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Urban mobility package 2013

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The 2011 White Paper - Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area

• Oil dependency - High and volatile oil prices

• - 60% Greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

• Congestion

• Competitiveness of the EU economy

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Ten Goals for a competitive and resource efficient transport, including …two specifically urban.

| 3Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area

• Halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in urban transport by 2030, phase them out by 2050

• Achieve essentially CO²-free city logistics by 2030 – in major urban centres

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Urban Mobility Package – 2013

• Initiative 31Sustainable urban mobility planslink EU funds to sustainable urban transport strategy

• Initiative 32Framework for urban road user charging and access restriction zones

• Initiative 33Zero-emission urban logistics – in major urban centres by 2030U

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Public consultationPublic consultation on urban dimension of the EU transport policy

• An on-line public consultation run between 17 September and 17 December 2012

• 206 respondents took part in the consultation: 195 replied to the questionnaire and are included in the statistics, the other 11 sent position papers

• 88 responded in personal capacity, 58 was from associations/NGOs and 24 were from local and regional public authorities

• Responses are not a statistically representative sample of EU stakeholders or citizens

• The topics addressed- Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans - Access restriction and urban pricing schemes - EU financial support for urban transport projects, - Urban logistics - Other issues

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Study to support the UMP

• Launched December 2012• To support the IA on SUMPs• To assess the use of access restrictions• To assess city logistics

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Process

• Public consultation until 17 December 2012

• Exchange with experts, stakeholders and MS

• EC Impact Assessment – first half 2013• Preparation of proposal texts

(Communication? Guidelines? Strategy? Conditionality? Legal Text?) – first half 2013

• Proposal – second half 2013

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Today's meeting

• To present and discuss the Urban Mobility Package

• To complete the Impact Assessment on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans with information and views from the CoR

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Thank you for your participation and contribution!