Activities of Jean Marie BEAUPUY related to 2008/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a new culture of urban mobility (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Firmly believes that, while the quality of transport infrastructures and services is a crucial element in the attractiveness and competitiveness of urban centres, the effectiveness of transport investment depends on it being linked to a balanced development strategy for individual urban centres; considers it therefore essential for urban planning schemes at conurbation level to take account of the current and future impacts of urban transport;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt an integrated approach to investment planning for urban areas concerning urban transport; considers that due account should be taken of other factors than the need for mobility, such as social integration, noise and air pollution, competitiveness, the environment etc.;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the development of an integrated approach by carrying out studies on the benefits of such an approach and highlighting the costs of a non-integrated approach; further calls on the Commission to provide a guide for those working at grass-roots level to advise them on the practicalities of an integrated approach, e.g. by means of a check-list;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to review Union legislation and guidelines which directly or indirectly influence the way in which balanced urban development is pursued, with a view to offering regions and cities a common frame of reference to make it easier for them to make choices as regards the planning and implementation of development strategy; calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive guide setting out in a systematic manner all the funds available for urban transport (FPRD, regional funds, Life+, Marco Polo ) and the opportunities offered by the EIB, along the lines of the guide recently published by DG Regional Policy on cities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that the Commission should encourage local stakeholders to set up public-private partnerships;