The second meeting of SUMP Türkiye Volunteers, one of the continuation
projects of the 'European Union Support for Sustainable Urban Mobility in
Cities Project' (SUMP Türkiye), was held online on March 12, 2024, with the
participation of representatives from universities, academics, student groups,
and relevant NGOs.
Head of Projects and
Financing Directorate of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye, Ertuğrul Şafak
gave information about the SUMP
Türkiye project in his opening speech.
The Key Expert for
Communication Activities of SUMP Türkiye Project and moderator of the meeting,
Ayşe Sarp Gür, summarized
the project's communication strategy and approach. Within the communication
strategy, she reminded that 2024 was designated as the 'usage' year for
sustainable urban transportation vehicles with the theme 'Live Your City,' and
It was explained that the primary goal of the meetings is to realize easily
implementable projects through stakeholders to increase citizens' usage of
these vehicles.
Subsequently, Kavşak Ağı
presented the "Hackathon" project and a competition proposal aimed at
developing shared public spaces, Bisikletliler Derneği presented 'Safe Cycling
in Traffic' project, ENVERÇEVKO presented 'Bike To University' project, and, Uşak
University Yeşil Pedal Bicycle Community introduced
the 'Green Bicycle’ project.
These four
projects were collaboratively developed by the NGOs and universities, who are
the initial volunteer stakeholders of the SKUP Türkiye Volunteers. Therefore, the
preparations for the projects that will take part in the 'Permanent Projects'
category within the scope of the European Mobility Week have already started.
Participants were
informed that the online meetings of "SUMP Türkiye Volunteers" will
continue in April and May with different target groups such as business world
and government institutions. In these meetings, cooperation opportunities for
existing proposals and new project proposals will be discussed and the meeting
was closed.