Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Increases Park and Ride Parking Lots to 15

IMM continues to increase the number of Park and Ride (PD) parking lots. The number of parking lots integrated with public transportation such as buses and rail systems has been increased from 10 to 15. Istanbulites who leave their vehicles in PD parking lots receive a 50 percent discount on parking fees by continuing their journeys by metro, tram, metrobus or bus using IstanbulKart.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) continues to produce projects that will ease traffic. The number of Park and Ride (PD) parking lots implemented by the IMM Transportation Department with the IMM Urbanization Group Subsidiary İSPARK and the Technology Group Subsidiary BELBİM continues to increase.

The number of Park and Ride Car Parks, which were put into service to reduce private vehicle traffic and encourage the use of public transport, was increased from 10 to 15. The vehicle capacity in PD Car Parks reached 10.

NEW PD PARKING LOT

Istanbulites, Kadıköy They will also be able to use the Yenikapı Salı Pazarı Multi-Storey Car Park, Ressam Halim Street Open Car Park, Vatan Street Open Car Park, Gülsuyu Metro Underground Car Park, and the Underground Car Park Next to the Ataköy Metro Station within the scope of the “Park and Ride” application.

Park and Ride car parks are located in locations close to public transport. Istanbulites who leave their vehicles in PD car parks can continue their journeys by metro, tram, metrobus or bus using IstanbulKart and receive a 50% discount on the parking fee. In this way, the number of vehicles in traffic decreases, Istanbulites gain speed, save fuel and reduce carbon emissions. As the number of Park and Ride car parks increases, accessibility within the city increases at the same rate.

15 ISPARK PD PARKING LOT

– 4.Levent PD Open Parking Lot (Kağıthane) 236 Capacity

– PD Underground Car Park Next to Ataköy Metro Station (Bakırköy) 146 Capacity

– Bağcılar City Square PD Underground Car Park (Bağcılar) 1198 Capacity

– PD Underground Car Park Next to Büyükçekmece Metrobus Stop (Büyükçekmece) 448 Capacity

– Çekmeköy Metro PD Underground Car Park (Çekmeköy) 185 Capacity

– Dudullu Metro PD Underground Car Park (Ümraniye) 86 Capacity

– Feshane PD Open Parking Lot (Eyüpsultan) 255 Capacity

– Gülsuyu Metro PD Underground Parking Lot (Maltepe) 100 Capacity

- Kadıköy New Tuesday Market PD Multi-Storey Car Park (Kadıköy) 1359 Capacity

– Kirazlı Metro Station PD Open Parking Lot (Bağcılar) 656 Capacity

– Merter Metro PD Open Parking Lot (Güngören) 111 Capacity

– Ressam Halim Street PD Open Parking Lot (Bahcelievler) 90 Capacity

– Soganlik Metro PD Open Parking Lot (Kartal) 898 Capacity

– Vatan Street PD Open Parking Lot (Fatih) 397 Capacity

– Yenikapı Sports and Culture Center PD Open Parking Lot (Fatih) 4023 Capacity