16 Amendments of Tilly METZ related to 2022/2023(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the current energy crisis is also impacting mobility in urban areas; whereas rising energy prices means that public transport operators face higher operational costs; whereas on the other hand it is essential to further decrease public transport ticket prices, without excluding free transport in certain cases, in order to foster an increased uptake thereof and avoid mobility poverty;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas a modal shift to more cycling and walking must be seen as a crucial tool to overcome the problems that are associated with urban areas, having a proven ability to improve air quality, reduce congestion, cut greenhouse gas emissions, improve individual health and make roads safer, where good walking and cycling infrastructure exists;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas every year around 22 700 people still lose their lives on the EU’s roads and around 120 000 are seriously injured; whereas 38 % of road fatalities in the EU occur in urban areas, and vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists account for 70 % of deaths; whereas progress in reducing these figures has stagnated in recent years and the EU’s target of halving the number of road deaths between 2010 and 2020 was not met;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas an increase in the number of lightweight powered vehicles and Suburban Utility Vehicles (SUVs) of increased mass and size gives rise to conflict in the sharing of limited road- space, and increased danger posed to vulnerable road users; recognises the need for speed limitations for vehicles and dedicated training for drivers in line with a Vizion Zero approach to ensure the safety of vulnerable road users, and notes that heavy vehicles cause accidents of greater severity and more fatalities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that in order to meet its ambitious economic, environmental, digital, health and societal objectives, urban mobility in the EU needs to be guided by smart, competitive, more sustainable and multimodal transport solutionssustainable, active and multimodal transport solutions that prioritise the public good; strongly believes that a modal shift to public transport, active mobility, and shared mobility solutions, such as public bicycles, must be the first priority in any urban mobility transport framework in order to ensure safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable mobility for all; stresses that such an approach is the most cost- effective approach for society given the massive negative externalities of the current transport system;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights the success of measures to significantly lower ticket prices taken in different EU cities and Member States, either temporarily as a response to the energy crisis or permanently; points to the increase in demand for these mobility schemes which offer free or partially free public transport and suggests the Commission to elaborate a study on the different experiences and their impact on mobility patterns;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that raised pedestrian and cycling crossings at crossroads improve safety by slowing down cars; highlights that this also improves accessibility for people with reduced mobility, by reducing the necessity to change levels using a stes or ramped surface when crossing carriageways at junctions; calls for targeted plans to make cycling more accessible to people with reduced mobility;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Acknowledges the gender-cycling- gap, indicating that in many EU countries the share of female participation in cycling is considerably lower than that of men; calls for targeted plans to increase the female cycling uptake, given women currently experience a higher barrier of entry to cycling; notes the higher risk aversion of female cyclists1a and highlights that segregated cycling lanes and increased safety standards, including signalling, not only increase ridership overall but also support the closing of the gender-cycling-gap; calls for secure cycle parking, as well as minimum requirements of shower and hygiene facilities in offices and public buildings, ensuring that they fit particularly the needs of female cyclists; _________________ 1a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0967070X20300809
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of traffic circulation plans, including low traffic neighbourhoods, as they offer significant potential to reduce emissions, increase safety and avoid congestion; suggest adopting modal priority policies based on increased efficiency, safety, and affordability and emphasises that vulnerable road users, particularly pedestrians and cyclists, have to be at the top of the hierarchy, followed by public transport; calls for the use of zoning that restrict direct routes for personal motorised vehicles, while granting direct access for active mobility like cycling, thus providing a comparative modal advantage; suggests a revaluation of priority traffic lights at crossroads, including the introduction of advanced stop lines, toucan crossings, right turn on red among other features that safely make the cycling journeys safer and smoother, such as bi-directionality for bicycles in most of the streets, while exploring also the possibility of rain sensor traffic lights giving quicker priority to bicycles on rainy days; notes that older traffic light systems do not detect the presence of cyclists and should be upgraded;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the importance of safe bicycle parking and storage facilities in proximity to start and end destinations; calls for the development and support of projects offering secure bicycle storage for citizens without access to private storage; recognises that the emergence of electric bicycles demands higher safety standards with regards to storage; notes the increased number of thefts of electric bikes;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Notes that speeding is a key factor in around 30 % of fatal road crashes and an aggravating factor in most crashes; considers that lower speed limits, such as 30km/h in residential areas, generate a positive synergy between economies in terms of energy savings, safety and sustainability, also in urban areas; recalls the “Vision Zero” targets and urges the Commission and the Member States to prioritise investing in speed enforcement; requests also the Commission to better integrate the EU road safety targets and actions into the guidelines on the sustainable urban mobility plans by monitoring and promoting best practices, including establishing an indicator on using EU funding for improve urban road safety effectively;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a reinforced approach to TEN- T urban nodes as being necessary to address missing links and poor connections that remain a major challenge; highlights, in particular, the need to reinforce seamless connectivity between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, allowing effective and accessible commuting without the need of a private car, with an interoperable infrastructure backbone of sustainable modes of transport, such as rail, public transport and inland waterways, in combination with active mobility; considers in this regard that the EuroVelo network should be better integrated into the TEN-T in order so as not to obstruct the connectivity of the cycling network;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission for the Revision Proposal of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, which include minimum requirements for bicycle parking in all new and renovated residential and non-residential buildings in the EU; suggests however to rethink the approach of linking bicycle parking requirements with car parking space requirements and believes that Member States and the local level should update building codes where possible to set maximum car parking space requires, as opposed to minimum requirements in order to progressively reduce the number of car parking spaces in cities particularly where is an oversupply or sufficient number of car parking spaces, or the area is well-served by public transport and other sustainable transport mode infrastructure;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Advocates for including minimum requirements for e-bike charging facilities in the sustainable urban mobility plans, as well as minimum number of parking spaces adequate for bicycles with larger dimensions, such as three-wheeled bikes for people with limited mobility and cargo bikes, both in public and private spaces;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that commercially-used cargo bikes are in many instances more efficient and sustainable than light commercial vehicles in urban mobility settings; calls on the Commission to analyse data from cycle logistics hubs of companies using cargo bikes in their supply chain;