1. 2015 annual POLIS conference Active Travel Modes: Congestion busters & health boosters Christophe Reuter, Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures Brussels, November 20th 2015

2. The ideal animal (to some people)

3. The ideal urban transport mode FAST Social Space efficient 7-10x moving 8-50x parked (or NO parking) Simple Good for local business EMISSIONS NOISE HEALTHY Saving lives and money

4. If every adult in the EU... (not to mention youth) … walked or cycled for an additional 15 minutes a day 100 000 premature deaths linked to a lack of physical activity would be avoided every year.

5. Informal meeting of EU ministers for Transport Luxembourg, October 7 2015

6. Declaration of Luxembourg on Cycling as a Climate Friendly Transport Mode Action plan Call upon the Commission to consider the following actions: Integrate cycling into multimodal transport policy. Develop an EU level strategic document on cycling: goals, policy and funding instruments. Set up a European focal point for cycling. Recognize that Member States can contribute by: Designating a national focal point for cycling. Ensuring that national transport infrastructure projects consider and aim to strengthen cycling networks. Welcome initiatives by urban authorities to: Include cycling in urban, local or regional projects. Draw on national and international best practices and funding instruments by working with national and European focal points.

7. Focal points for cycling share international and local best practices Regional level Local level National level EU level ? ?

8. Example: Luxembourg

9. Thank you