Activities of Michael CRAMER related to 2008/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Draft report
Citation 14a (new)
Citation 14a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 12 October 1988 on the protection of pedestrians and the European charter of pedestrians' rights1,
Amendment 3 #
Draft report
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas urban motorised mobility depends on large and expensive use of space, contributes to oil dependency as well as to approximately 40 % of CO2- and approximately 70 % of other emissions and causes serious problems for safety and human health, related to air pollution and noise,
Amendment 16 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
- integrated information management and traffic management systems,
Amendment 17 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
- reduction of nuisance factors (e.g.: pollution, noise, congestion, traffic jams,and accidents),
Amendment 18 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- safety and security on public transport;
Amendment 19 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- developing a new generation of urban vehicles;
Amendment 21 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Asks the Commission to develop an easily accessible overview of cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants, practising measures in favour of comprehensive traffic calming ('flächendeckende Verkehrsberuhigung') and 'speed limits of 30km/h for cars' as well as a classification of their experiences in the fields of reduction of accidents, CO2, air and noise emissions, and the commercial consequences of these measures;
Amendment 24 #
Draft report
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. AdvocateRecommends the introduction and general application of integrated sustainable urban travel plans in conurbations with over 100 000 inhabitants, comprising:
Amendment 25 #
Draft report
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
- a plan for the development and interconnection of transport networks coordinated with the regional transport plan and urban planning policies,
Amendment 27 #
Draft report
Paragraph 7 – indent 6
Paragraph 7 – indent 6
- a masterplan for freight provisioningurban logistics, including the possibility of using public infrastructure for freight transport,
Amendment 31 #
Draft report
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that a permanent European forum on urban transport governance be created for representative transport- organising authorities, including user and citizens’ organisations and professional federations of transport operators, in order to promote the exchange and dissemination of best practices;
Amendment 34 #
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that European state aid and cofinancing in the field of urban transport be made conditional on the existence of integrated sustainable urban mobility (urban travel) plansplans as well as be oriented towards EU targets and legislation on reduction of accidents, oil dependency, CO2 emissions, air pollution and noise;
Amendment 39 #
Draft report
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Proposes that a study be launched on experiences in the field of tariff integration (including the 'Interoperable Fare Management' project) and the provision of intermodal information and information between organising authorities in EU conurbations be evaluated, in order to assess andfacilitate the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 43 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
13. Strongly suggests that the possibility be examined, under the 2014-2020 financial perspective, of a European financial instrument for urban mobility (integrated programme of the type URBAN-T or priority Trans- European transport network projectMarco-Polo type) enabling the cofinancing of:
Amendment 44 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
13. Strongly suggests that the possibility be examined, under the 2014-2020 financial perspective, of a European financial instrument (integrated programme of the type URBAN-T or priority Trans-European transpcorte network project) enabling the cofinancing of:
Amendment 45 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Amendment 46 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
- surveys of urban travelintegrated sustainable urban mobility plans with a view to encouraging their widespread introduction,;
Amendment 48 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – indent 2
Paragraph 13 – indent 2
- a proportion of investments in modes of transport that meet the EU’'s environmental and socio-economic objectives and thus considering EU co-financing minima to be fixed at 45 % in favour of public/collective transport and 15 % in favour of cyclists/pedestrians projects;
Amendment 54 #
Draft report
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the Commission to draw up a report on urban charging and the case for guidelinezones with access regulations oin such charging, in order to reduce the current distortions between European conurbations, and notably cross-border conurbaturban areas in order to assess their impact on mobility, quality of life, emissions, and between railway and road tolls for accessing town and city centresexternal effects, health and security;
Amendment 64 #
Draft report
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that a European policy be introduced for the standardisation and certification of equipment as regards safety and health, comfort (noise, vibrations, etc.), network interoperability (‘busways’, tram- train, etc.), accessibility for people with reduced mobility, soft transport and clean- engine technologies (buses, taxis, etc.), on the basis of a carbon audit and an impact analysis of the costs for operators and users;
Amendment 70 #
Draft report
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Suggests that a significant proportion of the appropriations released by the European economic recovery plan be allocated to the financing of on-going urban transport and public transport investments and projects that can be financed immediately and implemented before 31 December 2009;