29 Amendments of Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ related to 2014/2242(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure[1], [1] OJ L 307, 28.10.2014,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas about 50 % of journeys in urban areas are shorter than 5 km and in many cities could therefore be made on foot or by bicycle or public/collective transport;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas 'one size fits all urban areas' solution does not exist and cities across the European Union face specific situation and needs, in particular related to geographical and climate conditions, demographic structure, cultural traditions, and other;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, with due regard for subsidiarity, manysome aspects of urban mobility policy require coordination and frameworks at EU level, in particular with regard to safety, health and climate change;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites citieRespects tohe define transport mode hierarchies based on the needs of pedestrians first and foremost, followed by cyclists, public transport, business and logistics, and private-car users, taking into account local conditiocisions made by cities to define their own transport mode solutions and plans;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Member States to take preventive measures, in accordance with the precautionary principle and principle of proportionality, to improve air quality in cities and to guarantee pollutant concentrations below the levels set in the World Health Organisation guidelines, in particular by providing free public transport or by alternating traffic;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages national and local authorities to support innovative forms of urban mobility and to implement ITS and other state-of-art technologies increasing efficiency and safety of urban mobility and reducing congestions; recognizes in this respect the European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS and mobile high-speed networks;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reminds that low emissions technologies such as hydrogen and CNG implemented in the public transport could contribute to the reduction of emissions in the cities;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and national and local authorities to draw up electric mobility plans which give priority toinclude low emissions transport modes such as trams, urban trains, sky ropes, electric bicycles and shared/pooled e-cars;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious targets for reducing the use of transport-related energy in cities, thereby reducing emissions, and to set a target of doubling cycling rates by 2025;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to defend ambitious measures at the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), in particular with a view to reducing transport-related emissions, including in cities;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) are the backbone ofmight help sustainable cities with adequate mobility provision for all citizens, including enhanced walking and, cycling and public transport infrastructure and smoother and safer services networks;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that affordable, efficient and quality public transport is an essential element for inclusive public services and for securing access to jobs;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that urban mobility must be integrashould be reflected into the Connecting Europe Facility / Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) measures, including support for urban nodes and the integration of mobility plans for cross-border cities;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative green urban logistics is of the utmost importance forimportant for improving delivery services and thus could contribute to solving congestion and environmental problems in cities, and that logistics should be preferably based on sustainable modes of transport such as cargo bikes, electric vans, inland vessels, trams and buses;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that high density and other areas such as shopping centres are focal points foracing to increased road traffic and congestion problems, and believes that they should be linked up to efficient public transport and home delivery services;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls forInvites the Commission to develop reasonable policies to encourage the freight industry to clean upupgrade its fleets and to encourage local authorities to provide incentivessupport to operators to act in a more sustainable way; recalls that rail should be at the core of urban freight policies;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that thorough speed managementafety preconditions leads to a drasticpid reduction in road fatalities and serious injuries in cities, especially for vulnerable road users;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States and local authorities to rethink speed management in cities and to introduce a default speed limit of 30 km/h by 2020consider introducing 30 km/h zones where appropriate;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the Commission to set aside at least 20 % of EU transport funds fortake into account sustainable urban mobility projects when reviewing regional, cohesion and European Fund for Strategic Investments budgets;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Refers to the Commission's Citizens' Network initiative as a good basis for promoting and supporting intermodal sustainable mobility chains based on walking / cycling / public-collective backbone transport alongside car-sharing / car-pooling / taxis;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Strongly supports research and innovation on behavioural changes in the area of vehicle ownership which result in a move towards sharing models; encourages the Commission to intensify its efforts to develop and support transport systems involving collective and publicall forms of mobility;