Sustainable city

Turkey aims to have quarter of inner-city commutes by bicycle

The World Resources Institute (WRI) Turkey Sustainable Cities aims to have 1 in every 10 inner-city commutes by bicycle in Turkey in the mid-term and a quarter in the longer term to reduce emissions in transportation and as a key component in the fight against climate change, Güneş Cansız, director of WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities, told Anadolu Agency in an interview.

Istanbul joins European bank's Green Cities program

Istanbul, Turkey's largest city by population, has joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Green Cities urban sustainability program.

The European bank will provide financial support to the construction of a new 14 km metro line connecting the east and west of the city, according to a statement from the bank on May 3. 

Koritnik on digital transformation of cities amid epidemic

Ljubljana – Addressing the online CityxCity Festival 2021 conference, Public Administration Minister Boštjan Koritnik talked about the epidemic-era digital transformation of cities on Wednesday. Cities and communities are turning into starting points for society’s digital transformation, he said, warning that some of these efforts were underfunded.

Ljubljana one of most sustainable cities, according to Lonely Planet

Ljubljana – The Lonely Planet has compiled a list of the world’s eight most sustainable cities, among them Ljubljana. The capital is praised for being liveable, “extremely clean and increasingly green”. The list also includes Copenhagen, Portland, Singapore, Lisbon, Bengaluru, Vancouver and San Francisco.

World Bank approves $560 mln loan for sustainable cities

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved financing of 500 million euros ($561 million) to support sustainable development in Turkish cities.  This comes in the form of an "additional financing" (AF) to the Sustainable Cities 2 Project, the second in a series of projects under the Program for Sustainable Cities.

Pages