10 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2014/2242(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that sustainable urban mobility is an increasingly important topic in cohesion policy, being a key element and facilitator for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth: considers that the ESIF funds, and especially the ERDF, should contribute to the financing, through the operational programmes, of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for cities and regions and in the EU, by supporting clean and innovative forms of urban transport that will promote multimodality and mobility in a broader territorial context; recalls, in this regard, the importance of more than merely formal respect of the principle of partnership in the programming and implementation of operational programmes, in order to ensure full involvement of the social partners, professional organisations, research centres and enterprises;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the ESIF funds should be systematically used for the development and the implementation of comprehensive and integrated SUMPs for complementarily and mutually reinforcing urban mobility measures in the wider spatial planning context, with account also being taken of the fact that European transport systems are 96% dependent on oil and its by-products, which means it is vital to reduce their negative impact on the environment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that promoting sustainable transport and improved network infrastructures, encouraging adaptation to climate change, and risk prevention and management are all among the thematic objectives of cohesion policy 2014-2020;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points in particular to the many harmful effects of the current transport model on fundamental elements of the natural environment, including air, water and soil, and on the various ecosystems;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for a move beyond the current concept of urban mobility based on the use of private vehicles that imply heavy environmental costs, and towards providing guaranteed mobility in urban centres via the public transport system, which should be free and accessible to all;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that it would be appropriate to promote the sharing ofurban mobility best practices in order to speed up the spread of the most innovative solutions and achievement of the EU’s objectives in this sphere;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the authorities to promote the use of clean vehicles and clean fuels, along with the development of intelligent transport systems ensuring a territorial continuum between urban centres and their periurban areas; asks the Commission to regulate as soon as possible new forms of mobility using means of transport with automatic pilot;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the authorities to promote the use of clean vehicles and clean fuels, along with the development of intelligent transport systems ensuring a territorial continuum between urban centres and their periurban areas, whilst also promoting practices likely to reduce the demand for transport, such as teleworking and the use of ICT tools;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the Member States to facilitate inermodal transport systems and infomobility, and to introduce zones accessible only to public means of transport, electric or car-sharing vehicles and bicycles, as well as developing extensive networks of facilities for recharging electric vehicles by, for example, making use of public lighting networks;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. ConsiderHopes that the Juncker Plan can play a key role in financing sustainable urban transport projects; believes, therefore, that it is essential to establish strong strategic planning and coherence between urban mobility projects to be supported by the European Fund for Strategic Investment and the objectives and priorities related to urban mobility already developed by national, local and European authorities.