To Konak, not a tunnel, but a pedestrian road

Sema Pekdaş, Mayor of Konak, who attended the Symposium on the Livable Cities: not a tunnel to Konak, said that instead of tunnels that condemn people to exhaust gas, there is a need for pedestrian roads where women, children, disabled people and the elderly can walk comfortably.
Izmir Development Agency (IZKA) and EMBARQ (Sustainable Transport Association) organized this year's theme of Ulaşım Bike and Walkable Cities Ulaşım Livable Cities Symposium Izmir Architecture Center was held. Symposium organized with the support of EGİKAD'in "Women's Eli Değince" session Mayor Sema Pekdaş Mayor, Urla Mayor Sibel Uyar, Deputy Mayor of Buca Beril Özalp and Izmir Chamber of City Planners President Özlem Şenyol Kocaer participated as speakers. Moderated by EGIKAD Chairman Betül Elmasoğlu's panel, liveable cities and women were evaluated.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE WALK
Konak Mayor Sema Pekdaş emphasized the importance of women's perspective in local administrations and said that women have more responsibilities as local administrators. Pekdaş stated that there are many problems of women, lar The simplest is the problem of how the paving stones should be seen while walking with heels. Women should freely walk on the streets in harmony with their own identities and go to work, cinema or theater. So they should be able to walk. If liveable cities are cities that provide pedestrian access; First of all, we have to create ways for women to walk. Not just women; children, people with disabilities, the elderly, and many different sections of the city. It is our duty to organize the streets and pavements according to these needs. Sokak
TUNNEL REACTION
Chaired by the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications and the Konak Konaklar the old neighborhoods that cause destruction of the Tunnels of President Pekdaş, live roads in urban areas rather than motor vehicles needed, he said. Pekdaş who argued that the people of İzmir were sent to the exhaust gas by tunnel, sav They are passing a highway connection from the center of the city with the Konak Tunnels. This is done without the city's plans, without asking the local authorities, 'I have done', not even doing the tender. This is an understanding that condemns the center of the city to motor vehicles, tire tracks, carbon gas. On the one hand, we call pedestrian paths for livable cities, on the other hand we make connection highways to city centers and destroy the history under ground with long tunnels. Biz
FONDAN IS NOT SHARE
Emphasizing that local administrations should be strengthened, Pekdaş said that the decisions of the central government against the cities caused confusion of authority. Pekdaş demonstrating that the funds collected to raise cultural assets were not paid to them by the Governorate; An This fund is not given to İzmir with our taxes. Although we live on a very rich historical treasure, although we have very urgent needs, we can not get our money from this fund. We're connected to the two lips of central power. Central government decides the height of our buildings. I want a model that targets local development and local development, which says ”No İşte to all of this. Urla Mayor Sibel Uyar said that women should be more courageous. Uyar who want to organize women, gave information about the projects they have implemented in Urla.