13 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2010/2158(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas most transport intersections (in particular for the TEN-Ts) and intermodal hubs are located in urban areas, and whereas urban mobility plays a vital role in the smooth functioning of these strategic points, as regards the provision of both feeder services and intermodal links,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. whereas, in addition to objectives relating to the environment, traffic fluidity and energy performance, better overall transport performance is a key element of the EU 2020 strategy, in particular in urban areas, in which some 75% of EU citizens live and which account for 85% of EU GDP,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that urban transport services are covered by the subsidiarity principle; emphasises, nevertheless, that European cooperation, coordination and funding would enable local authorities to meet the challenges they are facing, in particular in the area of transport;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the supporting role which cohesion policy, and the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund, can play in fostering urban mobility; draws the Commission's attention to the importance of ensuring that urban areas in all parts of the EU can obtain such support, since the gravity of the problems specific to urban areas is not only linked to GDP;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reiterates its endorsement of the principles set out in Parliament's resolution on an action plan on urban mobility (2008/2217(INI)) and welcomes the measures proposed by the Commission in the Action Plan on Urban Mobility (COM(2009)0490);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission, in keeping with the subsidiarity principle and the differences between and characteristics specific to urban areas, to work to improve the coordination of transport and cohesion policies up to urban level, in cooperation with States, regions and local stakeholders, taking into account the objectives of social inclusion, safety, competitiveness and environmental protection; reiterates its call for an integrated approach to be made compulsory in the programming and selection of Structural Fund and Cohesion Fund projects;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Welcomes the Commission's intention, as stated in the fifth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, to introduce an ambitious urban programme and take better account of urban areas in cohesion policy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly supports the use and promotion of integrated urban mobility plans (urban travel plans); proposes that Community funding for urban transport projects should be made contingent on the existence of such plans;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that the density of urban areas makes them the locations which suffer most from and which generate the most congestion and air and noise pollution; calls on the Commission to encourage the use of public transport as an alternative to the car in such areas;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 ter (new)
Paragraph 4 ter (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to implement the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities and to keep Parliament informed of developments;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the vital importance of transport infrastructure to the regions and cities of Europe and calls on the Commission to optimise existing sources of funding and to provide innovative financing solutions for its development;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the vital role of public transport in the area of social cohesion must be taken into account in policies on investment, fare-setting and public service obligations, which specifically affect this form of transport, in order to safeguard equal access to employment, education and culture and prevent the formation of urban ghettos;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the potential of the Structural Funds and of the Cohesion Fund in the completion of the trans- European transport network programme but, in particular in urban areas, but deplores the lack of coordination between cohesion policy and transport policy; calls on Member States to make greater use of the resources available; strongly regrets the lack of clarity and information on the ongoing project implementation.