Within the scope of Izmir Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plan, the seventh Project Steering Committee Meeting was held on June
5, 2024, at Izmir IzQ Entrepreneurship Center.
The meeting was attended by Zeki Yıldırım,
Deputy Secretary General of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Advisor to the
Mayor Assoc. Prof. PhD. Yalçın Alver, Tolga Çilingir (PhD), Head of
Transportation Department at Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, SUMP Izmir
technical coordination team of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Tijen İğci
(PhD), Head of Department for European Union Investments of the Ministry of
Transport and Infrastructure, Göktuğ Kara (PhD), Transport Sector Manager of
the EU Delegation, and representatives from the Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure, Menno Menist, the Director of the Consortium Leader Company
Panteia, and representatives of the Consortium partners & World Bank
officials.
During the meeting, the importance of
inter-party communication and cooperation on joint efforts and the success of
the project was emphasized. Mr. Zeki Yıldırım, Deputy Secretary General of
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Tolga Çilingir (PhD), Head of Transportation
Department of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and Assoc. Prof. PhD Yalçın Alver
commented on the contributions they expect from the project in the future
phases. On behalf of the Final Beneficiary, participants from Izmir
Metropolitan Municipality underlined the importance of developing a strategy
for the future activities of the project and identifying areas that require special
attention.
It was stated by the project managers representing the Project Consortium that the project schedule and activity planning for the next phases of the project will be re-evaluated, taking into account in particular the information shared in the meeting, the changes planned and the intensity of the summer period activities.
