68 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2014/2242(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some 73 % of Europe's population live in towns and cities, and whereas this figure is expected to reach 82 % by 2050;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, according to the European Environment Agency, in 2011 atmospheric pollution in the form of fine particulates (PM 2.5) caused some 430 000 premature deaths in the 28 EU Member States, whilst every year a further 16 000 deaths can be attributed to high levels of tropospheric ozone;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas, if no appropriate measures are taken, by 2050 atmospheric pollution will become the main cause of death linked to the quality of the environment at global level;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas atmospheric pollution causes ten times as many deaths as road accidents;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas in 2010 alone the health- related costs generated by atmospheric pollution in the EU were put at between EUR 330 and 940 billion, or between 3 and 9 % of EU GDP;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas reducing levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5) to those recommended by the WHO in 25 European cities would increase citizens’ average life expectancy by roughly 22 months and generate annual savings for the economy of some EUR 31 billion;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 90 % of the inhabitants of European cities are exposed to levels of pollution which are above health safety limita substantial proportion of European citizens - between 15 and 40 % - is exposed to levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5 and PM 10), tropospheric ozone and NO2 which are above EU quality standards;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas on the basis of the air quality guidelines issued by the World Health Organisation the proportion of European city dwellers exposed to dangerous levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5 and PM 10) and tropospheric ozone is roughly 90 %;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas noise pollution represents a serious risk to health, and whereas road traffic is the main cause of noise pollution;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some 73% of Europe's population live in towns and cities, and whereas this figure is expected to reach 82% by 2050;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, according to the European Environment Agency, in 2011 at least 125 million European citizens were exposed to levels of noise pollution which were above the safety limit of 55 dB;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas in the European Union at least 9000 premature deaths each year from heart attacks or heart disease can be attributed to traffic noise, and whereas this figure may be a serious underestimate given the patchy nature of the data provided by many Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas, according to the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM), at least 25 % of journeys in metropolitan areas are work- or study- related, and whereas the average distance travelled by motorised means of transport is between 9 and 22 km;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the sustainability of urban transport is one aspect of a broader policy of sustainable regional planning, and whereas urban green areas can help to offset in part the impact of the pollution attributable to road traffic;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas noise pollution poses a serious risk to health and whereas road traffic is the main cause of noise pollution, especially in urban areas with heavier congestion and traffic;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas improved sustainable mobility that is easily accessible and usable by all can be an important driving force for the promotion of tourism and the economic recovery of many places that are currently going through a crisis;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, some 50 % of European citizens use their private cars every day, whilst only 16 % use public transport and only 12 % bicycles;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, European citizens regard lower public transport fares (59 %), better public transport services (56 %) and better facilities for cyclists (33 %) as effective measures to improve urban mobility;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to the European Platform on Mobility Management (EPOMM), at least 25 % of journeys in metropolitan areas are work- or study- related, and whereas the average distance travelled by motorised means of transport is between 9 and 22 km;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas policies of concreting over the land and constructing new road infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas do not solve the problem of traffic congestion, as demonstrated by the generation of additional motorised traffic as a result of road improvements;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to facilitate teleworking so as to reduce the demand for transportpromote programmes to reduce travel to and from the workplace by encouraging, inter alia, teleworking, ICT technologies and teleconferencing;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the sustainability of urban transport is one aspect of a broader policy of sustainable regional planning, and whereas urban green areas can help to offset in part the impact of the pollution attributable to road traffic;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to facilitatepromote public transport, car sharing, car pooling, inter-modal transport systems and infomobility and establish areas to which access is liwhere the only traffic permitted exclusively tocomprises public transport, electric orvehicles, car-sharing vehicleor car-pooling cars and bicycles;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, some 50 % of European citizens use their private cars every day, whilst only 16 % use public transport and only 12 % bicycles;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas proceeds from the sale of transport tickets cover only minimally the overall cost of transport systems and whereas the revenue is reinvested in sectors other than mobility;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas free transport for residents in urban areas would have a countless number of other advantages in terms of incentivising sustainable urban mobility, in addition to indirect economic benefits and direct environmental and health benefits;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, European citizens regard lower public transport fares (59 %), better public transport services (56 %) and better facilities for cyclists (33 %) as effective measures to improve urban mobility;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas policies of concreting over the land and constructing new road infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas do not solve the problem of traffic congestion, as demonstrated by the generation of additional motorised traffic as a result of road improvements;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Member States to develop and/or enhance electrified public surface transport, devoting to it part of the road area currently reserved for private transport;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on Member States to make the construction of new road infrastructure conditional on the full and efficient implementation of public transport, particularly by rail, to link urban and peri-urban areas and respond effectively and sustainably to the phenomenon of commuting;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on Member States to eliminate direct and indirect subsidies for the purchase and use of vehicles running on traditional fossil fuels;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives for electric vehicles such as reduced rates of VAT or exemption from road tax;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on Member States to use part of the proceeds from taxation of fossil fuels or the circulation of private vehicles to finance part of the costs of urban public transport with the underlying aim of making it free of charge to residents;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to further promote the use of public transport in order to reduce congestion and pollutant air-borne emissions in urban areas;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls on Member States to introduce direct and indirect subsidies and/or tax incentives for businesses that produce goods or services which promote sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives or other economic incentives for businesses which grant fringe benefits in support of sustainable mobility, such as transport on foot, cycling, use of public and private collective transport and use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Calls on Member States to promote sustainable tourism by granting tax incentives, economic incentives or relaxation of rules for hotels and similar businesses which offer customers sustainable urban transport solutions;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Calls on Member States to provide incentives to scrap the most polluting vehicles, grading them so as to create the following order of preference: abandonment of a private vehicle in favour of collective public transport, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, including those using methane reformers, natural gas-driven vehicles, hybrid vehicles and LPG vehicles;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an amendment to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic to ensure that, in urban areas, bicycles are always given right of way over motor vehicles;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to draft and implement management plans to ensure the sustainability of logistics services such as goods distribution in urban areas;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to promote policies to reduce travel to and from the workplace by encouraging, inter alia, teleworking, ICT technologies and teleconferencing;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to promote active participation by citizens in drawing up urban mobility plans;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on Member States to promote infomobility, and to facilitate the purchase of transport tickets through a widely distributed network of sales outlets and the exploitation of IT for the purchase of electronic tickets;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on Member States to promote cycling by constructing physically separated cycle paths, interchange stations for transfer between bicycles and public transport and bicycle parks;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and city councils to promote a gradual move away from fossil-fuel-powered means of public transport in favour of new vehicles that harness alternative and eco-sustainable sources of energy;
Amendment 184 #
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, and to establish traffic zones tha can only be used by public means of transport and promote intermodal transport and infomobility;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States to promote cycling by constructing protected cycle paths, bicycle-public transport interchange points and bicycle parking facilities;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to develop and/or enhance electrified overground public transport, setting aside for this part of the road area currently reserved for private transport;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on city councils to establish the electric bicycle as being a means of public transport on a par with all other types of public transport;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on Member States to make the construction of new road infrastructure conditional on full and efficient implementation of public transport, particularly by rail, to link urban and peri-urban areas and address effectively and sustainably the phenomenon of commuting;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on Member States to promote active public participation in the drawing-up of urban mobility plans;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Calls on city councils to develop urban mobility plans that allow certain categories of light electric transport, including bicycles and single-wheelers, access to areas closed to traffic and to historic city centres, in parallel with pedestrian areas;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States and local authorities to promote a reinforcement and extension of alternative energy distribution networks for transport vehicles;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on Member States to draft and implement management plans to ensure the sustainability of logistics services such as goods distribution in urban areas;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on cities to promote better provision of information on urban public transport to residents and tourists to ensure they have a clear view of all the forms of transport and options available;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the safety of pedestrians and drivers must always be viewed as a key element of all urban sustainable transport planning;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on Member States to eliminate direct and indirect subsidies for the purchase and use of vehicles running on traditional fossil fuels;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives for electric vehicles, such as reduced rates of VAT or exemption from road tax;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on Member States to use part of the proceeds from the taxation of fossil fuels or the circulation of private vehicles to finance part of the costs of urban public transport with the underlying aim of making it free of charge to residents;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on Member States to introduce direct and indirect subsidies and/or tax incentives for businesses that produce goods or services which promote sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Calls on Member States to introduce tax incentives or other economic incentives for businesses which grant fringe benefits in support of sustainable mobility, such as travel by foot, cycling, use of public and private collective transport and use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Calls on Member States to promote sustainable tourism by granting tax incentives, economic incentives or relaxation of rules for hotels and similar businesses which offer customers sustainable urban transport solutions;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 f (new)
Paragraph 25 f (new)
25f. Calls on Member States to provide incentives for scrapping highly-polluting vehicles, grading them so as to create the following order of preference: abandonment of a private vehicle in favour of collective public transport, electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles, including those using methane reformers, natural gas-driven vehicles, hybrid vehicles and LPG vehicles;
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to pinpoint new forms of sustainable funding for public transport which enable environmental sustainability, digitisation and accessibility, stimulate the economy of urban areas and create new jobs;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Calls on city councils to encourage the provision of information propitious to the creation of tourist packages which include urban mobility and the various transport options available as part of the package;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to steer existing research programmes in the direction of pinpointing energy recovery potentials in means of transport (e.g. through braking systems) and in the field of mobility in general (pedestrian walkways and speed restrictors permitting energy recovery);
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on Member States to promote infomobility, and to facilitate the purchase of transport tickets through a widely distributed network of sales outlets and the use of information technologies for the purchase of electronic tickets;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to develop models for efficient and sustainable smart cities based on multimodal transport, digitisation, better provision of information, the use of integrated ticketing, which could be taken up, for example, by city councils;