Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2008/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Towards a new culture of urban mobility (debate)
Towards a new culture of urban mobility (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 20 February 2008 on the Lisbon Strategy,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European towns and cities should be able to choose from a wide range of flexible instruments so as to put together their local mobility plans employing a tailor- made policy mix in order to solveprovide integrated, sustainable, participation- based, and socially effective solutions to their specific trafficmobility problems; whereas better logistical solutions must be sought in all transport areas (passenger and freight transportmodes and areas (pedestrians, cyclists, public and private passenger transport, freight distribution, and services),
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European policy on urban transport must take into account aspects of regional and social cohesion; whereas attention must be paid to the particular needs of employees (commuters), people with reduced mobility, children (pushchairs), and the least affluent, and to the special problems and conditions in the new Member States,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas internalising external costs is an important step towards the goal of achieving real costing in the transport sector, the possibility of cross-subsidisation of sustainable urban transport concepts needs to be assessed and efforts must be made to develop new financial instruments; whereas cross-border enforcement of traffic fines is, in any event, a problem that needs to be resolved at European level as a matter of urgency,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 2
Paragraph 3 - Indent 2
– reliable, comparable data on all aspects of urban and suburban transport to be gathered, taking into account future changes in the framework conditions (e.g. demographic changes and climate change);
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 3
Paragraph 3 - Indent 3
– a complete list of European rules currently in force which affect urban transportmobility, directly or indirectly, with the potential for deregulimprovement and simplification being considered in each case;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
– steps to be taken immediately to enable traffic fines to be enforced across borders;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary for the European Union to take into account the particular needs of urban transport in the policy areas where it has legislative power (e.g. budget policy, environment policy, social and labour market policy, competition policy, industry policy, regional and cohesion policy, transport and road safety policy);
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Introductory part
Paragraph 5 - Introductory part
5. Calls for wide-ranging stakeholder consultation and, proceeding from that basis while reducing the potential social impact to a minimum, for specific European rules for the standardisation and harmonisation of the following to be drawn up:
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Indent 2
Paragraph 5 - Indent 2
− technical and organisational requirements for the interoperability of the various modes of passenger and freight transport;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Indent 3
Paragraph 5 - Indent 3
− the mobility of people with disabilities, the elderly and, people with young children, and the least affluent;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 5 - Indent 4 a (new)
– accessibility and interoperability of ITS technologies for EU-wide applications;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 2
Paragraph 6 - Indent 2
– implementaadoption of multimodal transport conceptsolutions (road, rail, water),
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 4
Paragraph 6 - Indent 4
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can make a significant contribution to, for example, improving road safety and, the flow of traffic, and logistical efficiency; considers, therefore, that the further development and, above all, increasing adoption in the European Union of ITS should be promoted;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it necessary to encourage citizens to assess their behaviour as road users critically and participate actively in local urban mobility forums; believes that every citizen should be given the opportunity to change his/her habits, for example regarding private car use and the benefits of alternative means (walking, cycling, or public transport), and thereby make an individual contribution to improving cleanliness and quality of life in urban areas;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers it essential for the EU to support and encourage new kinds of professional specialisation linked to urban mobility in order to provide and guarantee the operationability required for the personnel who will be called upon to implement the proposals set out in this resolution;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Finds that the European Union can make an important contribution to financing urban passenger and freight transport measures, for example by using the Structural and Cohesion Funds, and calls on the Commission to honour its responsibility in this respect; recalls the financing responsibility of Member States for measures affecting the environment and transport prescribed in Community law;