Transport

Sustainable Urban Mobility

EU Policies

European Commission

Transport

- Mobility in the cities

- Citizens ≥ 75% of EU population

- Enabler of economic growth and access to jobs

1. Importance of urban transport

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Congestion - physical space problems

Climate change impact - urban mobility = 40% of CO2 emissions

from transport

Health impact - air quality (NOx, PM emissions), noise

Road accidents - 40% of road fatalities are in urban areas

(approx. 11,000 per year)

Private car issues

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Transport = shared responsibility (between EU and Member States)

Subsidiarity principle

• Urban mobility = basically a local responsibility

local authorities should be supported in developing mobility

• Long tradition of EU support:

2.1 Policy framework

2.2 Funding for implementation, for research & innovation

2.3 Facilitating the exchange of experience and best practice

2.4 Awareness-raising

2. EU actions

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2.1.1 Action Plan on Urban Mobility (2009) – implemented

2.1.2 Transport White Paper (2011) – stock-taking in 2015/2016

2 out of the 10 goals are urban:

Halve the use of conventionally fuelled vehicles in urban areas

by 2030, then phase them out by 2050

Achieve CO2-free city logistics in major urban centers by 2030

2.1.3. Urban Mobility Package (2013)

2.1 Policy framework

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2.1.3 The 2013 Urban Mobility Package http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/ump_en.htm

• Calls for decisive action from the Member States

• Commits to reinforce EU support

Exchange of experience and best practice

Funding for implementation, including urban nodes on the TEN-T

Funding for research & innovation

• Gives further help for cities to develop SUMPs

• Gives recommendations for coordinated action in specific areas: Urban logistics, Urban access regulations, ITS deployment in urban areas, Urban road safety

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• Member States are invited to:

• Assess their current urban mobility and develop an approach that ensures coordinated action at national, regional and local level

• Review the tools put at those authorities' disposal

• The Commission:

• proposes a SUMP concept in the ANNEX I of the U.M.P.

• Sets up a Platform on SUMPs to coordinate EU cooperation and

provide a one-stop-shop via the ELTIS portal

• Supports SUMPs development and implementation, also through

its financial instruments

Support cities in developing SUMPs

To render urban mobility more efficient and sustainable

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• Objective: A SUMP has as its central goal to improve the accessibility of urban areas and to provide high-quality and sustainable mobility

• Content: A SUMP presents, or is linked to an existing, long-term strategy for the future development of the urban area; it includes a delivery plan for short-term implementation of the strategy

Urban development

Article 7 waste, water,

land-use, social aspects, health,

climate etc.

Transport SUMP

approach

Support cities in developing SUMPs

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• Analysis: The development of a SUMP should build on a careful assessment of the present and future performance of the urban transport system

• Integration:

• A SUMP fosters a balanced development of all relevant transport modes, while encouraging a shift towards more sustainable modes; it puts forward an integrated set of technical, infrastructure, policy-based, and soft measures to improve performance and cost-effectiveness with regard to the goal and specific objectives

• The development and implementation of SUMP follows an integrated approach with a high level of cooperation, coordination and consultation between the different levels of government and relevant authorities

Support cities in developing SUMPs

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Support cities in developing SUMPs

• Transparency: A SUMP follows a transparent and

participatory approach

• Monitoring: The implementation of a SUMP should be closely

monitored

• Quality assurance: Local Planning Authorities should have

mechanisms to ensure the quality and validate

compliance of the SUMP with the requirements of the SUMP

concept

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A plethora of SUMPs related projects

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• Coordinating Group Project

Coordinating Group

EC Project Project etc.

Mobility Plans portal

Annual European

Conferences

Guides, tools,

network

Secr.

Platform elements

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• Coordinating Group

• Common visual identity

• Portal on www.eltis.org

• Annual conferences

'Planning the efficient city'

www.eltis.org/SUMP2016

Platform elements

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• The main Guide was published in 2013; translations in some EU languages are available, as well as a glossary

• 4 additional guides on specific parts of the SUMP process were published in 2016

What's available?

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• Trainings were organized in around 20 EU cities in 2015

• On on-line course was published in April 2016: http://civitaslearningcenter.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:129

• New trainings will be organized in second half of 2016 and in 2017

What's available?

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The SUMP Self-Assessment Tool

• Builds on SUMP concept

• Reflects process of the SUMP Guidelines:

www.eltis.org/mobility-plans

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• The Urban Agenda developed by DG REGIO will establish partnerships on urban mobility, which will include the SUMP process

• Two new CIVITAS projects related to SUMPs are about to start and will last for three years: CIVITAS SUMPs-UP and CIVITAS PROSPERITY

• SUMP guidelines for smaller cites in the future?

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What's next?

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2.2 Overview of the funding opportunities Under the EU Cohesion Policy:

1. European Structural and Investment Funds

2. JASPERS

3. INTERREG

4. URBACT III

5. "Innovative actions in sustainable urban development"

Under the European Investment Bank:

6. Loans and guarantees

7. ELENA

8. JESSICA

9. European Energy Efficiency Fund

Others:

10.LIFE

11.Connecting Europe Facility funds

12.Horizon 2020

13.European Fund for Strategic Investments

14.Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking

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2.3 CIVITAS initiative

• Funded by Horizon 2020

• Over 2002-2014: city-led demonstration projects and support projects

Some 60 cities benefited from EU co-funding for testing some 700 urban mobility measures

• Since 2015: also knowledge-building

projects

http://www.civitas.eu

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• Urban Mobility Portal ELTIS: http://www.eltis.org

Facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experience

One stop shop for transport and related disciplines professionals

Specific section about SUMPs

2.3 Exchange of experience and best practice

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2.4 Awareness-raising

• Do The Right Mix campaign dotherightmix.eu/

• Promotes transport multi-modality

• Includes the European Mobility Week with around 2000

local partnerships registered every year

http://www.mobilityweek.eu/

• EU-award schemes

• European Mobility Week Award and SUMP Award - spring

• CIVITAS Award - autumn

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Thank you!

Måns Lindberg European Commission - DG MOVE.C.1