Istanbul is slowly but surely getting on its bike
Jennifer Hattam
January 4, 2015 Updated: January 4, 2015 06:07 PM
Istanbul’s historic mosques and modern office towers often overlook a sea of traffic, as both population and car ownership rise rapidly in Turkey’s largest metropolis. Given the city’s perennial congestion, cycling could be an appealing alternative and the master plan for Istanbul calls for 1,004 kilometres of new bike paths by 2023.
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