Bicycle Carrying Apparatus Awarded to Antalya Metropolitan

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality received an award in the 'Bicycle Transportation Idea and Project Implementation Competition for Municipalities'.

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey Union of Municipalities of the scope of European Mobility Week has undertaken the national coordination of 'cyclists Transport for municipalities and Project Implementation Idea Contest' won the award for his bicycle transport apparatus used in public transport. Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, which ranked among the top 538 among 10 projects, also received a grant award of approximately 250 thousand TL.

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality won an award for its bicycle carrying apparatus project, which is attached to 25 buses used in urban transportation in Antalya in order to integrate public transportation and to popularize the use of bicycles.

Turkey Municipalities Union (UMT) since 2018, has undertaken the national coordination of European Mobility Week, the increasing participation, promotion of environmentally friendly transport methods and organized in order to present helped create livable environment "Bike Transport for municipalities Idea and Project Application Contest Award Ceremony", September 17 was carried out in. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu, President of the Presidency Local Government Policies Board Prof. Dr. Sukru Karatepe, Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, TBB President Fatma Sahin attended and municipal representatives.

250 THOUSAND TL GRANTED AWARDS

Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, which participated in TBB's Bicycle Transportation Idea and Project Implementation Competition for Municipalities with the "Integration of Bicycle in Public Transport Project", entered the top 538 among 10 projects. Antalya Metropolitan Municipality won 250 thousand TL grant award with the project that enables bicycle users to easily switch between bicycles, buses and rail systems, which is integrated into the Antalya Card Mobile application. Participating in the award ceremony held in Ankara, Metropolitan Municipality Transportation Department Head Nurettin Tonguç presented the plaque to the President of the Presidency Local Government Policies Board Prof. Dr. He took it from Şükrü Karatepe.