4 Amendments of Lily JACOBS related to 2008/2041(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a suitable division of tasks between the European Union and towns and cities must be decided upon, in which the European Union should play a supporting role in order to stimulate local and regional initiatives and work towards a common, coherent strategy; whereas this must leave room for flexibility for local and regional authorities and must always take account of the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas European towns and cities should be able to choose from a wide range of instruments so as to put together a tailor- made policy mix in order to solve their specific traffic problems; whereas better, more sustainable and more integrated logistical solutions must be sought in all transport areas (passenger and freight transport, both by land and water);
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas urban mobility is not just about transport but is also very closely linked to all kinds of social, economic and environmental concerns; whereas an urban mobility strategy must contribute to improving the quality of life and health, the protection of the environment and the strengthening of economic growth in European cities;
Amendment 47 #
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 and make better and more frequent use of existing financial instruments such as the Structural and Cohesion Funds in the interest of sustainable urban mobility solutions;