Activities of Stéphane BIJOUX related to 2022/2023(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the New EU Urban Mobility Framework
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the TEN-T revision proposal provides for an increase in the number of urban nodes and sets the objective of each European region having at least one urban node; recalls that this revision will increase funding opportunities for Member States and local and regional authorities to develop transport infrastructure in urban nodes in line with the new objectives of the Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to make social equity one ofand territorial cohesion the central points in the development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) provided for in the context of the TEN-T revision, as these have a greater impact on regional areas outside the RTEN-T nodes and include a greater number of municipalities, towns and functional areas;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to improve the 19 sustainable urban mobility indicators by 2022; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to prioritise the allocation of funds to municipalities and countricities, regions and Member States whose projects improve indicators and are in line with the SUMPs;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for a new Urban Mobility Framework at European level takinghat takes into account regional, district and local levels and involves local and regional authorities; calls on the Commission to develop instruments for better urban mobility in all its regions, including the creation of urban mobility plans at regional level;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for a new EU Urban Mobility Framework that takes an integrated territorial approach, taking into account the diversity of urban areas, in particular the situation of urban areas in outermost, insular and mountainous regions, and promoting urban-rural and cross-border interconnections;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that urban areas in the outermost regions face structural constraints and specific transport challenges and that territorial continuity and connectivity need to be ensured in these regions; reiterates its call on the Commission to draw up a POSEI Transport programme to compensate for the structural handicaps of the ORs;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to incentivise public transport over private transport in order to achieve the 2050 climate neutrality targets; highlights the role of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and the Horizon Europe programme in promoting sustainable and smart multi-modal mobility, with a focus on sustainable transport interconnections and infrastructure, public transport, shared mobility and cycling, as part of the transition to a net-zero carbon economy;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to accelerate the deployment of charging points for electric vehicles in urban areas, in line with the new targets to be set by the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR);
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote ‘low-emission zones’ in urban areas, particularly in the densest urban areas, in order to promote cleaner mobility and contribute to the transition towards ending the sale of new combustion-engine vehicles in the EU by 2035; stresses that these ‘low-emission zones’ must be introduced gradually, take account of the needs of all users and not lead to the exclusion from urban centres of the most socially vulnerable users;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that the transition to softer, cleaner and more sustainable mobility offers opportunities to create new jobs, especially for young people;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Encourages the Member States and local and regional authorities to increase the visibility of the carbon impact of public transport journeys for their users;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to pay particular attention to user safety in the context of new transport infrastructure and urban transport planning, especially for the most vulnerable users such as people with disabilities or cyclists;