Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2010/2158(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION European Urban Agenda and its Future in Cohesion Policy
Amendments (14)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. recalling that a lack of access to transport is often one factor in multiple deprivation areas and underlining the important impact transport can have on regionalthe development and prosperity of a region and of its citizens,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of an efficient, affordable and sustainable transport network in achieving lasting urban regeneration; calls for the implementation of the 35 steps mentioned in the Action plan on urban mobility, and for the recommendations made by the European Parliament in its resolution on that action plan of 23 April 2009 to be put into practice;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly supports the use and promotion of integrated urban mobility plans (urban travel plans), which must also include urban logistics plans for goods and services; urges the Commission to publish recommendations and guidance documents for drawing up these plans;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out the importance of ensuring that the urban mobility plans include road safety strategies that pay particular attention to the most vulnerable road users (children, the elderly, people with pushchairs, cyclists, etc.), as well as people’s routes between their homes and their workplaces;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers integrated ticketing at urban, inter-city and regional level to be vital for urban mobility, and calls onurges the Commission to promote best practice with regard to existing schemes within the Union, and to put forward specific measures, where appropriate;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of public transport for deprived neighbourhoods andWhereas the tendency towards urban sprawl is leading to increased demand for travel between urban centres and outlying areas, which is in turn adding to congestion and road safety problems; stresses the importance of accessible, high-quality, sustainable public transport for optimum urban mobility, with particular attention being paid to deprived neighbourhoods and persons with reduced mobility; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the exchange of best practice in this area;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In this context, supports action to promote the most sustainable modes of urban public transport such as the underground, trams and vehicles with low CO2 emissions, as well as other healthy, non-motorised modes of transport such as the bicycle; encourages local and regional authorities to upgrade their urban fleets with vehicles and modes of transport that are more environmentally friendly;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the vital importance of transport infrastructure to the regions and cities of Europe and calls on the Commission to provide innovative financing solutions for its development that are specifically designed to fit in with the economic and social cycle of cities;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Bearing in mind that cities form the main hubs of the trans-European transport networks and – as per Article 170 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – play a key role in territorial, economic and social cohesion, calls on the Commission, when the TEN-Ts next come under review, to clearly establish the links between these hub cities and their respective ports, airports and logistics centres;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure, when the regulations on passengers’ rights next come up for a cross-cutting review, that it looks at the possibility of broadening the scope of urban mobility rights, paying particular attention to groups of persons with reduced mobility, and involving relevant citizens’ groups;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegardsTakes the view that the economic crisis asmust be an opportunity to focus transport policy on innovative and ecological transport modes as well as interoperable intelligent transport systems; in this context, supports the CIVITAS Initiative and the Covenant of Mayors and calls on the Commission to ensure that the both initiatives will be updated in future to include actions to improve the way in which urban and inter-city transport is governed;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses its disappointment that investment in transport has been curbed as a result of the economic crisis, undermining the notion of enhanced cohesion in the EU;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that cohesion policy has a great impact when it takes an integrated approach, including aspects such as transport (co-modality), land use and energy efficiency;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. In addition to reiterating its previous calls for the TEN-T budget to be increased, calls on the Commission to use innovative, genuinely effective forms of funding for transport infrastructure and transport systems (European bonds, the ‘golden rule’, etc.);