16 Amendments of Andor DELI related to 2014/2242(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas up to 80 % of EU citizens will soon live in urban areas, which offer the best opportunities for jobs, education, cultural activities and mobility;, a situation which, however, confronts urban centres and other administrative levels with the challenges associated with quality of life and sustainable development in the urban environment, whilst little is being done to enable rural areas to catch up and offer an attractive alternative, which would give people the freedom to choose their living environment; (Too little is being done to enable rural areas, villages and small towns to catch up, so that rural areas are suffering demographic emptying whilst overpopulation in towns is raising serious social, mobility and environmental questions.)
Amendment 20 #
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 and safe transport, favouring the interconnectedness of urban and periurban areas, and promoting greater self- sufficiency, competitiveness, economic growth and better conditions of employment;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that it is essential to consider the language needs of travellers and respect the use of regional and minority languages when displaying public transport information to provide more accurate and relevant information;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the authorities to promote the use of clean vehicles, such as bicycles, trolleybuses, trams and clean fuels, along with the development of intelligent transport systems ensuring a territorial continuum between urban centres and their periurban areas to combat global warming;
Amendment 54 #
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, disabled- friendly transport systems and technical standards in intelligent transport systems;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Sees a need for larger-scale improvement of suburban and rural public transport routes and better integration of these into urban transport networks; (Improved integration of suburban and rural public transport routes into urban networks would suggest less need for car use, whilst easy access to urban centres would ease their overpopulation.)
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. In order to make urban mobility more accessible and increase its effectiveness, it is essential to consider the language needs of travellers and respect the use of regional and minority languages when displaying public transport information;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of SUMPs for achieving EU targets in respect of CO2 emissions, noise, air pollution and accident reduction; considers that the development of SUMPs should be a precondition forn important element in financing EU projects in the area of urban transport;
Amendment 265 #
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;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the Commission to develop policies to encourage the freight industry to clean up its fleets and to encourage local authorities to provide incentives to, thus ensuring operators to act in a more sustainable way; recalls that rail should be at the core of urban freight policies;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States and local authorities to rethink speed management in cities and to introduce a defaultpay greater attention to the relevant regulations on speed limits and compliance with these; (Whilst the speed limit issue is particularly important with regard to towns, introducing a maximum speed limit of 30 km/h by 2020;would conflict with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as it would not take into account local requirements and specific features.)
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30