25 th September 2014 Casablanca Morocco Christof Marx Executive Agency for Small and Mediumsized Enterprises EASME The challenges of u rban m obility Many urban areas suffer from severe congestion ID: 585409
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The European Platform on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans 25th September 2014Casablanca, MoroccoChristof MarxExecutive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)Slide2
The challenges of urban mobilityMany urban areas suffer from severe congestionUrban mobility accounts for 23% of CO2 emissions from transport (continued dependence on oil)
Cities in virtually all MS struggle to meet legal requirements for ambient air qualityUrban road accidents account some 40% of all road fatalities (approx. 11,000 per year)Balanced development and integration of different modesSlide3
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (2009)An integrated approach can best deal with the complexity of urban transport systemsAction 1: '… support local authorities in developing sustainable urban mobility plans (…).'Action 17
: 'Setting up an urban mobility observatory'Slide4
Eltis web portal (2011)facilitates exchange of information, knowledge and experiencesaimed at individuals working in transport and related disciplineswww.eltis.org
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Support the uptake of SUMP (2010-13)Common understanding of SUMPSeminars and workshopsGuidelines on the process of 'Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
'Final version published 2013Referenced in DG MOVE's Urban Mobility Package of 2013Slide6
Mobility plans portal (2012)informs about Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, including guidelines, training, good practice examples.www.mobilityplans.eu
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A plethora of SUMP related projects and initiativesSlide8
Urban Mobility Package (2013)A concept for Sustainable Urban Mobility PlansCalls for action from the Member States
Setting up of a Member States Expert Group on Urban MobilityReinforces EU supportExchange of experience and best practiceFunding for implementationFunding for research & innovation (Horizon 2020)Setting up of a European Platfom on Sustainable Urban Mobility PlansImprovement of relevant websiteshttp://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/urban/ump_en.htm Slide9
European Platform on SUMP (1)ObjectivesSupport the further development of the SUMP concept and of necessary toolsProvide interested parties with a "
one-stop shop"Realise synergies from coordination and cooperation across the different actionsIncrease the visibility for EU-supported actions on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Slide10
European Platform on SUMP (2)ElementsCo-ordinating groupPlatform SecretariatMobility Plans portalEuropean conferencesCommon visual identity.
Realised through EU projects and tenders
Project
Coordinating Group
EC
Project
Project
e
tc.
Mobility Plans portal
Annual European Conference
Guides, tools, network
Secr
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Coordinating GroupPurposeExchange information & lessons learntExploit synergiesAgree on common views
Assist in coordination of outward presentationFormatRepresentatives of EU supported initiativesChaired by DG MOVE, EASMESupported by Platform SecretariatRegular one-day meetingsFirst meeting took place 30/01/2014Slide12
Mobility Plans portalA Platform website to disseminate relevant information.Integrated in Eltis websitePresenting SUMP background and conceptPresent key initiatives of EU-supported actionsMobility Plans database Access to information in Members States
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Mobility Plans portal (2)13Slide14
Mobility Plans portal (3)14Slide15
European ConferencesAnnual event Targeting mobility planners and implementersPromoting the concept of SUMPHighlighting
latest developmentsFostering the exchange ideas and experiencesOffering a networking opportunityProviding a meeting place for European projects and initiativesSlide16
Platform SecretariatTasksOrganises meetings of coordinating groupSupports unified presentation of projects & initiatives Capture local authorities' activities on urban mobilityContact point for inquiries
enquiries@mobilityplans.euSlide17
SUMP initiatives: Assessment & auditingEcoMobility SHIFT
scheme Assess, audit and label a city's transport performance.20 indicators measure current performance.Allows a comparison between cities.QUEST quality management Improve a cities' sustainable mobility policies.External audit and self-assessment identify focus areas for which an action plan is prepared.Advance audit Assesse the degree to which procedural SUMP tasks & measures are applied.A working group of 10-15 stakeholders is the main actor in the ADVANCE process
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SUMP initiatives: Campaigns & awardsEuropean Mobility Week in September
Annual campaign on sustainable urban mobility, running from 16th to 22nd SeptemberNearly 2 000 cities from 47 countries involved'Do The Right Mix' campaignPromotes multi-modal mobilityAdvertising in six countries and funding for local campaignsEU-award schemesCIVITAS awardMobility Week
award
SUMP
award
(linked to Do The Right Mix
)Slide19
SUMP initiatives: NetworkingEuropean City database (coming soon)Database of cities involved in sustainable urban mobility planning projects and initiatives. Nearly 200 cities > 100k inhabitants already engaged.
National SUMP contact points (ongoing)European network of 25 national contact points, supporting cities through training, exchange and co-operation.CIVITAS National NetworksCity networks that promote the CIVITAS approach at local level.Seek to engage with the European Union and national governments, about transport policy issues, legislation, regulations, and funding.CIVITAS Thematic Groups share their experience and knowledge of urban mobility solutions.Slide20
SUMP initiatives: Good practice guidesInitiating a SUMP in poly-centric regions (2014)Encourages stakeholders to develop a common understanding of challenges and a future vision for the region.
Based on the 'Future Search' methodology.BUMP: training for senior transport managers in local authorities.Key areas of SUMP implementation (2015)Manuals covering participation processes, institutional cooperation, measure selection, and monitoring & evaluation.Evidence of benefits (2015/16)Report on the costs and benefits of sustainable urban mobility measures.Support the evaluation of measures and policies.Slide21
What next?Re-launch of Eltis to include European PlatformTake opportunity to feed back
& take partConsolidation of resources, tools & initiativesDiscussion with stakeholders about future development of the Platform.Slide22
Thank you for your attentionChristof MarxChristof.marx@ec.europa.euEltis portal: www.eltis.org
Mobility Plans portal: www.mobilityplans.euSlide23
Thank you!
Christof Marx
Contact
Details
Christof.marx@ec.europa.eu
Eltis
portal:
http://www.eltis.org
Mobility Plans portal:
http://www.mobilityplans.eu
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Further information (1)Assessment & auditingEcoMobility
SHIFT scheme: http://www.quest-project.eu/index.php?id=5 QUEST quality management: http://www.quest-project.eu/index.php?id=5 Advance audit: http://eu-advance.eu/index.php?id=18 Campaigns & awardsEuropean Mobility Week in September: http
://www.mobilityweek.eu
/
'Do
The Right Mix'
campaign:
http
://dotherightmix.eu
/
CIVITAS award
:
http://
www.civitas.eu/page-awards-main
Mobility
Week award:
http://www.mobilityweek.eu/award/how-to-apply
/
SUMP
award
:
http://
dotherightmix.eu/2014-sump-award
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Further information (2)NetworkingNational SUMP contact points:
http://epomm.eu/endurance/index.php?id=2809 CIVITAS National Networks: http://www.civitas.eu/civinet CIVITAS Thematic Groups: http://www.civitas.eu/thematic-groups-allGood Practice GuidesParticipation processesInstitutional cooperationMeasure selectionMonitoring & evaluation
http://www.sump-challenges.eu/content/about
Initiating a SUMP in poly-centric regions:
http://www.poly-sump.eu/the-methodology/?no_cache=1
Evidence of benefits:
http://evidence-project.eu/