Solving the traffic problem in Konya

Solution of the traffic problem in Konya: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tahir Akyürek stated that Konya's traffic problem can only be solved by establishing a traffic culture, and that this culture needs to be worked in cooperation with public institutions and organizations and non-governmental organizations. Akyürek said, "If we park on the bicycle path, occupy the sidewalks, try to drive everywhere, if we do not have a tendency to use public transportation, the problems will continue to grow."

Konya Metropolitan Mayor Tahir Akyurek, in his speech at the Road Traffic Week, said that the problems experienced in traffic can be solved by the creation of traffic culture.

Mayor Akyürek stated that they have signed a number of services in Konya in the last 10 year with this perspective and said, ık We have opened many new streets and tried to give new arteries to our city. Thus, almost new veins were formed to the heart. In addition to new roads, we built overpasses on 70, including pedestrian bridges and underpasses. 7 has more in the program. In addition, to encourage public transportation, we switched from the 435 tram to the 40 latest tram with the 72 qualified bus, the majority of which have natural gas. We added new tram lines. ”

'IF WE INVOCATE THE LIFTS…'

1. Akyürek said that the pedestrian priority of 18th century urbanism obliged traffic planning and said, “We must ensure that the traffic culture is settled in our city and in our city. If we park on the bike path, occupy the pavements, try to go everywhere by car, the problems will continue to grow if we do not have a tendency to use public transportation. We need to devote the next few years to the solution of traffic culture and traffic related problems. ”

According to World Health Organization data, Police Chief Mevlüt Demir reminded that more than 1 million people died each year in traffic accidents and that more than 50 million people were injured, it is not possible to solve this problem by individual police measures. Infrastructure, training, supervision and first aid services, institutions and non-governmental organizations should work in cooperation.

In the ceremony, Governor Muammer Erol, Mayor Tahir Akyürek and Provincial Police Director Mevlüt Demir, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's Konya Police Department, Police Department, Police Department and Fire Department Presidency staff gave a certificate of achievement.