Activities of Leila CHAIBI related to 2021/2075(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the challenges for urban areas in the post-COVID-19 era
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that lockdown has had a considerablnegative impact on mobility demand and the choice of transport mode, especially in urban areas; notes that the social distancing introduced as part of sanitary measures in the EU has led citizens to take up mobility options oprefer to use their own cars rather than public transport in order to avoid gatherings of people; recalls that a modal shift towards public transport is essential in order to drastically reduce emissions from the transport sector and comply with Directives 2008/50/EC and 2004/107/EC on air quality;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, both people and goods have continued to circulate thanks to transport and logistics workers; recalls that, despite their essential contribution, these frontline workers are subject to the fraudulent use of self-employment and to ultra-flexible contracts, with little security, low pay and little or no social protection;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for bogus self-employed workers in the transport and logistics sector to be redefined as working under employment contracts; calls for workers’ right to decent pay, reasonable work rates and access to social protection to be respected;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; stresses the need to make public transport fully accessible, both technically for people with reduced mobility and financially for low-income households, in particular through social pricing or free public transport;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; stresses the importance of maintaining the temporary structures set up to facilitate the development of active mobility; recalls the need to reduce the use of cars in urban areas in order to develop other uses and other means of transport which are less harmful to the environment;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that women are the main users of public transport in urban areas1 a; stresses the important gender dimension of women’s mobility in the city; recalls that 100% of French women have been victims of gender-based harassment or sexual assault on public transport1 b; calls, as a matter of urgency, on the Member States and sub-national authorities to take into account the specificities of women’s travel when organising their mobility offer, in particular by improving travel links through better management of connections, taking into account the specific times of women’s mobility, ensuring proximity to services and taking urgent measures to ensure the safety of women on public transport; _________________ 1a Eurobarometer 382a: Europeans’ satisfaction with rail services/382b: Europeans' satisfaction with urban transport 1b Haut Conseil à l’Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes, Avis sur le harcèlement sexiste et les violences sexuelles dans les transports en commun, 16 April 2015, p.5, https://www.haut- conseil- egalite.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/hcefh_avis_harce lement_transports-20150410.pdf