LEARNING FROM CITIES Additionally, sustainable mobility options exist for travel between Istanbul and other cities. For instance, intercity buses are not allowed within the central core of the city and passengers are collected from multiple points in small feeder buses and dropped off at the bus terminal located an hour away from the central districts. Maritime services also ferry not just people but also vehicles including buses thereby helping to reduce the number of vehicle-kilometres travelled. Bike lanes are not so widespread yet in Istanbul but that doesn’t stop the city from providing safe bike parking.
An inter-city bus terminal at Bursa. Photo Credit: Mahesh Radhakrishnan
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CITY OBSERVER | June 2015