Sustainable transport

Trams and the Metro will only mobilise for a few hours

Imagine a mom, dad, and son head out on an adventure on their bikes across the globe! That's the Sarıhan family, and they have been pedaling in different parts of the world since 2005.

This family is made up of father Soner, mother İnci, and 12-year-old Tibet Çınar. When the wandering couple was cycling around the world, their son joined the team in 2011 when he was only 22 months.

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.

Ljubljana – The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning has published a resolution on Slovenia’s long-term climate strategy until 2050. One of the goals is for the country to become climate neutral and resilient to climate change by 2050.

A French traveler who stopped in the central province of Konya en route to China, was impressed with the city's bicycle-friendly transportation network and facilities. 

Alexis Bottemer, 25, from France started to pedal in July, with an eventual aim of reaching China by following the historical Silk Road route.

A cycling club called "Özgür Pedallar Bisiklet Kulubü," which can be translated as "Free Pedals Biking Club," established by a schoolteacher has imparted cycling lessons to nearly 3,000 students in three years, according to daily Hürriyet.

"We aim to raise a happy generation through our cycling club," said 43-year-old Savaş Öztorun, the founder of the club.

In the next few weeks, probably within February, a new announcement will be issued for the sale of Skaramangas Shipyards, both by the company's administrator and the Hellenic Public Properties Company (ETAD).

The two tenders that will run in parallel follow the previous, inconclusive process whose failure is attributed to ETAD's "maximalistic" original approach to the asking price.

Authorities in Istanbul handed a total of 1 million Turkish Liras ($135,000) in fines to the city's shared taxis (minibus) for nearly 3,200 violations in 2020.

Transport authorities intend to reactivate designated lanes for buses and trolley buses in Athens and Piraeus, whose purpose has waned in recent years due to lack of policing.

The capital's urban transport organization (OASA) plans to call an international 490-thousand-euro tender for the supply and installation of CCTV cameras along the 52.3 kilometer network to improve monitoring.

There will be no overtime vehicles on the lines of public transport in Sofia on New Year's Eve, as in the previous years.

The Center for Urban Mobility of Sofia Municipality announces that on December 31st the city transport in Sofia will run with the usual schedule, and there will be no night lines.