Activities of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2014/2242(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sustainable urban mobility (A8-0319/2015 - Karima Delli) ES
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that sustainable urban mobility is an increasingly important topic in cohesion policy, being a key element and facilitator for employment and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: considers that the ESIF funds, and especially the ERDF, should contribute to the financing, through the operational programmes, of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for cities and regions and in the EU, by supporting clean and innovative forms of urban transport that will promote multimodality and mobility in a broader territorial context;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that it is therefore essential to ensure the development and promotion of SUMPs and urban sustainability in all European cities, functional urban areas and regions, including an analysis of needs and objectives for mobility infrastructure, addressing all modes and means of transport in a complementary fashion and in the context of territorial and global spatial development, promoting clean, sustainable, effective and energy-efficient transport, favouring the interconnectedness of urban and periurban areas, and promoting greater self-sufficiency, competitiveness, economic growth and better conditions of employment;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the authorities to promote the use of clean vehicles and clean fuels, such as electric vehicles and bioethanol, along with the development of intelligent transport systems ensuring a territorial continuum between urban centres and their periurban areas;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work towards standards with a view to general harmonisation and coherence concerning the categorisation of vehicles, the different classes of emissions, the regulation of access in urban areas, road signs, and technical standards in intelligent transport systems, taking into consideration the impetus for pedestrian areas, the protection of historical areas and, in general, improvements to the environment and public mobility;