Activities of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2022/2140(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ensuring European transportation works for women (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on ensuring European transportation works for women
Amendments (39)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— Having regards to its Resolution of 16 February 2023 on developing an EU cycling strategy,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas research performed across the Member States has shown that gender- based violence in public spaces and on collective transport is a growingsignificant problem;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas sexual harassment and gender-based violence in transport has an impact on women's travel behaviour;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorly-designed transport policies can exacerbate existing poverty and social exclusion; whereas there continues to be a lack of sex-gender- disaggregated data and gender analysis on transport and mobility accross the EU, hindering the application of well-targeted transport policies for individuals and familiehouseholds in all their diversity;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas adopting a gender- responsive approach to urban planning and having a gender analysis of transport services is instrumental in improving the quality of life of women as well as their social inclusion and employment prospects;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas transport use differs according to gender, as well as other factors, in terms of complexity, sustainability, frequency, mode, duration, purpose, cost, security and safety;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas women are more likely to take multiple, non-direct journeys in one day (trip-chaining) and are more likely to travel in off-peak hours;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas due to persisting gender inequalities within society, men and women have different transport needs;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas women are more likely to have care responsibilities; whereas they are more likely to use strollers or to benefit from the possibility of using cargo bikes;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas understanding transport patterns and mobility is fundamental to the development of gender-sensitive transport policies, so that femwomen in alel transport usersheir diversity can share safe, accessible, reliable, sustainable and non- discriminatory modes of transport; whereas more of gender-disaggrated data would be a valuable input to develop transport policy that adequately addresses gender differences;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas more women than men use more sustainable modes of transport, and often perform trip chain such as public transportation or walking;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas women are more likely to take sustainability and safety into account when choosing their means of transportation; whereas women are more likely to choose to cycle in places when safe and continued cycling paths and lanes are provided1a; _________________ 1a "Paris en selle" as quoted in https://www.20minutes.fr/paris/3257635- 20220323-insecurite-frein-pratique- feminine-velo-plus-pistes-cyclables-plus- femmes
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the welcome adoption of new vehicle and automation technologinew development of connected and automated vehicles should take the specific needs of women into consideration and increase safety and sustainability;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the development of easy- to-use bike-sharing or car-sharing applications offers new travel possibilities including for people living in rural areas;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas sustainable transport requires equal access to infrastructure, through measures that guarantee greater mobility using public transport, especially local trains, and bikes for all and the same quality of service in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the design of vehicles, including safety features, often assumes a larger, stereotypically male physical form, leading to lower efficacy for smaller people; women; whereas cars, seat belts, car seats and airbags have mainly been designed using crash test dummies based on biofidelic male bodies; whereas men are more likely to be involved in a car crash, but women involved in a car crash are more likely to be injured or die than men1a; _________________ 1a https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicle- choice-crash-differences-help-explain- greater-injury-risks-for-women
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas bike-friendly infrastructures, bike lanes as well as separate bike paths increase safety and perceived safety and thereby encourages more of the population and especially women to use bikes;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mobility barriers hinder women’s access to jobs and key services, such as health and education, affecting both their own and their children’s human capital accumulation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas women are underrepresented in transport employment at all levels; whereas underrepresentation in decision-making, planning and research reinforces the lack of gender mainstreaming in transport; whereas when there is an underrepresentation of women in decision making positions, planners should proactively reach out to women to get their input before designing transport policies;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas it is important to promote and preserve efficient, sustainable, and affordable mobility in rural areas; whereas connectivity within rural areas is not adequately developed;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas women living in rural areas experience barriers in receiving support when they are victims of gender- based violence because of the persistent lack of a developed transport infrastructure;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas women are more likely to suffer from transport poverty, in particular single mothers, women belonging to minority groups, women with low income, as well as single women, women with disabilities, or elderly women;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the lack of standardised, sexgender-disaggregated transport data and gender analysis across all modes of transport; identifies the need for more consultations and data to establish women's habits and needs in the transport sector; welcomes, in this regard, that ‘energy and transport’ is the thematic focus of the 2023 edition of the EIGE Gender Equality Index;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. HighlightNotes the ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to aggregate anonymised datasets on public transport usage and to develop intermodal services or inclusive transport applications;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for safety performance tests and crash tests to include biofidelic female models; underlines the need for AI to increase our understanding of how the diverse human physique reacts differently in emergency situations; welcomes the fact that disparities in fatality rates between men and women is being reduced with recent car models1a; _________________ 1a https://www.nhtsa.gov/press- releases/nhtsa-report-newer-cars-appear- significantly-reduce-gender-disparities- crash
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the differing expectations, travel patterns, needs and experiences of women as transport users; calls for relevant legislation in transport to fully integrate women’s needs; and travelling patterns;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the integration of sustainable transport options, including bikes, into women’s daily lives, enabling comfortable, safe and stress-free multimodal journeys to become a reality;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States and local authorities to ensure safe bicycle parking near train and bus stations;
Amendment 207 #
9 b. Calls on Member States and local authorities to ensure the possibility to take bikes on trains and buses with a view of developing intermodality;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to ensure that road infrastructure, notably when being upgraded, fully takes into account the continuity and accessibility of sustainable pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and connections;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for the development of wider sidewalks and cycling paths to accomodate strollers or cargo bikes which are often used by women for their transport needs;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the need for employers in the transport sector to provide mandatory trainings to help workers identify and react appropriately when witnessing gender-based violence and harassment; encourages preventives measures in transport such as security buttons and helplines;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on the EU to create a strategy in order to prevent and combat harassment and gender-based violence in public transport;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that women play a large role in shaping the mobility choices of familiehouseholds, and that their negative experiences using sustainable modes of transport can be off- puttingy are more sensitive to sustainable, shared and safe transports;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that women choosing to using public transport with their households can have a ripple-on effect on the behaviour of members of their households when travelling independently;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that femalewomen transport workers at all levels face barriers such as gender bias, as well as a lack of or ill- suited facilities, leading to harassment and violence; notes, as a result, the difficulty in attracting and keeping women in transport jobs;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)