“From Strategy to Action”: the 3rd
Stakeholder Engagement Workshop of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for İzmir Project
(İzmir SUMP), implemented under the Sectoral Operational
Programme for Transport (USOP) as part of the Türkiye-EU financial cooperation
managed by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, was held on 4 December 2024. The workshop
started with the opening speeches of Tolga Çilingir (PhD), Head of the
Transportation Department at İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and Aslıhan Tekin,
Transportation Planning Branch Manager of the Transportation Department.
Project Team Leader Prof. Dr. Ela Babalık gave a comprehensive presentation on
the “Measure List Formulation Process”. The presentation underlined the
importance of stakeholder and citizen engagement within the scope of the İzmir SUMP
Project. It emphasized that the project process is carried out with a
participatory approach. It was also stated that the opinions and suggestions of
the workshop participants are of great value for the success of the project.
The workshop continued with breakout groups organized into two sessions. During these sessions, valuable contributions were gathered on the implementation and phasing of the measures identified within the project's scope. The group work provided important outputs for taking concrete steps in İzmir's transportation planning.
This workshop, which was realized with the
active engagement of stakeholders and efforts to produce common solutions, has
brought İzmir one step closer to its sustainable transportation goals.