts social functions, a cafeteria and sports facilities, general archive, control room, prayer room, dressing rooms, health unit, kindergarten, exhibition hall and ‘Transportation Themed’ permanent exhibition area. In addition, the underground car park for 713 vehicles located under the facility has been designed to meet the needs of the personnel and the people in the surrounding area. It is aimed to obtain 100 kW of energy with PVs. The project was completed on 22.09.2020. The Zoning Application is expected to be completed.

BUDGET (TL)
1.975.000

PROJECT DURATION
185 DAYS

START DATE
2018

END DATE
2020

COMPLETED
Project is completed

OBJECTIVE
The new system, which keeps all the main arteries of the city under 24-hour control and can manage the traffic, aims to offer smart intersections, traffic monitoring cameras, measurement, monitoring, violation detection systems, speed corridors under the name of İzmir Transportation Center (İZUM).

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Intelligent Management of Signalized Intersections, Traffic Monitoring System, Traffic Measurement System, Traffic violation systems, Roadside car parks, Mushroom barrier system that can be controlled from the center to the entrances and exits of the pedestrianized areas, Variable Message Signs System, Parking Management and Guidance System, Accessible pedestrian buttons(talking buttons) for the disabled, Determination of the number of passengers in public transportation at the moment and the point where the bus is located, Accident and road closure information system and Meteorological systems.

BUDGET (TL)
61 million 500 thousand TL

COMPLETED
In the scope of the project; 402 Smart Junctions, Traffic Monitoring Camera at 110 points, 201 Traffic Measurement System, 47 VMS (Variable Message System), Public transportation management system for 1500 Bus, Priority system for 164 fire trucks, 30 Meteorology Measurement System, 151 Red Light Violation System, Parking Violation System at 114 points, Speed Corridor on 9 routes, Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection System at 15 Points

OBJECTIVE
It is aimed to evaluate the walkability levels of the streets throughout the city and to create analysis tables and maps.

COMPLETED
Walkability analyzes of all streets of Demirköprü and Pazaryeri Neighborhoods within the study area were carried out by field observation and street inspection tool method.

OBJECTIVE
Its main aim is to increase accessibility and quality of life by enabling a transition to sustainable mobility.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
With the SUMP to be prepared by considering the best practices and standards for İzmir as the basic criteria, safer, cleaner, accessible, durable and cost-effective mobility will be provided, and it will contribute to the livability and sustainability of İzmir.

BUDGET (EURO)
Grant: 3,192,845 Euros
Total: 441,150 Euros will be paid by İMM

PROJECT DURATION
5 years

START DATE
February 2019

END DATE
June 2024

COMPLETED
Ongoing

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
As ESHOT, our entire transportation plan has been integrated into the google maps application.

OBJECTIVE
Within the scope of pedestrian priority traffic control and traffic calming practices; It is aimed to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicles in cities, to realize pedestrian priority transportation applications, to ensure integration between different transportation types and to enable safer and more comfortable movement of pedestrians in traffic.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Pedestrian priority traffic control practices in transportation includes traffic speed restrictions, limiting the passage of vehicles at certain hour intervals, closing the vehicle traffic, parking bans, and signaling systems that ensure crossing safety. Measures to calm down the traffic includes speed limiting bumps (bumps), speed limiting platforms, elevated pedestrian crossings, elevated intersections, using rough material on the road surface, circular traffic islands, roundabouts, direction deflectors, narrowing the road from the side, narrowing the road by placing a middle island, speed control with fixed cameras, closing the road completely and partially closing the road.

COMPLETED
Applications have been completed in 7 regions.

OBJECTIVE
Within the scope of pedestrian priority traffic control and traffic calming practices; It is aimed to reduce the negative effects of motor vehicles in cities, to realize pedestrian priority transportation applications, to ensure integration between different transportation types and to enable safer and more comfortable movement of pedestrians in traffic.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Pedestrian priority traffic control practices in transportation includes traffic speed restrictions, limiting the passage of vehicles at certain hour intervals, closing the vehicle traffic, parking bans, and signaling systems that ensure crossing safety. Measures to calm down the traffic includes speed limiting bumps (bumps), speed limiting platforms, elevated pedestrian crossings, elevated intersections, using rough material on the road surface, circular traffic islands, roundabouts, direction deflectors, narrowing the road from the side, narrowing the road by placing a middle island, speed control with fixed cameras, closing the road completely and partially closing the road.

COMPLETED
Applications have been completed in 7 regions.

OBJECTIVE
It is aimed to popularize bicycle transportation with activities to go to work and school by bicycle, and cycling trainings.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Within the scope of popularizing the use of bicycles as a means of transportation, citizens and children are encouraged to ride bicycles with the “Pedal to School” and “Pedal to Work” events held at certain times of the year. In addition, training events are held for those who want to learn how to ride a bicycle.

START DATE
2019

COMPLETED
Within the scope of “”Pedal to School””, a total of 500 students rode bicycles to school with 4 activities held in 3 districts.
Within the scope of the “”Pedal to Work”” event, various gifts were distributed to the citizens who go to work by bicycle during the European Mobility Week, which has been taking place since 2019.

OBJECTIVE
Providing Safe Bicycle Parking

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Electronic bicycle cabins are located on actively used bike path routes in order to ensure that cyclists can safely store their bicycles and belongings, to prevent theft attempts by eliminating the security problem for long-term parkings, and to prevent the parked bicycles from being affected by rain, sun and various weather conditions.

START DATE
12/07/2021

END DATE
29/12/2021

COMPLETED
The total installation of 10 Electronic Bicycle Parking Cabin System at Bostanlı Ferry Port, Karşıyaka Ferry Port, Alsancak Ferry Port, Konak Ferry Port and İnciraltı Urban Forest on the routes actively used by cyclists has been completed.

OBJECTIVE
Ensuring the use of bicycles for transportation purposes to spread throughout İzmir, with the goal of “İzmir, the city of Bicycle”.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
With BİSİM, the city bike rental system that İzmir Metropolitan Municipality put into service on January 18, 2014 in order to promote bicycle transportation, approximately 3 million rentals have been made so far.

START DATE
18/01/2014

COMPLETED
60 BİSİM Stations
890 Bicycles

OBJECTIVE
The aim of the EuroVelo project is to promote and coordinate the creation, support and operation of a sustainable Trans-European Transport Network throughout the Europe Continent.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
EuroVelo 8-Mediterranean Route, a long-distance cycling route from Cadiz, Spain, with a ferry connection between Athens and Southern Cyprus, has increased to 8 thousand 60 kilometers with the addition of the 500km İzmir route. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality made the necessary preparations on the route within the scope of EuroVelo works. Direction signs were placed at 650 points on the route. The website (veloizmir.org) prepared for EuroVelo promotional activities is currently active.

OBJECTIVE
It is aimed to popularize bicycle transportation with activities to go to work and school by bicycle, and cycling trainings.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Within the scope of popularizing the use of bicycles as a means of transportation, citizens and children are encouraged to ride bicycles with the “Pedal to School” and “Pedal to Work” events held at certain times of the year. In addition, training events are held for those who want to learn how to ride a bicycle.

START DATE
2019

COMPLETED
Within the scope of “”Pedal to School””, a total of 500 students rode bicycles to school with 4 activities held in 3 districts.
Within the scope of the “”Pedal to Work”” event, various gifts were distributed to the citizens who go to work by bicycle during the European Mobility Week, which has been taking place since 2019.