Çiğdem Çörek Öztaş, Urban Development and Accessibility Projects Manager in EMBARQ Turkey, was invited to deliver was invited to deliver a presentation about Transport Policies in Istanbul and pilot cycling and pedestrianization projects implemented in Istanbul by EMBARQ Turkey. The presentation was made to 40 Master in Urbanism students from Sciences Po in Paris.

1. Çiğdem Çörek Öztaş
7 May 2015
SciencePo

2. EMBARQ NETWORK

3. Engineers
Planners
Designers
Scientists
Sociologists
Economists
WHO WE ARE?

4. Focused on
Public transport and non-
motorized transportation
projects for sustainable urban
development
EMBARQ Turkey

5. Istanbul is situated in the north-western part of
Turkey, where the Black Sea is connected to the
Marmara, Aegean, and Mediterranean Sea by the
31 km long Bosporus strait.
Today, Istanbul is Turkey’s and Europes
largest city and one of the largest cities of
the world with around 14 million inhabitants
(18% of Turkey).

6. the number of new vehicles in the
traffic for one day in Istanbul is
600
additional 84.000 cars every
year
The increase in motor vehicles is
faster than population growth.

7. Bus transport
Sea Transport (Ferries)
Light Rail Transit, metro and rail
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Non-motorised transport
Transportation Modes of Istanbul

8. Bus and Sea Transport

9. Light rail transit, metro and rail

10. The Marmaray Project (Ray’ is Turkish for ‘Rail) includes a
Bosphorus crossing through an immersed tunnel and the
upgrade of the existing suburban train lines to create a 76
km high capacity line along the Marmara sea shore.
Marmaray Project

11. “Metrobüs” (the BRT
system of Istanbul), the
first phase of which was
commissioned in 2007 by
IETT with an aim to
reduce the traffic volume
on the main arterial roads
and offer passengers a
rapid and comfortable
journey, has evolved to a
52-km corridor with 44
stations. It handles
approximately 800,000
trips per day.
BRT System (Metrobüs)

12. 4 technical workshops with attendance from key managerial
and technical staff
Accessibility Analysis for the 10 km of extension of the BRT
corridor
Road Safety Inspection for the BRT Corridor of 52 km
As EMBARQ Turkey..
Results:
23 millionTL (12.8
milion USD)
allocation of
investment for the
improvements of the
entire 52 km and 45
stations (March
2013)

13. Cycling
Pedestrianization
Non-motorised transportation

14. Antwerp,BE
Bremen,DE
Nantes,FR
Seville,ES
Copenhagen,DK
25%
(2012)
7%
(2013)
8%
(2012)
25%
(2008)
23%
(2010)
İstanbul,TR
1‰
(2014)

15. Cycling projects in İstanbul
Current: 80 km

16. in 2023: 1050 km

18. Most common Problems are:
• Lack of police control
• Lack of infrastructure
• Safety problems on roads
• High speed transit traffic
• Problems in highway crossings
Thoughts and ideas:
Necessity of continuity the road
Necessity of safe cycling infrastructure

19. • %67 man
• Most of the
participants are
between 28-34
years
• Bicycle ownership:
%75
Participants
generally start to use
bicycle between 0-
10 years
48% transportation,
82% sports and
recreation

24. PEDESTRIANIZATION
THE HISTORIC PENINSULA

25. Structure of the Historic Peninsula

27. HISTORIC PENINSULA – BEFORE
PEDESTRIANIZATION

28. HOW DID PEDESTRIANIZATION PROJECT
BEGIN?

30. Historic Peninsula Current State Assessment
Report

31. AvoidAvoid or reduce trips through
the integration of land use and
transportation planning

32. ShiftShift to more environment friendly modes,
such as public transport, walking and
bicycling

33. ImproveImprove vehicle and fuel technology of
all transport modes for environmental
efficiency from each kilometer travelled

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