Sultanahmet Square and the entire district of the same name in Istanbul are now closed to cars. The Municipality of the Turkish capital, in an attempt to protect the historic center, has decided to make the peninsula, which represents one of the most important cultural and historical hubs in the world, pedestrian.
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Sultanahmet Square and the entire district of the same name Istanbul! they are now closed to cars. The Municipality of the Turkish capital, in an attempt to protect the historic center, has decided to make the peninsula, which represents one of the most important cultural and historical hubs in the world, pedestrian.
Le ninety streets have been in the heart of the Turkish megalopolis since January 8th closed to traffic to the delight of tourists and street vendors, no longer exposed to polluting emissions from cars. The only vehicles allowed are emergency vehicles and commercial vans for unloading goods and store supplies, but only by 10 am or after 18 pm.
Tourists will have access to trams and buses to move around the area declared a UNESCO heritage site, as well as a new granite floor with which the municipality has taken steps to cover all the pedestrian streets.
"Restricting the area to pedestrians only will also have a positive impact on the city's tourism potential," said Mayor Demir. "Our Prime Minister [and former Mayor of Istanbul], Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also showed a personal interest in the EMBARQ project. which will transform the historic peninsula into a low-emission area ".
Preliminary pedestrianization works had already started in early 2010 in collaboration with various non-governmental organizations and some Turkish travel agencies. A project by sustainable mobility which was not at all easy to achieve in one of the busiest cities in the world.
