Activities of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2014/2244(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Delivering multimodal integrated ticketing in Europe (A8-0183/2015 - Dieter-Lebrecht Koch)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas most travellers continue to prefer individual transport, and whereas, given that creating EU-wide journey planners will not in itself be enough to achieve better integration of the various modes of transport, each of these transport modes needs to become more efficient and user friendly, and that process will be significantly assisted by, inter alia, the adoption of the Fourth Railway Package and the Regulation on air passengers’ rights;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that EU-wide multimodal travel information, journey planning and ticketing services are part of the answer to major challenges in the European transport sector, including those of sustainability, multimodality, efficiency and economic viability, and are therefore equally beneficial to society, the economy, the environment and the touristm industry;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that EU-wide personal mobility is a prerequisite for the exercise of basic freedoms and that people should therefore be able to access comprehensive information about multimodal and cross- border transport links for seamless door-to- door travel and to make the necessary reservations and payments online. Notes that in most of the Member States the option of purchasing tickets for national, cross-border and international journeys within the EU via the Internet or mobile application is still lacking. Geo-blocking should not be permitted;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the varying availability of broadband, cellular networks, Wi-Fi and other digital services within and between Member States, as well as on public transport services and at stations and other interchanges; stresses that improving personal mobility, integrated ticketing and passenger information services requires fair, inclusive and equal access to free or low- cost online services for all citizens; calls on the Commission therefore to prioritise facilitating, encouraging and supporting the wide availability of free or low-cost high-speed digital infrastructures, on all transport modes and at all transport interchanges, via the Connecting Europe Facility, Horizon 2020, EFSI and other relevant funding sources;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Sees the enabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for new integrated ticketing systems to be developed, hence the limitations of existing legislation has to be considered and necessary proposals to update and/or complement existing legislation put forward;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Sees the provision of comprehensive, easily accessible and reliable information for travellers as the first major step towards integrated ticketingenabling of fair and equal access to multimodal travel and traffic data as a prerequisite for new integrated ticketing systems to be developed, and emphasises that, in order to ensure that measures to that end are fair, it is of prime importance that they be accompanied by the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that consumers should at all times be given transparent pricing information; stresses therefore that reservation and payment systems should clearly indicate the total ticket price for any selected journey, including compulsory elements such as taxes and charges; underlines the importance of allowing for a variety of payment options for purchasing travel tickets; calls upon the EU and Member States to do more to restrict fees for the use of credit cards or other reasonable forms of payment for public transport services;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need for data formats and data exchange protocols to become more consistent, as these standards have to be interoperable, produced and shared in machine-readable formats, as a minimum measure;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes efforts in both the public and private sectors to introduce journey planners together with the required open standards and interfaces, but notes that many such services cover only specific regions or countries and that few are multimodal; calls therefore for all the stakeholthe transport services providers to focus more closely on providing multimodal, cross-border journey planners with tailored ticketing arrangements linking long- distance and local transport;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, with regard to integrated multimodal ticketing services, to confine itselftake the measures necessary to creatinge a framework that supports and facilitates the efforts being made by the stakeholders and the agreements they have already concluded;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– to introduce, by 2020 at the latest, in close cooperation with the representatives of the transport sector, national timetable and fares information systems on the basis of open interfaces linking the timetablesravel data for regional and local urban public transport operated by both private and publicly owned companies, and to update such systems on a regular basis,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– to make provision by 2024 at the latest, on the basis of open interfaces, for the national timetable and fares information systems, with real-time information on local public transport operators’ timetables, to be networked on a cross-border basis;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Shares the Commission’s view that fair and equal access for service providers to comprehensive, multimodal real-time transport and travel data is a prerequisite for EU-wide multimodal travel information, planning and ticketing services, andthus calls on the Commission to circulate a proposal requiring all providers to make available, on fair and equal terms, present, no later than the first half of 2016, its proposal for a framework, as laid out in the 2014 Commission Staff Working Document 'Towards a roadmap for delivering EU-wide multimodall theravel information needed for putting in place, planning and ticketing services', to break down the barriers for more comprehensive services and thereby enabling travellers to choose between the most sustainable, best- value or fastest connections, without prejudice to the economic interests of the operators involved;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges that a platform be established, involving all the stakeholransport service providers, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased introduction of EU-wide interoperable electronic ticketing systems and forto identify and addressing the problems of distributing ticket-sales income and of cost-sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties;.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges that a platform be establishedCalls on the Commission to establish a platform no later than 2016, involving all the stakeholders, to develop feasible arrangements inter alia for the phased introduction of EU-wide interoperable electronic ticketing systems and for addressing the problems of distributing ticket-sales income and of cost-sharing in the event of disputes between contracted parties;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Finds it regrettable that the Commission has not responded to Parliament’s call, in its resolution on the 2011 Roadmap2 , for a Charter of Passengers’ Rights covering all forms of transport, and expects the Commission to bring forward a proposal for such a Charter, taking account of the specific characteristics of each transport mode in the separate sections of multimodal journeys and fully taking into account the dimension of integrated multimodal ticketing, by the end of 2017; __________________ 2 European Parliament resolution of 15 December 2011 on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (2011/2096(INI)).
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the crucial importance, in terms of social mobility, of transport being accessible, and of equal access to transport for all; calls for more attention to be paid to the needs of people with disabilities or limited mobility in relation to access to travel information before and during journeys; , ticketing options and reservation and payment systems, including the ability to reserve wheelchair spaces; welcomes the Commission's European Accessibility Act Roadmap and the potential for legislative action to remove economic and social barriers facing people with disabilities; urges the Commission to tackle barriers to transport as part of its efforts to improve accessibility;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and, in particular, the Galileo European navigation satellite system, in dynamic data collection, enabling travellers to be informed about possible disruption and alternative travel options both before they set off and en route; stresses that the benefits of satellite systems must at all times be matched by sufficient data protection provisions;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a view to reducing congestion and air pollution in such areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that most people in the EU live in conurbations and, with a viewe need to reducinge congestion in suchurban areas, calls for the introduction of incentives to the use of sustainable modes of transport across Europe, with the inclusion in travel information and journey-planning services of information about car sharing, park-and- ride systems, bike hire schemes and footpaths;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the increasing availability of integrated electronic ticketing systems in cities and other urban areas; encourages further investment in, and implementation of, inclusive digital 'smartcard' technologies that can be used across the different transport modes, whilst at all times ensuring sufficient data protection provisions for all users; stresses that the benefits of these technologies must be shared by all transport users, including tourists;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that new and emerging modes of transport, such as bicycle schemes and car pools, can also be included in systems for integrated multimodal travelling;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underscores the importance of data protection, and calls for clear conditions to be laid down for the use and transmission of data, particularly in respect of personal data, which should be processed and used only in ‘anonymised’ form. The purchase and payment of tickets via mobile and internet applications should be available without need of registration into the system;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the importance of safe- guarding different options of travel planning and payment so as to ensure that all groups in society, including elderly and people with low-income, have access to travel services in the EU;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses the need for better access to public transport whilst travelling abroad in the EU, especially underlines the benefits for tourism if improvements are made in this area;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses the need for more and better promotion and showcasing of the more than a hundred multimodal journey planners that are already available in cities, regions and on the national level in the EU, calls also for efforts promoting the interconnection of these services;