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Activities of Renate SOMMER related to 2008/2217(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2217(INI)

Amendments (15)

Amendment 2 #
Draft report
Recital A
A. whereas urban transport constitutes a considerable proportion of all transport, with the legal basis therefore constituted by Articles 70 to 80 of the EC Treaty granting the European Union shared competence with the Member States in that fieldand whereas, in spite of great variations in size and structure, towns face similar problems and challenges,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #
Draft report
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas urban areas are important centres of business activity and goods transport is vital to satisfy the needs of the population and at the same time faces challenges owing to restricted storage space and limited time-slots for delivery,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #
Draft report
Recital G
G. whereas scrupuloustrict compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and the right to local planning autonomy precludes the proposal of a prescriptive European policy, but allows the Union to adopt an incentive strategy of the same nature as its regional and cohesion policy without imposing top-down solutions,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #
Draft report
Recital H
H. whereas the issue of urban areas cannot be addressed through modal policies, but only via an approach centring on users and integrated transport systems which takes sufficient account of citizens’ sense of security,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 10 #
Draft report
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas urban planning which takes account of the demographic change in society by, for example, locating housing designed for the elderly in city centres and shops close to where people live can contribute significantly to traffic avoidance,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 11 #
Draft report
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas banishing private cars from urban centres is difficult, as it encourages urban sprawl and the relocation of retail trade to greenfield sites, with a corresponding volume of traffic as a result,
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 13 #
Draft report
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the action plan on urban mobility announced by the Commission has not been published and, while approving of the separate initiatives, stresses the need for a cohesive approach; decides, therefore, to follow up its Calls on the Commission to pay strict heed to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality laid down- initiativ the Treport by drawing up proposals for a Europeanaties in its proposed action plan on urban mobility;
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 20 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- innovative solutions to efficient goods transport, particularly local goods distribution in cities;
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #
Draft report
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that European state aid and cofinancing in the field of urban transport be made conditional on the existence of integrated urban mobility (urban travel) plans;deleted
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 37 #
Draft report
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates cooperation between, and the operational integration of, organising authorities in European cities of over 25100 000 inhabitants, based on, and in line with, local circumstances;
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #
Draft report
Paragraph 12
12. AdvocatOpposes the setting-up of an new urban mobility observatory within the Commission, but does not wish a new agency to be createdagency;
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 42 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13
13. Strongly suggests that the possibility be examined, under the 2014-2020 financial perspective, of a European financial instrument (integrated programme of the type URBAN-T or priority Trans-European transport network project) enabling the cofinancing of: - surveys of urban travel plans with a view to encouraging their widespread introduction, - a proportion of investments in modes of transport that meet the EU’s environmental and socio-economic objectives; and proposes that this financing be allocated as an incentive, on the basis of calls for tender that meet European specifications;deleted
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #
Draft report
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the Commission to draw up a report on urban charging and the case for guidelines on such charging, in order to reduce the current distortions between European conurbations, and notably cross-border conurbations, and between railway and road tolls for accessing town and city centres;deleted
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #
Draft report
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that a ‘users charter’ be drawn up for urban transport, to include pedestrians and cyclists, and covering road sharing, in order to reduce the current disparities;deleted
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #
Draft report
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that a European policy be introduced for the standardisation and certification of equipment as regards safety, comfort (noise, vibrations, etc.), network interoperability (‘busways’, tram- train, etc.), accessibility for people with reduced mobility, soft transport and clean-engine technologies (buses, taxis, etc.), on the basis of a carbon audit;deleted
2009/02/19
Committee: TRAN