21 Amendments of Sara CERDAS related to 2021/2075(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that while all regions were affected by the pandemic, special consideration should be given to outermost regions, which are more vulnerable to fluctuations in demand- driven sectors, especially in the transport and tourism sectors; stresses that, because of their nature, outermost regions are highly dependent on the transport sector for the entry or exit of persons and goods and that access should be guaranteed in case of future crises, when possible; highlights that urban mobility should take into account the different territories' orography, which are specially challenging in the outermost regions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the key role that workers in the transport sector have played during the most difficult moments of the pandemic to ensure that essential supplies to urban centres, including those of medical supplies and personnel, have remained open supplies of the most basic items, including medicinal products;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines that transport workers in cities have higher exposure to the risk of infection than the rest of the population of working age, notes that these challenging circumstances and changes in trajectories has put strains on the entire urban supply chain;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses that urban mobility must be aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and be more fair, inclusive, accessible, affordable and safe, whilst also promoting active and healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy, accessible, affordable and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services, taking in consideration the specificities of each territory; stresses that public transportation must include an inclusive network that reaches the entirety of the urban area and that, when this is not possible, other solutions should be envisaged;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that public transport systems have struggled to regain market shares in terms of users once restrictive measures have been softened or removed;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the importance of awareness-raising measures for passengers to regain trust in public transport after the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that public collective transport remains the backbone of sustainable transport, moving large numbers of passengers over long distances;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that there will be future crisis which can jeopardise urban mobility, such as, but not limited to, pandemics or natural disasters; 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;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that the high levels of air pollution of urban areas, caused by the greenhouse gas emissions of the transport sector, are prejudicial to the health of citizens, especially for respiratory health; underlines one of the solutions should be promoting the use of sustainable means of transportation, such as cycling and walking, and that urban areas should have the necessary infrastructure in place;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines that the impacts of climate change will be felt by all regions and that the road transport sector has a role to play in decreasing emissions; highlights, therefore, that the transition to zero emission vehicles will be crucial, which will need specific infrastructures, such as charging points, and that these should be included in the urban mobility plans; draws attention to the importance of exchanging good practices between the regions of the different Member States in order to accelerate the transition and to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal regarding mobility and transports;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the need for green, outdoor and public spaces; calls on Member-States and their regional and local authorities to have this need in consideration when drawing up their plans for urban mobility;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls on local authorities to promote road safety, with awareness raising initiatives and appropriate road signs for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the increase of active mobility such as walking, bicycling and calls on cities to ensure sufficient infrastructure for active mobility and to make this an integral part of urban mobility and infrastructure design;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Believes that, where appropriate and in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the cycling and walking infrastructure put in place in Member States as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic should remain in place and be expanded, in order to further promote safe active mobility;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls that almost 40 percent of all road fatalities in Europe occur in urban areas and that vulnerable road- users account for 70% of these fatalities; stresses that it is imperative to improve road safety in urban areas and that particular attention should be paid to improving the safety of vulnerable road users;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Welcomes that the EU has reaffirmed its long-term strategic goal to get close to zero deaths and zero serious injuries on European roads by 2050, known as Vision Zero, calls for increased efforts to reach the medium-term goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 % by 2030;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission to reflect the changing nature of urban mobility in its upcoming EU urban mobility framework;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the tourism sector has also been severely affected by the COVID- 19 pandemic, leaving a high number of people in unemployment, exposing the weaknesses of the sector; underlines the need for continuous work between the tourism sector and local, regional and national authorities and any stakeholders, in order to protect the sector from the impacts of future pandemics or any kind of events that risk the operability of tourism activities.
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for concrete measures to support the best practices currently employed by national, regional and local authorities, recalls the importance of modern, seamless TEN-T networks and high-speed cross-border services across Europe for unlocking the potential of international collective sustainable transport to make tourism more sustainable throughout every season of the year;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls, in this respect, the need to strengthen urban nodes and public transport, which are an important part of tourists’ experiences and citizens’ everyday lives in tourist destinations;