Transport Study to support an impact assessment of the Urban Mobility Package on SUMPs CoR Meeting June 13 DG MOVE.

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Study to support an impact assessment of the Urban Mobility Package on SUMPs

CoR Meeting June 13

DG MOVE

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Structure

• Public consultation

• Impact Assessment

• Questions

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Public Consultation: SUMPs

• A vast majority of respondents (87%) think that there is a lack of coordination between authorities and other actors and that integrated urban mobility planning could be an answer to tackle this issue.

• A vast majority of respondents (91%) agree that integrated urban mobility planning is a useful tool for promoting coordination at local and regional levels

• A vast majority of respondents (86%) see that EU-support for the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) would contribute to the broader take-up of SUMP in urban areas

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Which support should be provided at EU level to facilitate the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans?

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Development and exchange of best practices on SUMP

Provide a platform for cities to exchange best practice

Financial support for the development of SUMP

Support R&D projects on urban mobility planning

Development of guidelines and recommendations

Support for professional training activities and staff exchange

Definition of the minimum scope and content of SUMP

Mandatory development of SUMP for all cities in the EU

Mandatory development of SUMP for cities in certain situations

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Topics to be addressed by SUMP

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Walking and cycling

Public Transport Plan

Integration of transport and mobility services

Urban logistics

Coherence with urban development and land-use planning

Access Restriction Schemes

Parking management

Coherence with transport plans at regional, national and EU level

Accessibility; social inclusion; demographic change

Safety and security

Procedures for impact or process evaluation; monitoring

Procedures for citizen and stakeholder engagement

School mobility plans

Car sharing and carpooling facilities

Investment, financing, public private partnerships

Corporate mobility management plans

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Public Consultation: SUMPs and EU funding of urban transport projects

• A majority of respondents (67%) are in favour of linking the access to EU funding for urban transport projects to the existence of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) in order to provide a safeguard that supported projects are in line with relevant local, national and EU policies.

• Almost 60% of the respondents would like to see financial support for development of SUMPs

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs IProblem

• Overall: the urban transport systems in EU are not competitive and resource efficient

• Specific: not meeting EU objectives, such as on road safety, GHG, air quality, noise

Solution to the problem• More integrated urban mobility approach in the form of sustainable

urban mobility plans

Status on integrated urban mobility approach• European cities are on the move towards SUMP• Not black or white - few if any of the cities implement ‘perfect’ SUMP-

practices while almost all cities do something• Cities in new member states are generally less advanced in SUMP-

planning

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs II

How to move forward?

Define what a "benchmark" concept for an integrated urban mobility approach should include

Define alternative policy options•Elements included in the SUMP (level of ambition)•Type of instrument •Size of cities to be covered

Assess and compare alternative policy options

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs III

What should a benchmark concept for an integrated urban mobility approach include?

Content and scope•Minimum requirements•Comprehensive requirementsProcess and procedures•Minimum requirements•Comprehensive requirements

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs IV

• Minimum Requirements on content and scope:

• Addresses both freight and passenger transport• Addresses all transport modes• Addresses the following topics:

• public transport services• non-motorised transport• city logistics• mobility management• integration of transport modes (multi-modality)• the road network and motorised transport (including moving and

stationary traffic)Horizontal integration of road safety, ITS, mobility for all in topics

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs V

• Comprehensive Requirements on content and scope:

• Address the following "promising" measures and instruments: • low emission zones • urban road user charging/congestion charging• parking pricing• public transport pricing

• Introduction of clean technologies and alternative fuels• Ensures interoperability and/or consistency in use of instruments

across the EU

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VI

• Minimum Requirements on processes and procedures:• Contains pledge to sustainability (economic, social and

environmental) • Includes or is built on long-term strategy• Identifies objectives and sets targets in line with EU policy

objectives• Includes baseline (reference) analysis including performance audit

of present situation• Includes impact assessment on proposed measures• Provides short-term implementation plan (timetable and budget

plan; allocation of responsibilities)• Considers all transport to, through and within the urban

agglomeration area and coordination between different authority levels

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VII

• Minimum Requirements on processes and procedures:• Is developed in a participatory approach• Integrates different relevant policy areas, in particular land use

and transport planning• Is based on integrated planning and implementation• Includes mechanisms for monitoring of the performance in the

Member States• Include mechanisms for review in the Member States• Includes mechanisms for certification in the Member States

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs VIII

• Comprehensive Requirements on processes and procedures:

•Identifies objectives and sets targets in line with EU policy objectives, including mandatory targets on urban mobility performance•Foresees mechanisms for monitoring at EU level•Foresees mechanisms for review at EU level•Is certified by an independent body at EU level

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs IX

• Policy options:

• 1. The existing programmes continue to provide

• exchange of best practises

• information sharing platform

• funding of pilot projects and SUMP development

• awareness raising

• training

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs X

• Policy options:

• 2. Recommendations (3 alternatives)

• Recommendations by the EU for a SUMP framework (based on the

comprehensive elements),

• Recommendations, but adding voluntary benchmarking of urban mobility

performance,

• Recommendations, but adding a requirement to do a SUMP as a condition

for receiving EU funding for urban transport projects.

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Impact Assessment on SUMPs XI

• Policy options:• 3. Framework directive (2 alternatives)

• A mandatory SUMP framework based on the minimum requirements on content and scope

• A mandatory SUMP framework based on the comprehensive requirements on content and scope.

• For each alternative: 4 alternative coverage definitions:• MS decide on city size in line with reaching EU objectives• cities with more 100,000 inhabitants• cities with more 250,000 inhabitants• cities with more 1,000,000 inhabitants and capitals (TEN-T urban nodes)

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Questions for debate on SUMPs

• What support should be provided at EU level to facilitate the development and implementation of SUMPs in the MS?

• Would linking the access to EU funding for urban transport projects to the existence of SUMPs provide a safeguard that supported projects are in line with relevant local, national and EU policy objectives?

• What is your opinion of the different policy options in the Impact• Assessment?

• What is your opinion about the potential advantages and disadvantages of the alternative policy options?