1. EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Kiev, 21st September 2012
EUROPEAN COMMISSION URBAN MOBILITY ACTION PLAN ( )
Prepared by the EU funded project “Support to the implementation of the Transport Strategy of Ukraine”
and implemented by the Consortium:
Corporate Solutions Ltd and SYSTRA SA

2. Contents
1 Why an action plan on urban mobility 2 Action plan contents 3 Trends 3.1 example of success: bike sharing in town; 3.2 Electric and hybrid cars: a long way to go; 3.3 A real improvement: reducing the engine CO2 emission. 4 Examples of cities best practices 5 Urban mobility in Ukraine 6 Next steps

3. 1 Why an action plan on urban mobility
Cities all over Europe face similar urban transport problems as nearly 75 % of the EU population is leaving in urban areas (375 M out of 500 M inhabitants, 270 millions of cars). The subsequent problems are well known (96 % of transport is dependant on expensive fossil fuels, pollution, congestion, health problems, road safety…)
In 2006, the Commission launched then a public debate on this topic with its “green paper on urban mobility”, aiming at achieving a sustainable urban mobility in Europe, economically, socialy and environmentally sound.

4. This 2006 paper addressed the main challenges related to urban mobility by 5 themes:
1. Free-flowing towns and cities;
2. Greener towns and cities;
3. Smarter urban transport;
4. Accessible urban transport, and
5. Safe and secure urban transport.
It was followed by the current Action Plan on urban mobility ( ) open as well to public debate on the internet (

5. With this Action Plan, the European Commission presented for the first time a comprehensive support package in the field of urban mobility. No directive or ad hoc legal instrument was supporting this plan.
This document proposes 6 themes and twenty measures to encourage and help local, regional and national authorities in achieving their goals for sustainable urban mobility.
A review of the implementation of the Action Plan is currently taking place.

6. 2 The action plan Theme 1 – Promoting integrated policies
Action 1 – Accelerating the take-up of sustainable urban mobility plans;
Action 2 – Sustainable urban mobility and regional policy;
Action 3 – Transport for healthy urban environments.

7. Theme 2 – Focusing on citizens
Action 4 – Platform on passenger rights in urban public transport;
Action 5 – Improving accessibility for persons with reduced mobility;
Action 6 – Improving travel information;
Action 7 – Access to green zones;
Action 8 – Campaigns on sustainable mobility behaviour;
Action 9 – Energy-efficient driving as part of driving education.

8. Theme 3 – Greening urban transport
Action 10 – Research and demonstration projects for lower and zero emission vehicles;
Action 11 – Internet guide on clean and energy-efficient vehicles;
Action 12 – Study on urban aspects of the internalization of external costs;
Action 13 – Information exchange on urban pricing schemes.

9. Theme 4 – Strengthening funding
Action 14 – Optimising existing funding sources
Action 15 – Analysing the needs for future funding
Theme 5 – Sharing experience and knowledge
Action 16 – Upgrading data and statistics
Action 17 – Setting up an urban mobility observatory
Action 18 – Contributing to international dialogue and information exchange
Theme 6 – Optimising urban mobility
Action 19 – Urban freight transport
Action 20 – Intelligent transport systems for urban mobility

10. 3 Trends 3.1 examples of success : theme 3 Bike sharing in town

11. 3.2 Electric and hybrid cars: a long way to go Although heavily subsidised, electric cars market share is unsignificant; hybrid vehicles share is a bit better; biofuels use is increasing, but less than forecast.
Source ICCT

12. A slightly better situation for hybrid and bio fuels cars cars
Source ICCT

13. The renewable fuel share in the EU transport sector is 4 % in 2011 against a targeted 5,75% for By 2020, this biofuels share is expected to be 10%.
Source ICCT

14. 3.3 a real improvement: reducing the engine C02 emission
Source ICCT

15. Source ICCT

16. 4 Examples of best practices
The Union Internationale des Transports Publics, (UITP, Brussels) and the global network “Cities for Mobility” with head office in Stuttgart are among the main coordinators sharing efforts and experiences to improve urban mobility plans. They provided the data below. Best practices in urban public transport: - Zero-fare public transport in Hasselt, Belgium Hasselt (70,000 residents) is one of a small and growing number of cities around the world providing zero-fare public transport. - Free Public Transport for Senior Citizens – Beijing, China From 1 January 2009 on, Beijing is allowing its 1.6 million Beijing senior citizens who aged 65 or above to travel free of charge on their public buses.

17. - Weekly No Driving Day program – Seoul, South Korea;
- Since 2001 the Park and Ride sites are constructed around Prague at a short walking distance to public transport, mainly rail stations, with good connections to the metro system.
- Maxx – public transport in the Netherlands; in Almere ( hbts) About 90% of the houses and businesses are within 400 metres from a bus stop;
There are also financial incentives or deterrent measures supporting public transport such as:
- Weekly No Driving Day program – Seoul, South Korea;
- Congestion Charge in London (8 £ = 9,6 €) per working days bur for residents.

18. Best practices in planning and organisation: - Xi‘an (3
Best practices in planning and organisation: - Xi‘an (3.9 Million inhabitants), the economic center of Northwestern China, is improving the traffic accessibility in the city center: Construction of new ring road of a length of about 71 km, including interchanges and bridges; Integrating the ring road with the overall urban road network; Improvement of the urban transport system, including bus priority scheme; Supply of equipment for road maintenance, transport planning modeling, traffic signals and area traffic control center.

19. - Veloce System – Vicenza, Italy ( originated by the EU Project ELCIDIS )
Trucks transport their goods to a collection centre outside the city centre. These goods are then unloaded, grouped and reloaded on electrical vehicles that deliver to the city centre.
The system is managed by an information program connected to personal digital assistants;
This system is now operating in Rotterdam, Stockholm, La Rochelle, Milan, Stavanger, Erlanger and others)

20. Land Use plans : Stuttgart
- Traffic Management
Stuttgart‘s Integrated Traffic Management Centre (IVLZ) has been implementing an innovative system of traffic management taking in all modes of transport which is unique anywhere in Germany.
Land Use plans : Stuttgart
Almost 40 percent of the urban area of Stuttgart is now under landscape or nature protection. Based on its Land Use Plan, the city has established guidelines, objectives and measures for the development of urban mobility for the next twenty years.
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21. 5 Ukraine and urban mobility
The process of improving urban mobility has started in Ukraine. The Kiev city administration developed recently a comprehensive strategy to improve its urban mobility as Kiev makes 6% of the total Ukrainian population, and 19% of the country GDP. Promotion of cycling is part of the strategy and first experiments are on going. Lviv has adopted in 2010 a 9-year implementation plan for the set-up of cycling infrastructure; already 2% of inhabitants are now cycling in the city. This achievement was reported by the Global network for mobility as a best practice.

22. 6 Next steps
A new action plan for is likely to be launched by the EC, with the same themes, with possibly more limited financial support from structural or frameworks funds or European Investment Bank but for research and development (engines notably, where the French for example are currently working on the development of low consumption 1000 cc engines for cars, using 2 litres fuel for 100 kms). Paradoxally, the current economic downturn can contribute to this urban mobility economy trend, for the benefit of all the people living in urban areas.

23. Thank you