Activities of Renate SOMMER related to 2008/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 2 #
Draft report
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas urban transport constitutes a considerable proportion of all transport, with the legal basis therefore constituted by Articles 70 to 80 of the EC Treaty granting the European Union shared competence with the Member States in that fieldand whereas, in spite of great variations in size and structure, towns face similar problems and challenges,
Amendment 5 #
Draft report
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas urban areas are important centres of business activity and goods transport is vital to satisfy the needs of the population and at the same time faces challenges owing to restricted storage space and limited time-slots for delivery,
Amendment 6 #
Draft report
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas scrupuloustrict compliance with the principle of subsidiarity and the right to local planning autonomy precludes the proposal of a prescriptive European policy, but allows the Union to adopt an incentive strategy of the same nature as its regional and cohesion policy without imposing top-down solutions,
Amendment 7 #
Draft report
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the issue of urban areas cannot be addressed through modal policies, but only via an approach centring on users and integrated transport systems which takes sufficient account of citizens’ sense of security,
Amendment 10 #
Draft report
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Draft report
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas banishing private cars from urban centres is difficult, as it encourages urban sprawl and the relocation of retail trade to greenfield sites, with a corresponding volume of traffic as a result,
Amendment 13 #
Draft report
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that the action plan on urban mobility announced by the Commission has not been published and, while approving of the separate initiatives, stresses the need for a cohesive approach; decides, therefore, to follow up its Calls on the Commission to pay strict heed to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality laid down- initiativ the Treport by drawing up proposals for a Europeanaties in its proposed action plan on urban mobility;
Amendment 20 #
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- innovative solutions to efficient goods transport, particularly local goods distribution in cities;
Amendment 33 #
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 37 #
Draft report
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates cooperation between, and the operational integration of, organising authorities in European cities of over 25100 000 inhabitants, based on, and in line with, local circumstances;
Amendment 40 #
Draft report
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. AdvocatOpposes the setting-up of an new urban mobility observatory within the Commission, but does not wish a new agency to be createdagency;
Amendment 42 #
Draft report
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 53 #
Draft report
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 58 #
Draft report
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 62 #
Draft report
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18