Within the scope of the Kocaeli Sustainable
Urban Transport Plan (SUMP) implemented under the USOP, financed by the
European Union and the Republic of Türkiye; “Action Plan Workshop”, where many
different institutions, organizations and NGO representatives came together,
was held on 24 May 2024. With the participation of 93 stakeholders, the
workshop was opened with the speech of Cüneyt Çetintaş, Transportation Planning
Branch Manager of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. After a general
presentation on Kocaeli SKUp process by the project coordinator Melike Sarım
Boynuyoğun, communication and visibility expert Murat Çağatay explained the
workshop methodology.
After the presentation, stakeholders were
randomly distributed to tables, each with a different topic. Accompanied by
moderators, the measures developed by the experts were discussed and action
proposals for these measures were analyzed and new proposals were developed.
Ali Bilgi, Head of Transportation Department of Kocaeli Metropolitan
Municipality, attended the session and shared his ideas with the stakeholders.
Afterwards, the stakeholders were redistributed to the tables according to
their areas of interest and the suggestions developed were evaluated and the
missing suggestions were added to the list. In the third session, the
suggestions listed by the stakeholders were prioritized by the votes of each
stakeholder.
Finally, the proposals developed at the tables
and the issues discussed were presented to the hall by each table representative
and consensus was reached. During the workshop, which was accompanied by
constructive and productive discussions, stakeholders conveyed their ideas to
the project team and made a great contribution to the future of Kocaeli. The
workshop was closed with thank you and appreciation speeches by Cüneyt
Çetintaş, Melike Sarım Boynuyoğun and Murat Çağatay.
In the following process, all suggestions and
prioritizations will be analyzed and evaluated to be used in the Kocaeli SUMP
Action Plan document.