62 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2014/2242(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas estimates suggest that up to 80 % of EU citizens will soonby 2050 live in cities or larger urban areas, which offer the bestgood opportunities for jobs, education, cultural activities and mobility, and at present generate growth and economic activity accounting for over 80% of EU GDP;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas about 50 % of journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5 km and could possibly therefore mostly be made on foot or by bicycle or, public/collective transport; or any other means of transport prioritising sustainability concerns;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, despite the Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, which sets out limit values to be met by 2005, the annual limit value for NO2was exceeded at 42% of European urban traffic measurement stations in 2011, while 43% of the stations recorded an excess of the 24-hour limit value for PM10;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas urban transport accounts for about 25 % of the CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and harmful levels of air pollution in urban areas are related to direct NO2 emissions from the use of light and heavy vehicles;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas as important centres of economic activity and innovation, cities and other larger urban areas have rightly been recognised as crucial nodes in the new TEN-T strategy and are the main link of the transport chain for passengers and freight;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas within urban areas ca. 70 % of emissions with adverse impact on climate are caused mainly by road transport;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the average contribution of urban and local traffic to NO2 concentrations is up to 64%;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas between 2009 and 2011, up to 96% of city dwellers were exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations and up to 98% to O3 levels above the World Health Organisation guidelines;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas 73% of European citizens consider road safety to be a serious problem in cities and more than 30 % of road fatalities and serious injuries happening in urban areas, caused mainly by ca are mainly caused by cars; often involving Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs), such as pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and moped riders;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas many victims of accidents in urban areas are vulnerable road users and pedestrians;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas targeted measures towards sustainable urban mobility are possible and necessary to achieve EU targets and enforce legislation related to transport and environment;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of a bottom-up approach; therefore supports strongly e.g. the Convention of 6000 Mayors in Europe on reduction of GHG emissions and welcomes the appeal of Commissioner Canete on 13th October 2015 in Brussels to put a more ambitious Convention on the rails; supports the Commission to play a positive role as active catalyser with such initiatives;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Supports the work of the Urban Mobility Observatory (Eltis) and believes that the communication around this initiative should be reinforced;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites cities to define transport mode hierarchies based on the needs of pedestrians first and foremost, followed by cyclists, public transport, business and logistics, and private-car users, taking into account local condis convinced that that active mobility, such as walking, cycling, in combination with public and/or collective mobility are the future basis for a qualitative approach of healthy mobility options;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that Member States have an obligation to ensure their citizens a healthy environment that is crucial for the their quality of life and their health;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Invites Member States to take measures to reduce noise in cities, including noise related to public transport, rail freight and air transport, and to ensure that citizens have a stable legal framework as regards traffic management;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review the Air Quality Directive as a matter of urgencyIs convinced that sustainable urban mobility can only be achieved through a holistic approach towards air pollution, therefore calls on the Commission set a clear timeframe for the implementation of Real Driving Emission Tests as well as to urgently review the Air Quality Directive;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that inhabitants most vulnerable and sensitive to noise and air pollution, in particular particulate matters and ozone concentrations, are children, and that their interests - when developing urban mobility plans - must be higher on the agenda of the competent decision- makers at different levels;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Invites Urban Authorities and Member States to give better, anticipating and permanent informations to the citizens in adequate number of cities, in cooperation with metereologic services and by using e.g. displays in adequate numbers and also on the internet;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, when pollution levels peak, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines; to that end, supports the local set up of low Emission Zones and more generally access restrictions for more polluting vehicles or the promotion of clean vehicles, walking and cycling; local emergency measures should also be promoted, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to reduchalve the use of cars running on tradi"conventionally fuelled" cars in urban areas by 2030, and to ban themeliminate their use by 2050 on a gradual basis; calls on the Member States to support pilot projects that will encourage greater use of electric vehicles and alternative advanced biofuel vehicles; points out that the increased demand for electric vehicles will lead to the establishment of more "public charging points"; underlines that this will help to achieve EU targets for a reduction of 60% greenhouses gas emission by 2050;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and national and local authorities to draw up electric mobility plans which give priority to trams, urban trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-cars; stresses that the promotion of electric mobility must be based on a balanced approach and take into account the entire lifecycle of e- vehicles;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and national and local authorities to draw up electric mobility plans which give priority to trams, urban trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-carlectric vehicles;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that low carbon technologies such as hydrogen based on renewables or compressed natural gas could contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, in particular for public transport buses;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages private companies, administrations, as well as EU institutions to further improve mobility management services for their members, staff and visitors; considers that mobility measures, such as those coordinated by the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM), bear a large potential for solving urban congestion and accessibility for all;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reminds that non-motorised individual mobility, such as walking and cycling offers best potential towards CO2 neutrality;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages Member States and local authorities to define requirements regarding environmental performance in public procurement procedures, particularly when purchasing vehicles for public transport or vehicles used by public authorities;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put ambitious measures on 'Sustainable Urban Mobility and Climate protection' high on the agenda of the COP 21 at Paris in December 2015;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that mobility is a right that should benefit all citizens;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises that SUMPs should be consistent with the current EU agenda and objectives, in particular those on modal shift from road to rail set in the 2011 White Paper;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States and on the relevant authorities to step up awareness-raising campaigns designed to help people learn how to get about in their day-to-day lives, and to step up the activities of cooperative networks in this area;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that affordable public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs, underlines the role of transport to open up districts in difficulties;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends Member States together with regional and local authorities to further develop their planning for land use, housing and transport; such cooperation can be based on bilateral binding agreements;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that space use and mobility is a right that should benefit to all citizens; underlines the impact of demographic changes within the EU on citizens' mobility needs; stresses the need for targeted planning and investment in order to ensure win-win effects for elderly people, for persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) and disabled persons;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission to establish, as a priority, a network of best practice examples of spatial planning and space use, with compact, connected urban development through public transport framed within local and European infrastructure approaches;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Demands the Commission, national and local authorities to promote, where possible, inland navigation as an integrated mobility solution for soft mobility in cities;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Encourages strongly European cities to re-design their parking policy (parking space supply, use of intelligent parking systems as well as pricing) and to simultaneously put more efforts in the development of functional intermodal hubs, providing varied transport services and enabling smooth combination of transport solutions, such as collective transport, shared transport, cycling and rental services;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Invites Member States to analyse the needs and objectives for mobility infrastructure, addressing all modes and means of transport, favouring the interconnection of urban and peri-urban areas, taking into account competitiveness and better conditions of employment and to develop on this basis sustainable urban mobility plans;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative green urban logistics is of the utmost importance for solving congestion and environmental problems in cities, and that logistics should be based on sustainable modes of transport – taking into account the passenger/freight mix – such as cargo bikes, electric vans, inland vessels, underground systems, trains, trams and buses;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States and the relevant authorities to start thinking about urban logistics with regard to the flows and pollution that occur so as to take better account of delivery rounds, the collection of goods and relay points;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States and the relevant authorities to share good practices in the area of mobility that can be developed privately or publicly by stakeholders in soft mobility and the cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Points out that the education system must be used as a way of raising awareness of soft urban mobility;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Asks cities to rethink their urban planning schemes and provide the installation of logistic platforms, fundamental to a sustainable urban freight transport;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that thorough speed management leads to a drastic reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries in cities, especially for vulnerable road users; calls on the Commission to impose through legislative acts, taking full account of appropriate local considerations and variations, minimum standards for cycle path infrastructure in all EU metropolitan cities;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Demands the Commission to set up a list of cities that introduced default speed limits of 30 km/h and give an overview of the effects of these measures on safety, gaseous emissions, noise and infrastructure use and congestion;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Demands to pay attention to accident black spots zones in urban planning schemes;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that cost-benefit assessments of investments in transport infrastructure should be directed to maximising external societal benefits and minimising external costs arising from, for example, climate change, accidents, health, noise, air pollution and spatial use;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages strongly European cities to re-design their parking policy through parking space supply and use of intelligent parking systems;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to set up easily accessible overviews of EU co- funded urban transport programmes; demands furthermore to make clear - in user-friendly manner - how to obtain EU co-funding for urban transport projects;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls the ‘use of revenues' principle with regard to road charging, and requests that 50 % of Eurovignette revenue be dedicated to improving urban mobility and that 75 % of urban tolls be used for developing and maintaining sustainable urban transport infrastructure;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Refers to the EFSI regulation; highlights the essential role of the European Investment Bank in supporting projects that help to reduce congestion and environmental pollution by promoting the modal shift from private cars to more sustainable forms of transport, including improved intermodal connections;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Demands that swift progress are made in developing new vehicle type approval regulations for safer HGV cabs in line with the amendment to Directive 96/53/EC;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is convinced that additional efforts should be made to network and coordinate EU pilot projects, and to integrate cities, when discussing the implementation of future mobility policiee.g. by Civitas, Polis, Eltis, and to integrate cities with their practical experience and know-how, when discussing the implementation of future mobility policies; to that end, urges the Commission to set up easily accessible overviews of EU co-funded urban mobility programmes; demands furthermore to make clear - in user-friendly manner - how to obtain EU co-funding for urban mobility projects;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Supports the creation of an autonomous Sectoral Dialogue Committee on Urban Public Transport involving European social partner organisations and supported by the European Commission, in order to ensure high quality services and fair working conditions for employees;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Is of the opinion that the Commission should increase funds within Horizon 2020 dedicated to research and development of smart technologies to manage freight traffic and persons mobility as well as low-carbon technologies for urban mobility in urban areas;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Recalls that by using intelligent transport solutions, transport and mobility services will be more efficient, safe, environmentally friendly and smooth; invites the Commission to take urban mobility into the focus of the Digital Agenda and encourages stakeholders to closely cooperate to develop interoperable services;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Asks the EU to disseminate and export its know-how on smart cities and sustainable mobility systems as recommended in its Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities in order to contribute to the development of sustainable solutions in cities in other parts of the world; further believes that EU cities can also learn from best practice solutions in cities outside of the EU;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)
29d. Notes that digitalisation provides many opportunities for transport services; asks the Commission to prioritise the development of new technologies enabling road users to take more proactive role as a developer and data producer in the transport system in order to contribute to platforms for mobility services, in line with the EU rules and data protection;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 e (new)
Paragraph 29 e (new)
29e. Calls on the European Commission, the Member States and the local authorities to encourage the development of innovative applications - inter alia within the Digital Agenda - in the sector of shared mobility in order to maximise the filling rate of existing vehicles and thereby more efficiently use existing infrastructure;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 f (new)
Paragraph 29 f (new)
29f. Calls on the European Commission and member States to secure sufficient EU funds for future R&D activities in urban rail to further boost the development of urban rail systems and improve the performance of sustainable transport solutions;